TOM FROMMER’S AIRMAILS PART II – “Famous Pilots & Famous Flights” International Pioneers, Australia, New Guinea & Papua (#136MG) Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)Relevance Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 121-130 of 319. Previous|1...111213141516...32|Next Lot #121 1919 (Aug 6) Adelaide-Minlaton AAMC#20 illustrated 'Souvenir Aerial Post Card' with printed Harry J Butler signature & photograph on the reverse carried in his Bristol monoplane 'Red Devil' with KGV 1½d brown tied 'MINLATON/AU6/19/S-A' squared-circle arrival d/s, minor bumped corners but above-average condition, Cat $550. View details Quantity3Estimate$250Price Realized$200StatusSold SymbolCGradeA- Lot #122 1919 (Nov 12) England-Australia AAMC#27b Ross Smith vignette with full margins, very well centred and unmounted with just light traces of hinging in margins only, an exceptional example of this iconic item, Cat $20,000 for mounted mint. View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSold Symbol**GradeA+ Lot #123 1919 (Nov 12) England-Australia AAMC#27 cover to 'Lieut Keith Smith' carried by Keith & Ross Smith, JM Bennet & W Shiers in the winning entry in the £10,000 Air Race (Frommer #FR:299) signed Keith Smith on face enclosing letter from his brother signed Ross and bearing a fine example of the vignette tied oval 'FIRST AERIAL MAIL/RECEIVED/26FEB1920/GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA' d/s in black with another strike and blue three-line 'Per/Vickers "Vimy" Aeroplane/to Australia' cachet on face. View details Quantity2Estimate$6,000Price Realized$7,000StatusSold SymbolCGradeA Lot #124 1919 (Nov 12) England-Australia AAMC#27e intermediate cover from Brisbane endorsed "per Aeroplane post" with enclosed letter dated 19.1.1920 confirming "... carried to Sydney by Capt Sir Ross Smith & party in his Vickers Aeroplane" and KGV 1½d brown tied 'SYDNEY/FE21/1920/NSW' machine cancel on arrival, repaired opening tears & some aging marks, Cat $5,550. View details Quantity2Estimate$4,000StatusUnsold SymbolCGradeB Lot #125 1919 (Nov 12) England-Australia hand-written note signed Sgt JM Bennett who served as mechanic on the Vickers Vimy co-piloted by Keith & Ross Smith giving details of the £10,000 Air Race winning flight "Left England 9am 12.11.19 / Landed Pt Darwin 3.30 10.12.19 / Total Distance 11,150 miles/ Total travelling time spent in air 135 hours / Melbourne 7.3.20". fine condition. View details Estimate$200Price Realized$400StatusSold SymbolLGradeA Lot #126 1921 (Dec 4) Perth-Derby AAMC#56a Jas A Dimmett Motor Accessories Castrol Oil advertising cover carried by Western Australian Airways on the inaugural flight of Australia's first regular airmail service with 3d Kangaroo (surface fault) and KGV 2d orange tied Perth cancels paying domestic letter rate plus 3d airmail surcharge with black 'PERTH DERBY/4DE21/AERIAL MAIL' skeleton cachet on face, 'DERBY/20DEC21/WESTN AUSTRALIA' arrival on back, Cat $1,100. View details Estimate$600Price Realized$500StatusSold SymbolCGradeA- Lot #127 1922 (Nov 2) Cloncurry-Charleville #66 cover to Toowomba, Qld carried by Hudson Fysh and PJ McGinnes on the return trip of the inaugural QANTAS experimental service with their red vignette 'For Aerial Transmission/First Trip Australia's/Second Aerial Mail' affixed alongside KGV 5d brown tied 'CLONCURRY/-5NOV22/QUEENSLAND' datestamp paying 2d domestic letter rate plus 3d airmail surcharge, closed tear on face not affecting vignette or stamp and part back flap missing, Cat $12,000. View details Estimate$6,000StatusUnsold SymbolCGradeB Lot #128 1924 (June) Adelaide-Sydney AAMC#71/72 two covers carried by Australian Aerial Services Ltd on their inaugural flights via Mildura, Hay, Narrandera and Cootamundra in a Sopwith 'Wallaby' and 'Antelope', the former with KGV 3d and 1½d tied Adelaide 'BRITISH EMPIRE EXHIBITION.../-2JUN24' roller cancel signed by pilots "Frank Roberts", "FS Briggs" and "CA Butler" with Sydney '4JE/1924' arrival b/s, the latter with KGV 4½d tied Sydney '-7JE24' d/s signed by pilots "FS Briggs" and "CA Butler" View details Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold SymbolCGradeA Lot #129 1926 (June 30) England-Australia-England AAMC#95 Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd cover front endorsed "Per Alan J Cobham Esq/Flight to Australia 29/6/26" with Great Britain KGV 1½d and Australia KGV 1½d red both tied Melbourne '16AU26' arrival d/s signed "Alan J Cobham 24/8/26" before leaving Melbourne on the return flight, some aging marks, plus enclosed letter mentioning the DH50J aeroplane "fitted with floats", Cat $4,250. View details Estimate$2,000StatusUnsold SymbolCGradeB Lot #130 1926 (June 30) England-Australia-England AAMC#96 cover signed by pilot "Alan J Cobham" and endorsed by him "Carried on board the DH50 Seaplane on its outward journey to Australia & back July August Sept 1926" on face with Great Britain KGV 1½d tied 'SYDNEY/16AU26' d/s on arrival, fine condition, Cat $5000. View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold SymbolCGradeA Items per page 102550100 Previous|1...111213141516...32|Next1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132 Previous 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132 Next Previous 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132 Next
