Tom Frommer’s Grand Prix Pioneer Australian Air Mails 09 11, 2016 View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViews Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 201-300 of 330. Previous|1234|Next Image Lot # Item Title Quantity Time Left Your Bids 201 1934 (Sept) Sydney-Sydney #419 cover carried on Dr Woolnough survey flight in the Southern Cross endorsed 'Northern Territory Geological Survey Carried by Courtesy' signed WG Woolnough and pilot OB Hall and two crew members on face, franked Sturt 3d blue and KGV 'TWO/PENCE' on 1½d red overprint tied 'BROOME/-8OC34/WESTN AUSTRALIA' datestamps where posted en route, Cat $400. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$300Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 202 1934 (Oct 20) England-Australia #433 MacRobertson Air Race cover carried by winning entrants CWA Scott and Tom Campbell Black (signed by both pilots on back) in their DH66 Comet 'Grosvenor House' in a total elapsed time of 71 hours even, franked with Great Britain KGV ½d green tied 'WEST KENSINGTON/19OC/34' and posted back to England with 6d Kookaburra, Airmail 3d green (2) and Victorian Centenary 2d orange tied 'REGISTERED/24OC34/MELBOURNE' datestamps with blue R label alongside, Cat $1,250 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold View details 203 1934 (Oct 20) England-Australia #435 MacRobertson Air Race cover carried by entrants O Cathcart-Jones and KF Waller in their DH66 Comet signed by both pilots on face, franked with Great Britain KGV 1½d brown tied Cambridge '19OCT/1934' cancel and posted back to England with Victorian Centenary 2d orange tied 'PRIVATE BOX ROOM/25OC34/MELBOURNE' datestamp, Cat $1,600. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,200Price Realized$2,200StatusSold View details 204 1934 (Oct 20) England-Australia #436a MacRobertson Air Race intermediate cover carried by the only successful Australian entrant James Melrose in his DH80 Puss Moth 'My Hildergarde' from Calcutta to Rangoon with special red on yellow label tied five-line violet cachet franked India KGV 9p green tied 'MINGALADON CANTONMENT/26OCT34' datestamp on arrival, Cat $550. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 205 1934 (Oct 20) England-Australia #436b MacRobertson Air Race intermediate cover carried by the only successful Australian entrant James Melrose in his DH80 Puss Moth 'My Hildergarde' from Darwin,NT franked with Kingsford Smith 2d red tied 'CHARLEVILLE/30OC34/QUEENSLAND' datestamp on arrival, Cat $650. [6 flown] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500Price Realized$550StatusSold View details 206 1934 (Oct) MacRobertson Air Race group comprising per Hewitt Kay & Stewart #438 x2 (one with handstamped cachet) & #438a; per Davies & Hill #439; per McGregor & Walker #440 & 13 SymbolCGradeA/A- Estimate$2,500StatusUnsold View details 207 1934 (Oct 20) England-Australia #442 MacRobertson Air Race postcard with hand-illustration of plane carried by entrants D Stodart and K Stodart in their Airspeed AS5 'Courier' franked with Great Britain KGV 1d red tied 'SWINDON WILTS/18OC/34' datestamp, on arrival 6d Kookaburra and KGV 1d green affixed tied 'NEWCASTLE WATERS/28OC34/NTH AUST' and Macarthur 2d red and KGV 1d green tied 'COLLINS ST/-2NO34/MELBOURNE' datestamps, Cat $850. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$600Price Realized$1,800StatusSold View details 208 1934 (Oct 20) England-Australia #451b MacRobertson Air Race intermediate illustrated cover showing Map of Australia carried by unsuccessful entrants JH Wright and J Polando in the Lambert Monocoupe 145 'Miss Utica' to India signed "Jack Wright" on face, franked with Great Britain KGV ½d green tied 'MILDENHALLA'DME/19OC34/BURY ST E' skeleton datestamp and India KGV 1a brown tied Allahabad '29OCT34' cancel, Cat $750. [18 flown on this leg; they subsequently withdrew from the race following f... SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500Price Realized$850StatusSold View details 209 1934 (Oct 20) MacRobertson Air Race per Lambert Monocoupe "Baby Ruth" #451a with massive "map" flight cachet in violet and GB 1½d tied by 'MILDENHALL A'DROME/20OC34/BURY ST E' "skeleton" cds & Persian 30di with bilingual '.../ABADAN' cds, 'THIS ACTUAL FLOWN/COVER CONFISCATED/ SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 210 1934 (Oct 20) England-Australia #452 MacRobertson Air Race cover carried by unsuccessful entrant Geoffrey Shaw in a British Klemm BK-1 Eagle endorsed and signed by pilot on face, posted after he withdrew following a crash at Bushire with Iran Shah 75d brown (2) tied 'BOUCHEHR/27X34' datestamp, uncancelled Victorian Centenary 3d blue intended for mailing from Australia alongside, Cat $900. