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Previous|1234|Next Image Lot # Item Title Quantity Time Left Your Bids 101 1927-30 array in large album between #133 & #165 including some scarce intermediates & many signed by the pilots, some better frankings including 3d Airmail perf 'OS' on OHMS cover, good variety in the airmail labels & some postmark interest, 92 SymbolC Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,800StatusSold View details 102 QANTAS: A marvellous collection of Qantas ephemera comprising timetables, airgraphs, letters, vignettes, baggage labels, matchbox labels, photographs, information brochures, etc. SymbolD L Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 103 1929 (June 2) Adelaide-Perth #136 Airmail 3d green presentation die proof struck on thick handmade paper (213x167mm) with deckled edges a little ragged at right, BW #134DP(2), Cat $12,500, on exhibit page with WA Philatelic Syndicate intermediate cover flown on delayed return flight to Forrest, SA franked with 3d Airmail and KGV 1½d red tied 'KALGOORLIE/-1JE29/W.A.' and '5JE29' arrival datestamp alongside signed by pilot S Brearley on face (2). 2 SymbolPGradeA- Estimate$6,000Price Realized$4,500StatusSold View details 104 1929 (June 10) Sydney-Darwin-Adelaide-Sydney #139/140 two covers flown by Les Holden in the DH86 'Canberra' on the Commonwealth Civil Aviation Department survey charter flight carrying CL Abbot, Minister of Home Affairs, the former endorsed 'BY FIRST AERIAL MAIL ROUND AUSTRALIA/FROM SYDNEY TO SYDNEY' backstamped 'WAVE HILL/15/JE29/NT' as well as Cunnamulla and Charleville, Qld and Wyndham, WA, the latter endorsed 'Carried by the Air Liner "Canberra" Darwin to Adelaide' sent registered 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$900StatusUnsold View details 105 A very diverse 1920s-80s range of ephemera including items signed by Kingsford Smith, P.G.Taylor, various pamphlets, photographs, brochures, leaflets, timetables, etc. (30+ items). SymbolD L Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 106 1929 (Aug 19) Adelaide-Streaky Bay #143/143a three covers carried by Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd in a Junkers F13 monoplane on the outward leg of of the first flight of their unofficial service endorsed respectively 'Adelaide to Cowell' (6 flown), 'Wallaroo to Cowell' (2 flown) and 'Wallaroo to Elliston' (2 flown) each certified and signed by the pilot 'JA Mollison' on face and cancelled on arrival, fine condition, Cat $1,800 (3). 3 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,200StatusUnsold View details 107 1929 (Aug 20) Streaky Bay-Adelaide #144/144a three covers carried by Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd in a Junkers F13 monoplane on the return leg of the first flight of their unofficial service endorsed respectively 'Streaky Bay to Cowell' (2 flown), 'Streaky Bay to Port Lincoln' (2 flown) and 'Elliston to Port Lincoln' (2 flown) each certified and signed by the pilot 'JA Mollison' on face and cancelled on arrival, fine condition, Cat $1,800 (3). 3 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,200StatusUnsold View details 108 1929 (Aug 20) Streaky Bay-Adelaide #144a two covers carried by Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd in a Junkers F13 monoplane on the return leg of the first flight of their unofficial service endorsed respectively 'Elliston to Wallaroo' (2 flown) and 'Elliston to Adelaide' (3 flown) both certified and signed by the pilot 'JA Mollison' on face with KGV frankings tied Adelaide '20AUG/1929' cancels, fine condition, Cat $1,200 (2). 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$800StatusUnsold View details 109 1930 (Feb 9) England-Australia #150a postcard carried from India in the Desoutter 1 'Aorangi' by first New Zealand crew to fly from the UK to Australia endorsed "England-Australia 1930 Flight/Karachi 19 Feb 1930" signed by both pilots HL Piper and CC Kay on face franked with Australia KGV 1d green tied Sydney '10AP30' datestamp on arrival, fine condition, Cat $900. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$700Price Realized$1,500StatusSold View details 110 1930 (Feb 19) Darwin-Daly Waters-Sydney #153 with 'DARWIN/18FE30/NT' cds & 'DULWICH HILL/26FE30/NSW' arrival b/s, minor blemishes, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeB Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 111 1930 (Feb 19) Darwin-Daly Waters #153 cover flown to connect with Australian Aerial Services route extension endorsed 'First Airway Mail/Daly Waters=Camooweal' franked WA 1½d Swan and 3d Airmail tied 'DARWIN/19FE30'/NT' datestamps signed by pilot Murray Jones on face, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500Price Realized$600StatusSold View details 112 1930 (May 5) England-Australia #158 Australian Newspapers Cable Service envelope and enclosed letter of introduction to Hudson Fysh Esq, Managing Director, QANTAS endorsed and signed "Flown from England to Australia/by Miss Amy Johnson/Hudson Fysh" on face of envelope carried per favour unfranked, Cat $4,500. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$3,500Price Realized$6,500StatusSold View details 113 1930 (July) Airmail 3d green booklet stamp #163c three panes of 4 with distinctive dot in margin plus two panes of 6 of airmail labels and black/blue booklet cover together making up the contents of one "exploded" 3/- booklet, some blemishes and toning, BW #B40 Cat $1500 for a complete booklet. 