31st International Auction

Besonderheiten - 1941, Pearl Harbor delay: 34 Sen frank tied "Taiwan.Hozan 16.12.1" (Fengshan Dec. 1, 1941) as air mail cover to Tokyo w. arrival "Tachikawa 16.12.18" (Dec.18). Violet censormark of military unit with s.l. unit senders mark on reverse. 4 S. letter and 30 S. air surcharge. The extraordinary long 16 day-distance from dispatch to delivery (normal air mail Taiwan-Tokyo was 2-3 days) can only be explained by a halting of air- resp. military senders mails due to the opening of the Pacific war Dec. 7/8. Catalog Price 100,00