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$700Price Realized$850StatusSold View details 211 1934 (Oct 20) England-Australia #453 MacRobertson Air Race Alan Goodfellow, Clerk of the Course, Mildenhall commemorative card endorsed "Carried by Wesley Smith and Miss Jacky Cochrane in the American Granville monoplane. The machine reached Bucharest non-stop averaging about 186mph but there retired damaged" and signed by him on back, eventually salvaged from the plane and returned from Romania to England a month later, small repaired tear and without outer envelope, Cat $1,250 for covers SymbolLGradeA- Estimate$400Price Realized$1,900StatusSold View details 212 1934 (Oct 21) Australia-USA #455 cover flown by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith & PG Taylor in the Lockheed Altair 8D "Lady Southern Cross" on the first eastward crossing of the Pacific by air with 2d Vic Centenary and 3d Airmail tied 'MASCOT/18OC34/N.S.W' datestamps, Fiji KGV 3d tied 'SUVA' transit and USA 3c NRA tied 'HONOLULU' transit, Los Angeles NOV5/1934 backstamp and signed "C Kingsford Smith" on face, Cat $3,250. [75 flown] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$2,400StatusUnsold View details 213 1934 (Oct 21) Australia-USA #455a intermediate cover flown by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith & PG Taylor in the Lockheed Altair 8D "Lady Southern Cross" on the first eastward crossing of the Pacific by air from Hawaii to Los Angeles with USA 3c Mt. Rainier imperf (3) tied 'HONOLULU/SCHOFIELD BKS' cancel signed "C Kingsford Smith" and "PG Taylor " on face, Cat $3000. [10 flown] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$2,250StatusUnsold View details 214 1934 (Nov 2) Australia-Holland per K Parmentier & JJ Moll in "Uiver" #458 with Macarthur 2d tied by Brisbane cds & Dutch 1½c & 6c for the return flight cancelled on arrival with 'AMSTERDAM-CENTR STATION/22.X11/1934' cds, Queensland Airmail Society guarantee cachet on reverse, Cat $350. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 215 1934 (Nov 14) Australia-New Zealand per Hewitt & Kay in "Dragon Rapide" #460, NZ 1d Admiral tied by 'PAPAKURA/16NO34/NZ' cds, signed by both pilots, Cat $300. Also the enclosed note from Ernie Crome, [Only 20 flown] 2 SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$200Price Realized$160StatusSold View details 216 1934 (Nov 16) Melbourne-Portland cover per Autogiro #461a with KGV 1d x2 tied by 'MOO PORTLAND/16NO34/VIC' cds, Aerial Society of Australia dated cachet in blue, Cat $450; also the standard illustrated PPC #605 flown & unusually signed by the pilot "Frank L Roberts". [3100 postcards but only 10 covers were flown] 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$350Price Realized$460StatusSold View details 217 1934 (Nov 22) Australia-New Zealand flight per RG (Ray) Whitehead & ER (Rex) Nicholl in "Faith in Australia" #463, KGV 1d tied by Enmore cds of 19NO34, Cat $425. [Only 17 flown. See "Airmails of New Zealand Vol Two" for an entertaining account SymbolCGradeA Estimate$350Price Realized$260StatusSold View details 218 1934 (Nov) Sydney-Darwin-Sydney per M Hansen & D Jensen in their "Desoulter" en route to Denmark #463b, Macarthur 2d tied by 'DARWIN NT/22NO34/AUSTRALIA' cds, Enmore (NSW) arrival b/s of 20DE34, Cat $300. [Tom Frommer says "about 12 prepared". Hansen & Jensen were returning home after competing in the Macrobertson Air Race] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 219 1934 (Nov 28-30) Royal Visit Flight with HRH the Duke of Gloucester per "Faith in Australia" Sydney-Coffs Harbour being re-use of one of 50 illustrated PPCs from Ulm's Dec 1933 Trans-Tasman flight #466var (mentioned in the AAMC text), signed by the pilot "GU Allan" 2 SymbolCGradeA/B Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 220 1934 (Nov 28) Sydney-Newcastle #466/467 'Faith In Australia' illustrated postcard originally flown Australia-New Zealand (AAMC #347) specially overprinted for the Royal Flight carrying the Duke of Gloucester as a passenger signed by crew GU Allan, RN Boulton and B Shiel with KGV 1d green tied 'COFFS HARBOUR/30NO34/NSW', also cover carried