6 SymbolBGradeB Estimate$300Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 114 1930 (Oct 9) England-Australia #170 Royal Air Force Club cover flown by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith endorsed by him "Carried by/Southern Cross Jnr/England-Australia/9th-19th Oct 1930" and signed "C Kingsford-Smith" on face, addressed to his finacee (later wife) 'Miss Mary Powell' and carried per favour unfranked, Cat $3,500. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$2,500Price Realized$3,000StatusSold View details 115 1930 (Oct 9) England-Australia #171a intermediate cover flown by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the Southern Cross Junior endorsed 'ROME to AUSTRALIA/via the "SOUTHERN CROSS"' and signed "C Kingsford-Smith" on face, franked with Italian stamps tied 'ROMA/AEROPORTO DEL LITTORIO-POSTA AEREA' datestamps, fine condition, Cat $3,000. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$2,200Price Realized$2,600StatusSold View details 116 1930 (Oct 16) England-Australia #173a intermediate cover with violet boxed 'ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA FLIGHT/WITH MR OSCAR GARDEN, ACROSS BAY OF BENGAL' cachet and special airmail label signed Oscar Garden alongside, franked India KGV ½a green (4) tied 'PARK STREET/30OCT30/CALCUTTA' datestamp on face and two further stamps on back tied 'RANGOON GPO/31OCT30/SORTING' arrivals on back, Cat $2,250 (11 flown). SymbolCGradeA Estimate$900Price Realized$1,000StatusSold View details 117 1930 (Oct 16) England-Australia #173b intermediate ARIF HIKEMT, Eskisehir merchant postcard endorsed and signed "Carried from Eskisheur/toCalcutta by the/"Kia Ora" Gipsy Moth/Aeroplane/Oscar Garden/Pilot/29/10/30" on back franked with India KGV ½a green tied 'CALCUTTA GPO/30OCT30' datestamp on arrival, Cat $2,250. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,600Price Realized$2,800StatusSold View details 118 THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF QANTAS: 1930 (Oct.25) souvenir programme for a "Smoke-O to be held at the Cafe Elite, Longreach.....for the purpose of commemorating the early work of the Company..." together with the inserted "Toast List". (2 items).These are from the estate of Fergus McMaster, Chairman and Director and have been fully signed by his co-director, Hudson Fysh and the other dignitaries present. SymbolD Estimate$500Price Realized$650StatusSold View details 119 1931 (Jan 19) Launceston-Melbourne #175 cover sent registered to NSW carried on Australian National Airways Ltd first Bass Strait mail endorsed on back 'Launceston-Melbourne 19th January 1931 per "SOUTHERN CLOUD" courtesy of Air Commodore C Kingsford Smith /Thence flown Melbourne-Sydney per "SOUTHERN SUN" by courtesy of Pilot E Chaseling 20th January 1931/Handed to Pilot e Chaseling by A Young Esq ANA Officer in Melbourne', SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$750Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 120 1931 (Oct 19) England-Australia #177 intermediate cover to Australia carried by Cambridge University Air Squadron members with violet Lion 'BRITISH FLIGHT/ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA/PILOTS:- GP FAIRBAIRN & K SHENSTONE/PLANE:-"SPARTAN ARROW" G-ABHD' cachet franked with India KGV Pictorials 1a (2) tied Park Street, Calcutta datestamps of '25MAY31' and '3APR31' respectively and Australia Kingsford Smith 2d red tied 'DARWIN,NT/24AP31/AUSTRALIA' on arrival SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 121 1931 (Oct 19) England-Australia #179 intermediate cover to Singapore carried by Cambridge University Air Squadron members with violet Lion 'BRITISH FLIGHT/ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA/PILOTS:- GP FAIRBAIRN & K SHENSTONE/PLANE:-"SPARTAN ARROW" G-ABHD' cachet franked with India KGV Pictorials ½a (2) and 1d tied Park Street, Calcutta datestamps SymbolCGradeA Estimate$650Price Realized$1,200StatusSold View details 122 1931-32 Kingsford Smith flights illustrated covers for Melbourne-Sydney #181 being a registered First Day Cover for the 3 KSmith stamps (Cat $350+), Australia-England #188 & Australia-England #222 (registered) all signed "C Kingsford Smith", also 1931 Mitchell FDC with KSmith 6d only & the distinctive 'FIRST DAY COVER' h/s in rosine. 4 SymbolCGradeA/A- Estimate$350Price Realized$400StatusSold View details 123 THE LOSS OF THE "SOUTHERN CLOUD": 1931 (April 8) autographed letter from Charles Ulm to Mr H.P. Brown, of the P.M.G. Department, thanking him for the "Commemorative issue of Kingsford-Smith Stamps" (which had been issued on March 19th) and apologising "for not having replied to your letter of 24th March ere this, but I have been away for the past two weeks searching for our missing mail plane."On 21 March 1931, the Southern Cloud departed at 8:10 AM from Sydney for Melbourne. On board were... Estimate$250Price Realized$260StatusSold View details 124 1931 (March 28) New Zealand-Australia #184 intermediate KGV 'TWO/PENCE' ON 1½d red envelope with violet 'CARRIED BY AIR' cachet endorsed from "Norfolk Island" and signed "Francis Chichester" flown in his DH60G Moth float plane 'Miss Elijah' to Sydney with 'NORFOLK ISLAND/30MR31/AUSTRALIA' and 'LORD HOWE ISLAND/1AP/1931/NSW' datestamps on face, Cat $950. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500Price Realized$650StatusSold View details 125 1931 (March 28) New Zealand-Australia-Japan #184/184a/210/211 four covers carried by Francis Chichester in his DH60G Moth float plane 'Miss Elijah', two with violet 'CARRIED BY AIR' cachet endorsed from "Norfolk Island" and "Lord Howe Island" respectively and another with 'CARRIED FROM AUSTRALIA TO JAPAN' explanatory crash cachet all signed "Francis Chichester" plus Philippine Islands Mati-Ormoc intermediate cover, minor faults, Cat $2475 (4). 