Posted : July 30, 1940 at Poya

Route : FAM 19 Honolulu Clipper left San Francisco on July 27, arriving at New Caledonia on July 30. It departed the next day, arriving in Auckland July 31. Noumea transit marking on reverse dated July 30.

Notes : This cover was carried on the 2nd outbound flight of FAM 19. This is early FAM 19 commercial mail from a small village in New Caledonia.

Rate : 5 francs

Posted : Oct 12, 1940 at Noumea

Route : FAM 19 California Clipper departed Noumea on Oct 12, for the return trip to San Francisco, arriving in Honolulu Oct 14; the California Clipper left for San Francisco on the 15th, but was forced to return, and did not depart again until Oct 17, arriving in San Francisco on Oct 18; In the meantime, the American Clipper arrived in Honolulu Oct 15 on it's FAM 14 return flight, and departed for San Francisco on the 16th, arriving Oct 17; Because of the Oct 18 New York back stamp, I believe the mail from the California Clipper was transferred to the American Clipper, and arrived in San Francisco on Oct 17, allowing for domestic transport to New York by Oct 18. From New York by FAM 18 Atlantic Clipper to Lisbon; BOAC/KLM to England; London private receiver dated Oct 25.

Notes : Huge franking on two ocean air cover. This is the highest franking I have seen from New Caledonia on a Pacific Clipper airmail cover.

Rate : 101.25 francs