by 'City of Grafton' accompanying the Royal Flight 2 SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$300Price Realized$280StatusSold View details 221 1934 (Nov 28) Royal Visit Flight with HRH the Duke of Gloucester per "Faith in Australia" Sydney-Lismore #465 illustrated cover (231x152mm) sent stampless with 'MORE TO PAY/("4")' h/s in violet & Postage Due Perf 11 4d added on return to Sydney & tied by cds, signed 2 SymbolCOGradeA- Estimate$350Price Realized$260StatusSold View details 222 QANTAS MEMORABILIA: Dec.1934 to September 1970: A fascinating collection of documents, envelopes and pamphlets, many from the estate of Hudson Fysh and including the last "QANTAS Gazette (Dec.1934), items associated with the Empire Air Route extension in Dec.1934, a June 1935 passenger ticket from Singapore to Brisbane;a dinner menu (signed by Fysh) for the April 1940 Inaugural Trans-Tasman Service;a signed list of the passengers & crew on the 30/4/40 flight of the "Aotearoa";Fysh's "T... SymbolD C Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,100StatusSold View details 223 QANTAS: 1934-86 collection of circulars, notices, letters, press releases, etc., also a 1942 letter from Harold Gatty. (approx. 20 items). SymbolD L Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold View details 224 1935 (Jan 4) England-Australia delivery flight for Eastern Air Transport #483 with Vic Centenary 2d tied by Sydney arrival cancel of 2FEB/1935, signed by both pilots "D Collins" & "DS Wylie", minor blemishes, Cat $475. Only 6 carried. SymbolCGradeB Estimate$350StatusUnsold View details 225 1935 (Feb 1) Charleville-Sydney being an intermediate stage on Eastern Air Transport Delivery Flight from England #483a, Vic Centenary 2d tied by 'CHARLEVILLE/1FE35/QUEENSLAND' cds, signed by both pilots "D Collins" & "DS Wylie", Cat $400. [Only 6 covers in total flown on the various intermediate stages within Australia] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 226 1935 (Feb 19) Canberra-Sydney #483b endorsed "First Canberra-/Sydney Air Mail" & signed by the pilot "D Collins", 2d cancelled on arrival at Sydney 20FEB/1935, Cat $300. [This should be a separate entry in the AAMC, following #492/a] SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold View details 227 1935 (Feb 2) Adelaide-Wyndham #487d cover carried by Lord Sempill on his Australian Tour with violet 'LORD SEMPILL By Air from Adelaide to Wyndham via Perth & NW Coast' cachet and signed Sempill on face, franked with Victorian Centenary 2d orange tied 'WYNDHAM/16FEB35/WESTN AUSTRALIA' datestamp on arrival, Cat $350. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 228 1935 (Mar 24) Darwin-England per Miles "Falcon" with KGV 1d tied by Darwin cds of 21MR35 & Croydon (GB) arrival cancel of 1APR/1935, signed by the pilot "HL Brooks", Cat $400. [85 carried] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 229 1935 (Apr 17) Sydney-Brisbane-Darwin by Qantas first passenger-carrying flight through to Singapore & on to England #496b, 'DARWIN NT/18AP35/AUSTRALIA' arrival b/s, signed by passenger "Edwina Mountbatten", Cat $250. [Lady Louis Mountbatten, later Vicerine of India, was a wealthy London socialite, noted as much for her "wild promiscuity" as her social standing] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold View details 230 1935 (May 15) Australia-New Zealand Jubilee Air Mail per Charles Kingsford Smith in the "Southern Cross" #500 with Silver Jubilee 2d & uncancelled NZ 1d Admiral, signed SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500Price Realized$950StatusSold View details 231 1935 (May 15) Silver Jubilee Relief Flight #500a with Silver Jubilee 2d, signed by 11 airmen & officials including "PG Taylor", "RN Boulton", "B Sheil", "J Percival" & "John SW Stannage", minor tonespots, Cat $700. [25 carried] SymbolCGradeB Estimate$500Price Realized$420StatusSold View details 232 1935 (May 17-20) Record Around Australia Flight per "Puss Moth" #502 with 2d ANZAC tied by Sydney cancel of 27MAY/1935, signed by the pilot "Harry F Broadbent", Cat $525. Only 10 carried. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 233 1935 Collection of mostly flights between #504 & #574 with many better items including scarce intermediates, JV Fairbairn Around Australia Flight #509a, Mackay Aerial Reconnaissance Expedition #517 (toning), etc, many are signed by pilots & some with flight "Cinderellas", condition variable but generally fine to very fine. High catalogue value. 