4 SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$1,000Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 126 1931 (March 29) England-Australia #185 cover carried by HF (Jimmy) Broadbent in his Blackburn Bluebird on an attempted flight to Australia endorsed and signed "Per Boat/from Constantinople/HF Broadbent/3.4.31" on face and by recipient "...Mr Broadbent crashed in Turkey, so he carried the letter from there by boat & posted the same in Sydney" signed by the Manager of the Union Trustee Co on back, franked with KGV 2d red tied Sydney '8MAY/1931' cancel, Cat $1,500. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$1,200Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 127 1931 (Apr 23) Australia-England First Experimental Air Mail per "Southern Cross" New Zealand acceptances with various adhesives, to Singapore, Penang, Rangoon, Calcutta, Athens & London, all with the 'FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL FLIGHT' cachets in violet on the face or reverse, four signed by the pilot "CKingsford Smith", a few minor blemishes. SymbolCGradeA/B Estimate$500Price Realized$700StatusSold View details 128 1931-34 Collection of internal & international flights between #188 & #395 with many better items including scarce intermediates, a good number are registered & many are signed by pilots etc, some better commercial items including GB-Australia per KLM with Redrawn Seahorses 5/-, NSW-Java registered per KNILM 165 SymbolC Estimate$2,500Price Realized$2,200StatusSold View details 129 1931 (May 15) Australia-England New Zealand acceptances to Java, Karachi & England carried to Darwin per Qantas & signed by the pilot "Hudson Fysh". [The cover to Karachi is illustrated in "Airmails of New Zealand Volume 2" at page 77] 3 SymbolCGradeA/A- Estimate$300Price Realized$480StatusSold View details 130 1931 (May 22) Australia - Netherlands East Indies flown registered cover, #204, the colourful frankings all tied by KURRI KURRI cds's and including the scarce 3d Airmail with "Long wing to plane" variety. Most attractive. SymbolCGradeB Estimate$400Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 131 1931 (May 26) Australia-England #209 CC Wakefield & Co cover carried by CWA Scott in a DH60M Gipsy Moth on his record-breaking 10 day 23 hour flight from Western Australia franked Kingsford Smith 3d blue tied 'WYNDHAM/25MAY31/WESTN AUSTRALIA' datestamp, Cat $2,750. 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,800StatusSold View details 132 1931 (July 25) Australia-England #214 CC Wakefield & Co cover and enclosed letter carried by JA Mollison in a DH60M Gipsy Moth on his 8 day 19 hour flight from Western Australia (breaking CWA Scott's record set barely two months earlier), Cat $4,000. 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$3,000Price Realized$2,300StatusSold View details 133 1931 (Sept 21) Australia-England #215 intermediate cover carried by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in an Avro Avian on the first leg of his attempt to break Mollison's record endorsed 'Sydney-Melbourne/per "SOUTHERN MINOR"' with KGV 2d red tied "C Kingsford Smith" signature and ½d orange tied 'NEWTOWN/17SE31/NSW' datestamp , Cat $2,500. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,250StatusUnsold View details 134 1931 (Sept 21) Australia-England #215b intermediate cover carried by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in an Avro Avian on his attempt to break Mollison's record with green 'AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND/RECORD FLIGHT/WING COMMANDER CH KINGSFORD SMITH/ROME-LONDON/OCT 7 1931' cachet franked with Italy King Victor Emmanuel III 1.25 lire blue, Cat $2,500 (10 flown) SymbolCGradeA Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold View details 135 1931 (Oct 31) England-Australia #217 cover endorsed 'Carried by Mr CA Butler when establishing England-Australia Record in Comper "Swift". Departed Lympne October 31st 1931, Arrived Darwin November 9th 1931. Time 9 days 1 hour 42 minutes' carried per favour unfranked and signed CA Butler on face, Cat $850. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$600Price Realized$850StatusSold View details 136 1931 (Oct 31) England-Australia #219 intermediate cover to Victoria carried by CA Butler in the Comper Swift after his record-breaking flight from Lympne to Darwin franked with Airmail 6d sepia tied 'CAMOOWEAL/12NO31/QUEENSLAND' datestamp on arrival and signed CA Butler on face, Cat $750. (14 flown) SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 137 1931 (Nov 17) Melbourne-Melbourne #221 intermediate cover flown on Round-Australia flight endorsed and signed 'Carried by Blue Bird "Raysola" Aeroplane Darwin to Derby WA/Robert McKenzie Pilot 17/11/3 L.Nudl Owner' franked with Airmail 6d sepia and KGV 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d red tied 'DERBY/21NOV31/WESTN AUSTRALIA' datestamps on arrival with red R label affixed alongside, Cat $800 (6 flown). SymbolCGradeA Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 138 1931 (Dec 4) Germany-Australia #230 intermediate cover carried by German aviatrix Elly Beinhorn in her Klemm Swallow monoplane after arriving in Darwin on 22 March 1932 endorsed and signed "Brisbane to Sydney/By Courtesy of Elly Beinhorn" on face franked with Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and 2d red tied Sydney '3APR/1932' arrival cancel (10 flown), also small contemporary photograph showing her loading mail into plane endorsed "ELLY BEINHORN 1932/(MARCH) DARWIN" on back, Cat $1,750 (2). 