​Public Stamp Auction #36

1899 3d pair on compulsorily reg'd purple AIR MAIL - FIRST FLIGHT / WELLINGTON - WEST COAST S.I. / BY AIR FROM WELLINGTON / 20TH JANUARY 1932 cacheted cover, bearing 5d airmail ex Greymouth 15 JAN 1932, endorsed per Wellington / to Hokitika Air / Mail in blue m/s, 8d to pay h/s, & Greymouth reg'n label # 318 on front. Rear bears Hokitika 20 JAN 1932 transit cancel, pair 3d (1st series) + 2d (2nd series) postage dues canc Greymouth 21 JAN 1932. This is 1 of only 106 such covers flown Wellington-Hokitika (NZ Airmail cat #70c) & probably the only one compulsorily reg'd!