Posted : Oct 17, 1940 at Johannesburg

Probable Route : Domestic transport to Durban; BOAC Horseshoe route probably to Sydney; TEAL to Auckland; FAM 19 to San Francisco; USA domestic airlines to New York.

Notes : The cover has typed instructions - VIA HONG KONG TRANS PACIFIC . However, on October 14, 1940, the BOAC Bangkok to Hong Kong route was suspended. The CNAC route to Hong Kong from Rangoon was not begun until after October 30. This item could have gone to Singapore, then by surface to Hong Kong, and FAM 14 to the USA, but since there are no Singapore or Hong Kong markings, it is more likely that the cover went all the way to Sydney, Australia on the Horseshoe route, then by TEAL, and FAM 19 to the USA. This is one of only two Pacific Clipper covers I have seen originating from South Africa.

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