2 SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$1,300Price Realized$1,000StatusSold View details 139 1931 (Dec 27) England-Australia #231a intermediate cover carried on the last leg of their leisurely 44 day flight by H Jenkins and H Jeffrey from Darwin to Sydney with Kingsford Smith 2d red tied Sydney '16FE32' cancel on arrival, also two later covers similarly flown, one by RT Richards signed by him on face (also signed by Lady Chaytor who withdrew in India) with Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d red tied '12MAY/1932' (AAMC #252a), the other by SG White signed on face with Victorian Centenary 2d 3 SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 140 1932 (Jan 2) Germany-Australia #235/240a two intermediate covers carried by German aviators Betram and Klausmann after arriving in Western Australia on 15 May both with 'BERTRAM ATLANTIS EXPEDITION' cachets and signed Hans Bertram on face, one endorsed 'Carried by courtesy of "Captain Hans Bertram" in the Junkers Monoplane "Atlantis" Around Australia Flight' flown from Sydney to Brisbane with 6d Postage Due affixed on back, the other flown from Sydney to Darwin, Cat $1,100 (2). 2 SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$800Price Realized$600StatusSold View details 141 1932 (Dec) Bertram "Atlantis" Expedition Australia-Germany return flight per "Atlantis" intermediate Melbourne-Darwin #240 cancelled on arrival, signed 56 years later by the co-pilot "GU Allan"!, Cat $600. Only 12 carried. [The lot includes two small photographs 3 SymbolCGradeA-/A Estimate$450Price Realized$340StatusSold View details 142 1932 (Dec) Bertram "Atlantis" Expedition Australia-Germany return flight per "Atlantis" intermediate Melbourne-Darwin #242 cancelled on arrival, large Expedition cachet & signed in red "H Bertram", five years later re-posted at London 8DE37 with Melbourne arrival b/s of 23DE37, Cat $1750+. Superb! SymbolCGradeA+ Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold View details 143 1932 (March 9) France-Australia-New Caledonia #254a intermediate cover to New Caledonia carried by French aviators Baron de Verneilh, ME Deve and E Munch in the Couzinet 33 'Biarritz' endorsed "Via Brisbane/per courtesy/of Capt Deve" with Kingsford Smith 6d violet tied Sydney '30MR32' datestamp and Brisbane '31MR32' transit alongside Noumea '6-4/32' arrival on back, some light aging marks, Cat $1,500. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold View details 144 1932 (April 19) England-Australia #258 cover endorsed "Per Mr CWA Scott" carried on his record-breaking flight in a DH60M Moth signed "C Scott" on face franked Great Britain KGV 1½d brown uncancelled but with 'DUTY OFFICE/19APR1932/LYMPNE AIR PORT' private cachet alongside, on arrival Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and 2d red and Airmail 3d green tied 'DARWIN NT/28AP32/AUSTRALIA' datestamps, some blemishes, Cat $1,400. SymbolCGradeB Estimate$700Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 145 1932 (April 19) England-Australia #259 intermediate cover to Sydney (8 flown) endorsed 'BY COURTESY OF CWA SCOTT ESQ ENGLAND AUSTRALIA Record Attempt' carried after his record-breaking flight to Darwin signed "C Scott" on face franked with Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and 2d red tied 'DARWIN NT/28AP32/AUSTRALIA' datestamps with Brisbane '1932/8MAY' transit and Sydney '-9MY32' arrival on back, Cat $1,250. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$900StatusUnsold View details 146 1932 (April 19) England-Australia #260 intermediate cover endorsed ''Carried by C Scott from Darwin to Brisbane (8 day record flight England-Australia)' immediately after his record-breaking flight to Darwin and signed "C Scott" on face, franked with Airmail 6d sepia tied Brisbane '4MY32' datestamp on arrival (6 flown), Cat $1,250. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$900StatusUnsold View details 147 1932 (April 19) England-Australia #260 intermediate cover endorsed ''Carried by C Scott from Darwin to Brisbane (8 day record flight England-Australia)' immediately after his record-breaking flight to Darwin and signed "C Scott" on face, franked with Airmail 6d sepia tied Brisbane '4MY32' datestamp on arrival (6 flown), Cat $1,250. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$900StatusUnsold View details 148 1932 (April 30) Perth-Perth #264 intermediate cover flown on Round-Australia flight endorsed and signed "Carried from Darwin to Wyndham in Aeroplane VH-UPD Around Australia JJ Thorpe" franked with Airmail 3d green and Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue tied 'WYNDHAM/-7JE32/WESTN AUSTRALIA' datestamp on arrival, Cat $500. [Only 3 flown on this leg] SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 149 1932 (June 7) Australia-England #266 intermediate cover carried by JM Weir from Sydney to Darwin on his attempted flight to England signed "JM Weir 4.6.32" on back franked with Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and 2d red tied 'DARWIN NT/7JE32/AUSTRALIA' datestamp, Cat $550. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 150 1932 (June 5) Sydney-Bourke-Sydney #269/269a pair of covers carried by Roy H Mitchell in the 'Jones Monoplane' (first all-Australian designed and built plane) , Cat $1,300. 