120 SymbolC/CL Estimate$1,800Price Realized$1,700StatusSold View details 234 1935 (June 29) Aerial Medical Service cover endorsed "Flown from Mornington Island to Cloncurry by AMS..." unstamped cover with superb 'CLONCURRY' cds, mss "T4d" & Postage Due 2d pair cancelled on arrival at Brisbane, signed by the pilot "EM Donaldson", minor repaired opening faults. Unlisted. SymbolCGrade(B) Estimate$250Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 235 1935 (June 29) 'GOLDFIELDS AIR MAIL' souvenir postcard per Commercial Aviation Co #508 with 1½d brown tied by 'TENNANT CREEK/2JL35/N.T' cds, signed by the pilot "C Kleinig", undercatalogued at $125. [Only 48 carried: this is #40] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 236 1935 (June 29) Adelaide-Tennant Creek per Commercial Aviation Co #509 with Jubilee 2d x2 cancelled at Alberton (SA) or Tennant Creek, signed by the pilot "C Kleinig", minor blemishes, Cat $250. [Only 8 carried] SymbolCGradeB Estimate$200Price Realized$150StatusSold View details 237 1935 (July 18) Last Flight of "Southern Cross" with perforated "silver" label and signed by "C Kingsford Smith", "B Sheil", "CG Srimgeour", "PG Taylor", "John SW Stannage" & two others #515, Cat $1000. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$600Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 238 1935 (July 18) Mascot Aerodrome-Richmond Last Flight of the "Southern Cross" with imperforate vignette at upper-left and signed by "C Kingsford Smith", his wife "Mary Kingsford Smith", "PG Taylor", "B Sheil", "John SW Stannage", "John Ulm" & "CG Srimgeour" #515, Jubilee 2d cancelled on arrival at Richmond (NSW), Cat $1000. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$800Price Realized$600StatusSold View details 239 1935 (June-Aug) Third Mackay Aerial Survey Expedition across the Nullabor #517a covers to Sydney from Forrest (light staining) & Cook both signed on the reverse by expedition leader "Donald Mackay", and another with b/s of 'RAWLINNA', 'LAVERTON' & 'FORREST' then cancelled on arrival at Oodnadatta, the last signed by the navigator "Henry T Bennett", all with 4-line Expedition h/s (two on the reverse), Cat $900. SymbolCGradeA/B Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 240 1935 (July-Aug) Australian Transcontinental Airways Ltd Northern Territory Survey Flight #520/a covers cancelled at 'DARWIN NT/31JL35/AUSTRALIA', 'TENNANT CREEK/2AU35/NT' or 'PINE CREEK/3AU35/NT' all with flight cachet in green & signed by the pilot "J Chapman", Cat $600. 3 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400Price Realized$400StatusSold View details 241 1935 (Aug) Adelaide-Darwin per Australian Transcontinental Airways #522-523a intermediates between various towns in South Australia & the Northern Territory, one signed by the pilot "J Chapman", condition variable but most are fine to very fine, Cat $2500+. 34 SymbolC Estimate$1,000StatusUnsold View details 242 1935 (Sep 1) Papua-Northern Territory per RAAF Flying Boat Survey Flight #524, Papua 3d tied by 'DARU/1SE35/PAPUA' cds, Port Moresby transit of 26SP35 & 'DARWIN NT/27NO35/AUSTRALIA' arrival b/s, signed by the pilot "AC Hempel", minor blemishes, Cat $600. [The purpose of the survey to identify appropriate flying boat bases for the planned Australia-England service. While in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Hempel was diverted to Papua to assist in the search for missing aviator Stuart Campbell] SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 243 1935 (Nov 1) England-Australia Honeymoon Flight #531 cancelled on arrival with Darwin with cds of 31OC35 & intermediate from Camooweal with cds 2NO35 #532, both signed on the reverse by the pilots "D Berry Littlejohn" & "E Berry Littlejohn", Cat $450. 