Posted : Oct 2, 1940 at Auckland

Probable Route : Pan Am FAM 19 Honolulu Clipper departed Auckland Oct 4, arriving San Francisco Oct 10; USA domestic airlines to New York. Pan Am FAM 18 to Lisbon; BOAC to England.

Notes : Two-ocean airmail cover, endorsed Via NZ USA UK, censored in New Zealand.

Rate : 5sh 9p two-ocean rate

Posted : Nov 9, 1940 at Auckland

Route : Pan Am FAM 19 California Clipper departed Auckland Nov 25 arriving Honolulu Nov 27 and San Francisco Nov 30; USA domestic airlines to New York. Pan Am FAM 18 to Lisbon; European transport, (airline or rail) to Switzerland. Backstamped Honolulu Nov 27, New York Dec 1, and Zurich Jan 1, 1941.

Notes : Registered two-ocean airmail cover, censored in New Zealand. It is interesting to note that the American Clipper left Auckland on Dec 12, yet this cover was not on that flight. It is most likely that the delay in departure was caused by the Office of Censorship.

Rate : 6sh 1p two-ocean rate + Registration Fee

Posted : Nov 19, 1941 at Dunedin

Route : Dunedin to Auckland by domestic transport; Pan Am FAM 19 California Clipper departed Auckland Nov 25, arriving San Francisco Dec 1; USA domestic airlines to New York. Pan Am FAM 18 to Lisbon; BOAC / KLM to England.

Notes : On Nov 17 the California Clipper, NC 18602, departed San Francisco on what would be it's last pre-war flight. It arrived in Auckland on Nov 24, and departed for the return trip to the USA on Nov 25, arriving in San Francisco on Dec 1. Because of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the US entry into World War II, this was the last flight of the California Clipper. This cover was posted in Dunedin on Nov 19, and was carried on the last flight.

Rate : 5sh 9p - two-ocean rate

Posted : Nov 25, 1941 at Auckland

Possible Route : Pan Am FAM 19 California Clipper departed Auckland Nov 25, arriving San Francisco Dec 1; USA domestic airlines to New York. Pan Am FAM 18 to Lisbon; European transport, (airline or rail) to Switzerland.

Notes : The Last Clipper leaving Auckland that carried mail, was the California Clipper which departed Auckland on Nov 25, 1941. This cover is postmarked that same day - Nov 25, 1941. There is a possibility that it was carried on the last flight. However, because the cover was censored in New Zealand, it is also quite possible, that this delayed the cover long enough to miss the last Clipper flight on Nov 25.

Rate : 5sh 9p - two-ocean rate