3 SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$700StatusUnsold View details 151 1932 (July) Sydney-Sydney #271 cover carried on RAAF survey flight led by Dr Woolnough endorsed 'EXPERIMENTAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY FLIGHT AROUND AUSTRALIA' signed WG Woolnough and pilots AM Charlesworth and JC Miles on face, franked Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and 2d red tied Sydney '22SE32' datestamps on return, Cat $400. 2 SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 152 1932 (Aug 3) England-Australia #272/273 two covers carried by Richard Allen both signed on face, the first from England to Western Australia subsequently franked with Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and 2d red tied 'WYNDHAM/20SE32/WESTN AUSTRALIA', the other flown from Darwin with KGV 1d green and ½d orange (2) tied Adelaide '26SE32' datestamps on arrival, Cat $675. 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500Price Realized$375StatusSold View details 153 1932 (Aug 15) Brisbane-Brisbane #277a cover carried to Adelaide on the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia by a woman endorsed 'ROUND AUSTRALIA FLIGHT BY COURTESY OF MRS HB BONNEY AVIATRIX' signed Mrs Harry Bonney on back franked with Sturt 3d blue and Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d red tied Adelaide '8SEP/1932' cancel on arrival, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$450StatusUnsold View details 154 1932 (Aug 15) Brisbane-Brisbane #278 intermediate cover carried on the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia by a woman endorsed 'Carried by Mrs H Bonney/Darwin to Melbourne' signed Mrs Harry Bonney on back franked with Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue (2) and KGV 'TWO/PENCE' on 1½d red tied Melbourne '16SEP/1932' cancel on arrival, forwarded to Darwin with 'SEAFORD/19SE32/VIC' datestamp, some minor aging marks, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$450StatusUnsold View details 155 1932 (Aug 15) Brisbane-Brisbane #278 intermediate cover carried from Perth to Sydney on the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia by a woman signed Mrs Harry Bonney on back franked with Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and KGV 'TWO/PENCE' on 1½d red tied Perth '-3SE32' datestamp and Sydney '-9SE32' arrival on back, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$450StatusUnsold View details 156 1932 (Aug 15) Brisbane-Brisbane #278 intermediate cover carried within Victoria on the first aerial circumnavigation of Australia by a woman endorsed 'By Courtesy Of Mrs HB Bonney on the 'Round Australia/Melbourne to Wangarratta' signed Mrs Harry Bonney on back franked with Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d red tied Melbourne '18SEP/1932' cancel, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$450StatusUnsold View details 157 1932 (Sep 18) Sydney-Lismore (NSW)-Brisbane First Sunday Service per New England Airways #282 being a 2d Envelope uprated with KGV ½d 1d & 1½d, minor water damage, Cat $600. [Soon after leaving Lismore, the plane crashed at Myocum near Byron Bay, killing the pilot Ralph Virtue, Capt Les Holden & Dr Hamilton] SymbolCGradeB Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 158 1932 (Oct 12) England-Australia #284 intermediate cover carried after arrival at Darwin endorsed 'ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA FLIGHT/BY COURTESY OF/JACQUES HEBERT ESQ' and 'Darwin..Brisbane' signed JR Hebert on face franked with Kingsford Smith 2d red tied 'BRISBANE/12DE32/QUEENSLAND' on arrival, Cat $750. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 159 1932 (Oct 12) England-Australia #286b intermediate Hotel de la Tete de Boeff, Abbeville cover carried by French-Canadian pilot Jacques R Hebert from France to India endorsed "Around the World Flight" and signed by him on face with India KGV 1a3p purple tied 'PARK STREET/15NOV32/CALCUTTA' on arrival (5 flown), plus intermediate cover carried on next leg to Burma 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSold View details 160 1932 (Oct 12) England-Australia #286a intermediate La Kouba du Belvedere, Tunis postcard endorsed and signed "Carried by DH Moth CF-ADC From Tunis to Calcutta/Jacques R Hebert Pilot Around the World Flight" with 'TUNIS/CALCUTTA' cachet and India KGV 9p green tied 'PARK STREET/15NOV32/CALCUTTA' on arrival, Cat $1,200. [8 flown] SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$800Price Realized$850StatusSold View details 161 1932 (Oct 15) Australia-South Africa #287 intermediate cover carried from Sydney to India on the attempted 'Round The World' flight in Metro Goldwin Meyer's Lockheed Orion 'Spirit Of Fun' signed by pilot James B Dickson on face with Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and KGV 2d red OS overprint and India KGV 2a violet and 1½a red all tied 'KARACHI/7NOV32' datestamps on arrival, Cat $1,600. Estimate$1,200Price Realized$1,500StatusSold View details 162 1932 (Oct 15) Australia-South Africa #289 intermediate cover carried from Sydney to Melbourne on the first leg of a proposed 'Round The World' flight in Metro Goldwin Meyer's Lockheed Orion 'Spirit Of Fun' signed by pilot James B Dickson on face with Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and KGV 2d red OS overprint tied 'MELBOURNE/17OC32/VIC' datestamp on arrival, Cat $1,250. