a landmark event in Philippine aviation history. The front features the distinctive purple oval "PIONEER FILIPINO OVERSEAS FLIGHT 1936" commemorative cachet and a boxed "VIA ARNAIZ-CALVO FLIGHT" handstamp, alongside the authentic blue ink signatures of legendary aviators Antonio Arnaiz and Juan Calvo. It is franked with United States of America Philippine Islands 10-centavo and 6-centavo stamps, tied by a "LAOAG ILOCOS MAY 28 1936 P.I." dispatch cancellation, and accompanied by a Hong Kong 25-cent stamp. The reverse provides a complete record of the transcontinental route, including a circular "HONG-KONG 29 MY 36" transit mark and a hexagonal "CORREO AEREO 11 JUL 36 MADRID" arrival postmark, making this an exceptional and well-documented piece for aerophilatelic collectors.

one sent on Jan 16 to local address, one on Jan 21 to England via Siberia. VF-F.

f.w. KGV 2c (Perfined HSBC) strip of 5 & Postal Fiscal 5c, tied by Hong Kong cds. A rare combination usage. VF-F.

The cover was sent shortly before the outbreak of the Pacific War, the cover was not dispatched and remained in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation, bearing the cachet “DETAINED IN HONG KONG / BY THE JAPANESE / FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945,” indicating it originated from mailbags containing international correspondence that were held throughout the occupation and only recovered after Japan’s surrender, subsequently released and forwarded, an important and collectible example of Hong Kong wartime postal history.

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