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$350StatusUnsold View details 244 1935 (Oct 26) Sydney-Daly Waters NT-Adelaide "Faith in Australia" Relief Flight per "Southern Star" #546 with KGV 1d & Enmore NSW cds of 25OC35 & Jubilee 2d tied by Adelaide slogan of 4NOV/1935, signed by crew members "J Chapman" & "AH de Leuif" (?), Cat $275+. Only 12 carried. [The entry for this flight is ambiguous. This cover qualifies as both #546 or 547, and #547a] SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$200Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 245 1935 (Oct 26) Sydney-Daly Waters NT "Faith in Australia" Relief Flight per "Southern Star" as #546/7 but extension flight to Darwin, SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 246 1935 (Oct 30) Adelaide-Port Lincoln & Port Lincoln-Adelaide per Adelaide Airways #553 & 554, both endorsed "No air mail service between Adelaide & Pt Lincoln. Posted contrary to Section 102 of Post & Telegraph Act" 2 SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$250Price Realized$190StatusSold View details 247 1935 (Nov 15) Sydney-Cloncurry (abandoned) flight per "Gannet" monoplane to search for Kingsford Smith #557, signed by the pilot "PG Taylor" & crew members "H Purvis" & "John SW Stannage", Cat $750. Only 14 carried. [Kingsford Smith & Pethybridge in "Lady Southern Cross" were lost between India and Malaya en route to Australia, prompting the Australian Government to initiate a search for them. Taylor became ill at Cloncurry, requiring the flight to be abandoned] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$600StatusUnsold View details 248 1936 (Jan) Darwin-Adelaide extension of England-Australia flight in a Klemm monoplane, endorsed "From/Roy W Gropler/Eng-Aus flight/10.12.35 - 20.1.36" with ANZAC 2d tied by Adelaide slogan of 6FEB/1936, minor vertical stain, Cat $400. Only 6 flown. SymbolCGradeB Estimate$250StatusUnsold View details 249 1935-39 Crash Mail group comprising "City of Khartoum" #575 long envelope from Switzerland with contents & advisory leaflet from Sydney GPO; "Scipio" #623 to London with 'DAMAGED BY WATER' h/s; "Athena" advisory leaflet from Sydney GPO; and "Cygnus" #782a to London with NSW Sesqui 9d x2 & 'DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER' h/s. SymbolC/CLGradeB/C Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 250 1936 Collection of mostly domestic flights between #576 & 698 with many intermediates, many are signed by pilots including Melbourne Cup flight from Papua registered & signed "Tommy O'Dea", condition variable but generally fine to very fine. High catalogue value. 117 SymbolC Estimate$1,250Price Realized$1,400StatusSold View details 251 1936 (Apr 7) Sydney test flight of Stinson "Lismore" for Airlines of Australia #597a, signed by the pilot "KA Virtue" & two others, Cat $275. Only 12 carried. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$200StatusUnsold View details 252 1936 (Apr 9) Perth-New Guinea delivery flight of "City of Adelaide" to Wau New Guinea per West Australian Airways Adelaide-Brisbane intermediate #600a with Jubilee 2d tied by Brisbane cds of 9AP36 & signed by the engineer "P Hawes", Cat $250+. Unlisted intermediate. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$200Price Realized$440StatusSold View details 253 1936 (Apr 26) Test Flight of DC2 "Bungana" Melbourne-Sydney #602b 602ba & 602bb, Cat $800. 3 SymbolCGradeA/A- Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 254 1936 (May 25) Melbourne-Hamilton & Hamilton-Melbourne per Ansett Airways #603 & 604, both signed by the pilot "VV Cerche", Cat $450. Noted as "scarce signed". 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$250Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 255 1936 (Sep 14) England-Australia per "Spirit of Flinders" #630 with SA Centenary 2d tied by 'PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA/8OC36/FCT' arrival cds, signed on the reverse by pilot "JV Fairbairn", Cat $350. Only 12 carried. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 256 1936 (Dec 16) South Australian Centenary Brisbane-Adelaide Air Race #664-696 complete plus an unlisted cover prepared for but not carried by CA Butler who did not start in the race, most are signed by the pilots including "RM Ansett", "Nancy Bird", "JM Bennett", "Harry FJ Broadbent", "Dolores Bonney" and "PG Taylor" 34 SymbolC Estimate$5,000StatusUnsold View details 257 1937 (Jan 4) Adelaide-Kangaroo Island-Adelaide unsurcharged airmail #699-700a comprising Adelaide to American River, Kingscote & Penneshaw and return from both towns plus Kingscote-American River & American River-Penneshaw, Cat $700. 7 SymbolCGradeA/A- Estimate$450Price Realized$340StatusSold View details 258 1937 (Jan 9) Batavia-Sydney per KNILM #701, minor spotting, & Sydney-Darwin return flight (endorsed on the reverse) #702, both signed by the pilot "J Schott" & three crew members, Cat $400. Only 12 carried on each flight. 2 SymbolCGradeB/A Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 259 1937 (Jan 9) Australia-Netherlands Indies per KNILM charter flight with stamps of both countries, four signatures, Cat $225. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$150Price Realized$100StatusSold View details 260 1937-38 Collection of internal & international flights between #705 & #817 with many better items including scarce intermediates notably per Mrs Bonney x5, HMAS "Australia" & HMAS "Albatross" covers, New Zealand-Australia per Flying Boat "Centaurus" #780 signed "Hudson Fysh" (opened a little roughly), many signed by the pilots, some registered, condition variable but generally fine to very fine. High catalogue value. 157 SymbolC Estimate$3,500Price Realized$3,000StatusSold View details 261 1937 (Apr-Aug) Brisbane-Capetown solo flight per "My Little Ship II" various intermediates between #713 & 716 comprising Darwin, Bangkok (the cover illustrated in the AAMC), Rangoon, Akyab, Agra, New Delhi with 'CORONATION DAY' h/s, Cairo, Khartoum, Mbeya, Johannesburg & Cape Town, all with various combination frankings & the huge flight cachet in violet, each signed by the pilot "Mrs HB Bonney", Cat $3100. 15 SymbolCGradeA/A- Estimate$2,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSold View details 262 1937 (Apr 9) Brisbane-Darwin per "My Little Ship II" with KGV 2d cancelled on arrival at Darwin 13AP37 & signed on the reverse by the pilot "Dolores Bonney". Rare & unlisted in the AAMC. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 263 1937 (Apr 20) Brisbane-Hong Kong-Manila intermediate #728a (registered) cover & PPC both with Hong Kong transit & Manila arrival b/s & 'FIRST FLIGHT VIA PAA/...' cachet in violet, Cat $500+. 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 264 1937 (Apr 20) Sydney-Hong Kong-Guam intermediate #728a being a registered PPC with Hong Kong & Manila transits, huge 'HONG KONG TO GUAM/...' flight cachet & Guam arrival b/s, Cat $250+. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 265 1937 (Apr 27) Australia-England per Leopard Moth "Windella" with GB Jubilee 1½d cancelled on arrival at Hythe 4MAY37, signed by the pilot "Harry F Broadbent", Cat $300. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$240Price Realized$200StatusSold View details 266 1937 (Apr 27) Sydney-England intermediates Sydney-Darwin #729a & Australia-Allahabad India #729b, both cancelled on arrival & signed by the pilot "Jim Broadbent", Cat $525. 2 SymbolCGradeA-/A Estimate$350Price Realized$260StatusSold View details 267 1937 (Feb 20) German-Australia per Junkers "Lawrence Hargrave" #with KGV 2d cancelled on arrival at Melbourne with 'RELIEF/4MY37/No 4' cds & signed by engineer "Johannes Engelbert", plus (May 15) Melbourne-Sydney #730a 4 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$750StatusUnsold View details 268 1937 (May 25) Australia-China charter flight cover taking the McEvoy Family to China Sydney-Darwin intermediate #733a, signed by the pilot "F Neale" & the five passengers, minor tonespots mostly on the reverse, Cat $550+. Only 5 covers were carried on this leg. SymbolCGradeB Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 269 1937 (Aug 12) Fourth (& Final) McKay Aerial Expedition intermediate #758 with scarce 'WAVE HILL/12AU37/NT' cds, signed by "Donald Mackay", pilot "F Neale" & Navigator "Harry T Bennett", Longreach (Qld) transit b/s of 15AU37, Cat $275+. Only 8 covers posted from Wave Hill, an enormous cattle station where a wireless station was constructed in 1925. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$250Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 270 1937 (Sep 22) Sydney-New Guinea cover per Papuan Oil Development #766a b & d cancelled at 'THURSDAY ISLAND', 'PORT MORESBY' or 'LAE', all signed by the pilots "HA Davis" & "DG Duryea". minor tone spots, Cat $1050, 3 SymbolCGradeB Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 271 1937 (Nov 5) Mascot Aerodrome "Aerial Funeral Service" cover #774, signed by the pilot "J Bonnington" & two passengers, Cat $225. Only 25 carried. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$180Price Realized$135StatusSold View details 272 1937 (Dec 27) Australia-New Zealand-Australia cover per Imperial Airways Flying Boat "Centaurus" #779 with uncancelled NZ 1d & Australian 2d cancelled at Sydney 24JA38, signed on the reverse by the pilot "JW Burgess" & five others, minor blemishes, Cat $550. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$400Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 273 1938 (Jan 20) Sydney-Cape York cover per Gipsy Moth "Felicity" #784, NSW Sesqui 2d with superb 'CAPE YORK/25JA38/QLD' arrival cds, signed by the pilot "Barbara Hitchins" & passenger "CK Roberts", Cat $500. Only 5 carried: this is the cover illustrated in the AAMC at page 102. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 274 1938 (Jan 25) NSW Celebrations flown cover per RAAF Flying Boats Squadron #784a, uncatalogued at $175. Only 6 flown. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$150Price Realized$340StatusSold View details 275 1938-46 Collection of internal & international flights between #820 & 1088b with many better items including early EAMS covers, 1938 Catapult Mail from HMAS "Canberra", 1939 Australia-NZ per "Aotearoa" #879e, Australia-New Guinea #894, Colombo-Karachi Qantas Extension of Route #966, Qantas "Liberator" First Flight 164 SymbolC Estimate$2,500Price Realized$2,400StatusSold View details 276 1938 (Mar 11) Sydney-Moree Air Race cover #795 & 1939 (Aug 30) Round Australia Flight #879g both per Klemm "Swallow", both signed by the pilot "Per G Elliott" of "Gordon Elliott", Cat $375. 2 SymbolCGradeA-/A Estimate$250Price Realized$260StatusSold View details 277 1938 (Mar 12) England-Australia cover per Percival Vega which was forced down near Waingapu on Flores (Netherlands Indies) #798, GB 1½d tied by Glasgow Exhibition slogan cancel of 9MCH/1938, signed in blue pencil by the pilot "Jim Broadbent", Cat $325. 48 carried. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$240StatusUnsold View details 278 1938 (Mar 15) England-Australia per Comet "Australian Anniversary" #799 with GB 1½d tied by Glasgow Exhibition slogan cancel of 15MCH/1938 & Australian 2d cancelled on arrival at Sydney 19MR38, and New Zealand-Australia-England return flight #801b 4 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$350StatusUnsold View details 279 1939 (Sep 24) New Zealand-Australia per TEAL "Aotearoa" #879 cancelled on arrival & registered at Sydney, signed by the pilot "JW Burgess" & three others, minor blemishes, Cat $400. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$350StatusUnsold View details 280 1938 (Apr 18) Australia-England #804 with First Day cover of 'MASCOT AERODROME' cds & oval 'HM CUSTOMS/22APR1938/LYMPNE AIRPORT, HYTHE, KENT' arrival b/s in violet, GB 1½d added for the return flight, signed by the pilot "Jim Broadbent", Cat $450. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$300StatusUnsold View details 281 1938 (Apr 18) Darwin-England per Percival Gull "Sirius" with 2d tied by 29½mm 'DARWIN NT/AUSTRALIA' cds & GB 1½d tied by London Glasgow Exhibition slogan cancel of 23APR/1938, oval 'HM CUSTOMS/22APR1938/LYMPNE AIRPORT HYTHE KENT' cachet 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$360StatusUnsold View details 282 1938 (Nov 5) Egypt-Darwin RAF Long-Range Bombers Flight cover #831 with 'DARWIN NT/7NO38/AUSTRALIA' cds, Cat $525. Only 10 flown. [Two of the three planes created a non-stop record of 7350 miles in less than 48 hours! This is the cover illustrated at page 106 of the AAMC] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400StatusUnsold View details 283 1939 (Mar 24) New Caledonia-Brisbane per "Le Aiglon" #844 with Noumea cds of 23/MARS/39 & Brisbane arrival b/s of 25MR39, endorsed "Martinet" at the top (the pilot's signature??), small fault at the top; and New Caledonia-France #845, SymbolCGradea-/A Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 284 1939 (June 7) cover from Kilburn (SA) to "Pt Darwin" missent to England per Flying Boat "Centurion" which crashed at Calcutta, the stamp washed-off & 'SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURION' h/s SymbolCGradeC Estimate$150Price Realized$100StatusSold View details 285 1939 (July 3) Melbourne-Alice Springs cover per Inland Airways #869 cancelled on arrival at Alice Springs, signed by the pilots "EJ Connellan" & "JP Kellow", undercatalogued at $300. Only 2 flown! SymbolCGradeA Estimate$500StatusUnsold View details 286 1939 (July 22) per Guinea Airways Adelaide-Koepang (Dutch Timor) & Adelaide-Dili (Portuguese Timor) #872 & 873 both covers cancelled on arrival, both signed by the pilot "DG Cameron" & six others including the Minister for Civil Aviation "JV Fairbairn", Cat $600. [The first is illustrated in the AAMC at page 109] 2 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$450Price Realized$340StatusSold View details 287 1939 (Sep 8) TEAL Delivery Flight of Flying Boat "Aotearoa" to New Zealand subsequently carried on survey flight Auckland-Fiji #877 where Fiji stamps added & cancelled but underpaid 1d so taxed with Australian 2d Postage Due on the reverse & 'V'-in-circle indicating Not Opened by Censor at Adelaide, signed by the pilot "JW Burgess", Cat $450. Only 2 carried. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$350Price Realized$340StatusSold View details 288 1939 (Sep 24) New Zealand-Australia per TEAL "Aotearoa" #879 cancelled on arrival at Sydney, signed by the pilot "JW Burgess" & three others, Cat $400. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$300Price Realized$240StatusSold View details 289 1939 (Sep 5) Australia-England First Wartime Flight cover per Flying Boat "Coogee" #879h, signed by the pilot "EC Sims", Cat $150. [War was declared 3.9.1939 & the Empire Air Mail Scheme with the All Up rate of 5d was immediately suspended, and the rate increased to the pre-EAMS 1/6d] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$100Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 290 1939 (Nov 28) Sydney-Brisbane cover per Fairchild Survey Flight #885b signed by the pilots "FE Secor" & "JR Lund", tiny blemishes, Cat $800. Only 5 flown: acquired at a Charles Leski auction in 1999 for $925. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$650StatusUnsold View details 291 1939-46 Qantas Christmas Parachute Mail Flights to Mornington Island comprising #887, 936, 950, 971 & 1089, the first with flight cachet, the others with Qantas parachute labels, all but the last signed by the pilots, Cat $800. 5 SymbolCGradeA/A- Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 292 1940 (May 13) NSW Flying Doctor Service cover Sydney-Broken Hill per Dragon "LM Pattinson" #900b, signed by the pilot "Hugh Bond" & Medical Officer "JS Woods", Cat $225. 40 carried. [This was the first aircraft owned by what became the Royal Flying Doctor Service] SymbolCGradeA Estimate$160Price Realized$140StatusSold View details 293 1940 (May 29) England-Australia per Guinea Airways intermediates to France #903a (listed out of order; only 3 carried), to Karachi #901 (only 4 carried) & to Darwin #902 (only 12 carried) all cancelled on arrival, and to Syria 4 SymbolCGradeA Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 294 1940 (Oct 3) Australia-Portuguese Timor cover per Qantas Flying Boat "Corinna" #911b registered & censored, signed by the pilot "RB Tapp", Cat $750. SymbolCGradeA- Estimate$500Price Realized$400StatusSold View details 295 1941 (Jan 17) Australia-Portuguese Timor cover per Qantas Flying Boat "Coriolanus" #912 registered at Sydney with Dili arrival b/s, and the return flight #913 on Qantas envelope with 3-line Portuguese cachet, signed by the pilots "HB Hussey" & "RB Tapp" respectively, Cat $900. 54 & 21 respectively carried. 2 SymbolCGradeA-/A Estimate$650Price Realized$480StatusSold View details 296 1941 (Jan 18) Portuguese Timor-Singapore cover #913a with stamps on both sides & 3-line cachet in Portuguese, Censor #63 h/s of Singapore, Cat $550. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold View details 297 1941 (Jan 25) Qantas Delivery Flight cover of Catalina Flying Boats for the RAAF #914 with combination franking of USA New Caledonia & Australian stamps cancelled at San Diego, Canton Island, Noumea & Sydney, signed on the reverse by the pilot "LJ Brain", Cat $750. 27 carried: this is the cover illustrated in the AAMC at page 114. SymbolCGradeA Estimate$650StatusUnsold View details 298 1941 (Jan 25) Qantas Delivery Flight of Catalina Flying Boats for the RAAF New Caledonia-Sydney intermediate #915 with combination franking of New Caledonia & Australian stamps cancelled at Noumea & Sydney, 2 SymbolCGradeC Estimate$300Price Realized$240StatusSold View details 299 1941 (July 3) Re-Opening of Qantas Land Plane Route Sydney-Darwin group of covers per Lockheed "Electras" #918-919a group including from 'ANTHONY'S LAGOON', 'BRUNETTE DOWNS', 'DALY WATERS' & 'NEWCASTLE WATERS', all with the Qantas 21st Anniversary label signed by the various pilots, a few minor faults, Cat $1125. 15 SymbolCGradeA/B Estimate$600Price Realized$400StatusSold View details 300 1941 (Oct 22) Suva-Sydney First Direct Flight cover per "Catalina" #930, 'SUPT MAILS/23OC41/SYDNEY' arrival cds, signed by the pilot "LJ Brain" & navigator "PG Taylor", Cat $650. 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