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$900StatusUnsold View details 163 1932/33 Northern Territory #294c/325a two covers carried on Aerial Survey Expeditions, the former in Nov 1932 led by Prof Madigan conducted in RAAF aircraft signed CJ Madigan on face with Airmail 3d green tied 'ALICE SPRINGS/11NO32/NT' datestamp, the latter in August 1933 by Commander HT Bennett signed Harry Bennett and pilot F Neale on face with KGV 2d red tied Brisbane '1933/1SEP' cancel on return, Cat $600. 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$450StatusUnsold View details 164 1932 (Nov 21) Woolnough Geological Expedition Survey Flight around Tasmania #295 with Kingsford Smith 2d single with Plate Number '5' (oxidised) tied by Launceston cds of 21NO32, signed by pilots "ANW Charlesworth" & "JC Miles" plus Expedition Leader "WG Woolnough" & "PB Nye", a little aged, Cat $375. [15 flown] SymbolCGradeB Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 165 1933 (Jan 11) Australia-New Zealand-Australia #296/299a 'Southern Cross' cover hand-painted by EA Crome carried on the second trans-Tasman flight to New Plymouth (AAMC #296) and back to Sydney on the return flight on March 26 (AAMC #299a) so endorsed on back, signed by C Kingsford Smith, PG Taylor, John SW Stannage, Jack Percival, J Pethybridge and AG Neilson on face, franked with Kingsford Smith 3d blue tied Sydney '5MAY1933' cancel after return, Cat $1.500. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,400StatusSold View details 166 1933 (April 30) Hobart-Brisbane #298 cover carried on survey flight endorsed 'Flight from Tasmania to .../RAAF Supermarine Southampton Flying Boat by courtesy of ...' and signed by pilot "A Hempel" and two other crew members on face, franked Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d red tied Brisbane '24MAR/1933' cancel on arrival, Cat $400. [Only 12 flown] SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 167 1933 (March 26) New Zealand-Australia #299 cover carried per 'Southern Cross' return flight of the second trans-Tasman crossing signed C Kingsford Smith, PG Taylor, John SW Stannage and J Pethybridge on face, endorsed as such signed Allen Bell on back and franked with New Zealand KGV Admiral 1d red tied 'CHRISTCHURCH/22MR33/NZ' and Australia KGV 2d red tied 'SYDNEY/26MR33' on arrival, minor blemishes, Cat $1,000. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$750Price Realized$800StatusSold View details 168 1933 (March 9) Switzerland-Australia #306 cover carried by Dr Carl Nauer endorsed 'Für den Flug "Schweiz-Australien" bestimmt' franked with Switzerland Airmails 20c green and 15c red and Tell 10c violet tied 'WANGEN/9III33/(ZÜRICH)' datestamps, Cat $800. [100 flown; this item is illustrated in AAMC at p.66] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 169 1933 (March 9) Switzerland-Australia #307b intermediate cover endorsed by pilot "Carried from Zürich to Calcutta Plane CH326 23/3/33" and signed "Carl Nauer" on face franked with India KGV 1a3p purple tied 'PARK STREET/23MAR33/CALCUTTA' datestamp affixed over Zürich machine cancel on arrival, Cat $1,500. [2 flown on this leg] SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,200StatusSold View details 170 1933 (March 9) Switzerland-Australia #307a intermediate cover endorsed by pilot "Carried from Brindisi to Calcutta Plane CH326 23/3/33" and signed "Carl Nauer" on face franked with India KGV 1a3p purple tied 'PARK STREET/23MAR33/CALCUTTA' datestamp on arrival, Cat $1,500. [4 flown on this leg] SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,000StatusSold View details 171 1933 (March 9) Switzerland-Australia #304 intermediate cover endorsed "Darwin to Brisbane" and 'ZURICH AUSTRLAIA FLIGHT/BY COURTESY OF/CARL NAUER' signed by pilot on face carried after his arrival with Sturt 1½d red and KGV ½d orange tied Brsibane '1933/18MAY' cancel on arrival, Cat $1,250. [12 flown; on his return flight to Europe the pilot was killed when he crashed in Africa on 6 August 1933] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$900Price Realized$700StatusSold View details 172 1933 (May 29) Darwin-Brisbane-Sydney extension of England-Australia Survey Flight for Imperial Airways #310a with KGV 2d & 3d Airmail cancelled on arrival at Sydney 28JUN/1933, signed by pilot "Graham B Prendergast" & four others, Cat $600+. [Tom Frommer states "Only about 12 flown] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$450Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 173 1933 (May 29) England-Australia #310a intermediate cover carried from Brisbane to Sydney by Imperial Airways AW15 Atalanta 'Astrea' on route survey flight after arriving in Darwin on June 19 signed by commanding officer (Major) "HG Brackley" on face, franked with Airmail 3d green and KGV 2d red tied Sydney '28JE34' cancels on arrival, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$450Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 174 1933 (June 6) Cloncurry-Brisbane with boxed 'Delivered by/AMBULANCE PLANCE/by courtesy of/AERIAL MEDICAL SERVICE/CLONCURRY' cachet & signed by the pilot "EM Donaldson", minor blemishes. Unlisted & the only such cover we have seen. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$400Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 175 1933 (June 21) Australia-England-Australia #313/337 long illustrated cover carried by the 'Faith in Australia' on the attempted 'Round The World' flight which was abandoned after a crash in Ireland and on the subsequent record-breaking 6 day, 17 hour, 56 minutes return flight to Australia, Cat $950+. 