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Transpacific Pacific Airmail

Collins Cover Announcement 

CHINA CLIPPER

(44 Airmail)

The first thing you'll notice if you add this cover to your collection is the color -- light blue. Since the hand-painted cachet would show a flight path across the wide Pacific, I decided to show the waters of the world 's largest ocean via a blue envelope. With the land masses hand painted in various colors , it really is a nice looking FDC . Also depicted is the China Clipper itself, the aircraft that opened up the Orient, as it wings westward. The flight path is shown by a broken red line - starting at San Francisco and Island hopping (Hawaii, Midway, Wake, Guam, Philippines) across the sea to Hong Kong. The cachet shows North America to the right and Asia to the left with the Pacific community in between -- all hand-painted on the blue cover.

This is the first time ever that I've used a colored envelope, and I ' m sure you will welcome it to your collection.

The stamp is a forty-four cent Airmail which in itself is unusual as

not many Airmails are issued any more . It has the First Day bullseye from San Francisco. This is an eye-catching FDC reflecting the by-gone era of the China Clipper -- eye-catching because of the hand-painted map format presented on a blue cover. Very attractive. Item #1901 - $7.75

Spring 2019 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 13  1901 — Transpacific 44¢ Airmail 

This unusual Collins was for the famous "China Clipper" passenger plane. It was produced on an ocean-blue colored envelope, and the resulting map cachet spans the Pacific from San Francisco to the Orient. The clipper is shown in flight, and you can trace its route from the States as it island hops from California to Hawaii to Midway to Wake to Guam to the Philippines to Hong Kong. A single has the San Francisco bullseye postmark. This was a quick sell-out and remains a much sought-after aviation/airmail/map cachet Collins. A real beauty. 

Winter 2025 Mail Sale Commentary 

Lot 9 1901 — Transpacific 44-cent Airmail — China Clipper — 2-15-85

This unusual Collins first day cover was for the famous "China Clipper," the aircraft that opened up Asia. I decided to show the waters of the world's largest ocean on a blue envelope since the hand painted cachet would show a flight path across the wide Pacific. With the land masses hand painted in various colors, it really is a nice looking FDC, and the resulting map cachet spans the Pacific from San Francisco to Asia. The clipper is shown in flight, and you can trace its route from the States as it island hops from California to Hawaii to Midway to Wake to Guam to the Philippines to Hong Kong. A single has the San Francisco bullseye postmark. This cover sold out quickly and remains a much sought-after aviation/airmail/map cachet Collins cover. A real beauty!