2 SymbolCLGradeA Estimate$700Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 176 1933 (July 2) Australia-England #316/317 two covers carried by James Woods in the 'Spirit of Western Australia' , Cat $1,000. 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$750Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 177 1933 (Sept 30) Mascot Aerial Derby #331 Aero Club of NSW large red illustrated card for distribution to officials and pilots only (50 issued) endorsed "This card was flown in the Aerial Derby and signed by all competitors" carried by T Pethybridge with KGV ½d orange (2) affixed tied 'MASCOT/30SE33/NSW' datestamp and yellow 'Aerial Pageant' vignette affixed on back, also mint example of vignette both mounted on exhibit page, Cat $575. 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400Price Realized$360StatusSold View details 178 1933 (Oct 4) England-Australia #332 EA Crome hand-painted cover of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's Percival Gull monoplane 'Miss Southern Cross' carried by him on the record-breaking 7 day, 4 hour, 47 minute flight signed "C Kingsford Smith" on face, franked with Kingsford Smith 2d red tied 'MASCOT/14OC33/NSW' datestamp on arrival, Cat $1,750. [Only about 6 of the small mail carried were hand-painted] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,300Price Realized$1,000StatusSold View details 179 1933 (Oct 4) England-Australia #333 intermediate cover carried by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith from Wyndhan, WA to Melbourne in the Percival Gull monoplane 'Miss Southern Cross' after his record-breaking 7 day, 4 hour, 47 minute flight from London signed "C Kingsford Smith" on face, franked with Sturt 1½d red and KGV ½d orange tied Melbourne '20OC33' datestamp on arrival, Cat $800. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 180 1933 (Oct 9) England-Australia-England #335/343 two covers flown by Lord Apsley and his party in the Spartan Cruiser 'Faithful City', the former intermediate after their arrival endorsed "Carried Sydney Melb Sydney" and signed by pilot "PW Lynch-Blosse" on back with KGV 2d red tied Sydney '10NOV/1933' cancel, the latter on the return trip (so endorsed on back; 12 flown) with KGV 2d red tied 'MASCOT/18NOV33/NSW' and Great Britain KGV 1½d brown tied 'CLACTON-ON-SEA ESSEX/27DE/33' datestamp 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 181 1933 (Oct.13-14) Currie - Launceston #339, Matthews Aviation Co. flown covers (2), one signed by the pilot A.M.Chapman; also, 1937 (Aug.1) Sydney - Brisbane #748 first flight cover signed by the crew. Accompanied by a range of ephemera including B.C.P.A. labels and 2 flown covers, Connellan Airways, Air Travel Ltd., etc. (23 items). Estimate$300Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 182 1933 (Dec 3) Australia-New Zealand #347/348 cover endorsed 'Carried by Mr CT Ulm in the "Faith in Australia" from Richmond NSW to NZ' signed CTP Ulm on face on the first trans-Tasman crossing to carry women passengers (Ulm's wife and private secretary) with square black 'DEPARTED...' and red 'ARRIVED ...' cachets and franked New Zealand KGV Admiral 1d red tied New Plymouth 'DE5 1933' cancel on arrival, plus souvenir illustrated postcard signed by all persons on board, Cat $900. 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$700Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 183 1933 (Dec 22) Sydney-Currie #349 cover flown by Nancy Bird and Charles Gatenby on the first direct flight to King Island signed by both pilots and franked with KGV 1½d brown and ½d orange tied 'CURRIE/28DE33/KING IS' on arrival, subsequently counter-signed "Nancy Bird 1983" at the Canberra Aerial Derby almost 50 years later, Cat $500. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$375Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 184 1934 (Jan 13) Third Trans-Tasman Flight Australia-New Zraland per "Southern Cross" #350 with 1d Admiral cancelled on arrival with New Plymouth slogan cancel of JA15 - 1934, signed by crew members John SW Stannage" & "PG Taylor", Cat $650. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$450StatusUnsold View details 185 1934 (Jan 13) Third Trans-Tasman Flight per Charles Kingsford Smith #350 with NZ 1d tied by 'NEW PLYMOUTH/15JA34/NZ' atrrival cds, signed by the pilot plus "T Pethybridge", "J Stannage", "Jack Percival" & one other, Cat $650. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 186 1934 (Jan 13) Third Trans-Tasman Flight Australia-New Zealand-Australia per "Southern Cross" #350var with NZ 3d Airmail cancelled on arrival with New Plymouth cds of 15JA34, signed by the pilot "C Kingsford Smith" & crew member "T Pethybridge", Cat $650+. Boomerang covers are not listed. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$450Price Realized$340StatusSold View details 187 1934 (March 22) England-Australia-England #365a/374 two covers carried by B. Rubin and K. Waller on their survey flight for the MacRobertson Air Race, the former an Aero Club of NSW intermediate cover from Darwin to Sydney (12 flown) with KGV 2d red tied Sydney '19APR/1934' cancel on arrival, the latter on the return flight from Queensland with violet oval 'CAMOOWEAL/22APR1934/WIRELESS STATION' datestamp on back franked with Great Britain KGV 1½d brown tied London '3MAY/1934' cancel 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$600Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 188 1934 (Apr) Darwin-Brisbane-Sydney extension of England-Australia survery flight for the Macrobertson Air Race #365a with 3d Kookaburra froma M/S tied Sydney arrival cds of 19AP34 & uncancelled Vic Centenary 2d, signed by "Owen Lalbratson" (?), Cat $400. [Only 12 carried] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$300Price Realized$240StatusSold View details 189 1934 (April 28) England-Australia #375/376 long cover flown by Miss Jean Batten in DH60M Moth G-AARB first on attempted flight abandoned at Rome and then subsequently again on her record-breaking solo flight by a woman arriving at Darwin on May 23 in 14 days, 23 hours and 23 minutes so endorsed and signed "Jean Batten" on face, franked with Great Britain KGV 1½d brown tied London '17APR/1934' cancel with 'DUTY OFFICE/21APR1934/LYMPNE AIR PORT' private cachet alongside, Cat $2,500. SymbolCLGradeA- Estimate$1,800Price Realized$1,350StatusSold View details 190 1934 (May 8) England-Australia #378 Aero Club of NSW cover flown by Miss Jean Batten in DH60M Moth G-AARB after her record-breaking solo flight endorsed 'Carried by courtesy of G Littlejohn Esq SYDNEY-CANBERRA/And Miss Jean Batten and G Littlejohn CANBERRA-SYDNEY' with KGV 2d tied Sydney cancel signed "Jean Batten" and "Geo. McC Littlejohn" on face, Cat $850. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 191 1934 (Aug 7) Adelaide-Adelaide #396 cover endorsed "Round Australia Flight Carried by Courtesy of CJ Melrose Pilot" with Victorian Centenary 2d orange tied Adelaide '14AUG/1934' cancel on return, Cat $1,750. [6 flown; James Melrose completed the flight in 5 days 11 hours in his DH80A Puss Moth 'My Hildegaard', beating the record set by HF Broadbent in 1931 by almost 2 days] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,200Price Realized$900StatusSold View details 192 1934 (Aug 23) Sydney-Melbourne #398 Kingsford Smith Air Service Ltd, Mascot Aerodrome cover endorsed "1st flight Sydney to Melbourne Monoplane 'Lady Southern Cross' Aug 1934" signed "C Kingsford Smith" on face with Victorian Centenary 2d orange tied Melbourne'23AUG/1934' cancel on arrival, Cat $1,000. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$750Price Realized$600StatusSold View details 193 1934 (Sept 8) Sydney-Perth-Sydney #401 Kingsford Smith Air Service Ltd, Mascot Aerodrome cover endorsed 'Per Lady Southern Cross' signed "C Kingsford Smith" on face carried by him and PG Taylor on this further proving flight of the Lockheed Altair, franked with Airmail 3d green and Victorian Centenary 2d orange tied MASCOT/-7SE34/NSW' datestamp and 'TELEGRAPHS PERTH/-8SE34/WA' transit alongside, Cat $2.250. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,600Price Realized$1,200StatusSold View details 194 1934 (Sept 17) Australia-England #405 intermediate cover endorsed 'Carried from Adelaide to Darwin in his plane on the Aust-Eng flight Sept 17 1934' and signed by pilot CJ Melrose with Victorian Centenary 3d blue and 2d orange tied 'DARWIN NT/18SE34/AUSTRALIA' datestamp on arrival with blue R label affixed alongside 'MORE TO PAY' and 'TOO LATE' cachets on face SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,200StatusUnsold View details 195 1934-35 Collection of internal & international flights between #409 & #504 with many better items including scarce intermediates, a good number are registered & many are signed by pilots etc, some "Cinderella" & postmark interest, etc, better frankings 140 SymbolC Estimate$2,500Price Realized$2,400StatusSold View details 196 1934 (Oct 27) Darwin-Sydney #409 being the extension of England-Australia flight per SG White, Vic Centenary 2d cancelled at Sydney 4NO34, signed by the pilot, Cat $300. [Only 12 flown] SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$250Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 197 1934 (Sept 22) England-Australia #410 Royal Aero Club, London cover to Hudson Fysh (Managing Director of QANTAS) carried by Lester Brain, RU Price and RA Pink in DH86 "Canberra" VH-USC with KGV 1½d tied London cancel, signed "LJ Brain" and endorsed "delivery flight" on back, re-directed with added 2d Vic Centy tied 'BRISBANE/130C34/QUEENSLAND' datestamp on face, Cat $450. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$300Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 198 1934 (Sept 28) England-Australia #416 intermediate cover flown by Miss Freda Thompson in DH60G 111 Moth G-ACUC endorsed "England Australia Flight/Darwin-Sydney" with KGV 2d tied 'SOUTH YARRA/17DE34/VIC' on arrival signed by "Freda Thompson", Cat $650. [Freda Thompson was the first Australian woman to fly solo from England to Australia, having flown this plane from Lympne to Darwin] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$600Price Realized$450StatusSold View details 199 1934 (Sept 29) Australia-England #418 cover endorsed "This cover was carried Australia-England record attempt by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in Lady Southern Cross" signed "John SW Stannage" and 'Australia England and England Australia Flight' intended to be carried to London and return in the MacRobertson Air Race but flown only from Sydney to Cloncurry, Qld where flight abandoned due to engine trouble, SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 200 1934 (Oct) Commonwealth Aerial Geological Survey flight per "Southern Cross" #419 with 2d & 3d tied by 'PORT HEDLAND/10OC34/WA' cds & Ashfield (NSW) arrival cds of 18OC34, signed by the pilot "OB Hall", expedition leader "WG Woolnough" & two others, Cat $400. [32 covers - "Some signed by pilot and crew" - were flown] SymbolCGradea Estimate$300Price Realized$280StatusSold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234|Next Previous 1234 Next
