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 201-300 of 319. Previous|1234|Next Lot #201 1926 (Oct 11) Pacific Islands Survey Flight #P2a blue illustrated 'Map' cover to New South Wales with Papua Lakatois 1½d on face & 1½d plus 3d on back tied 'DARU/PAPUA' d/s flown by Group Captain Richard Williams internally to Port Moresby. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$15,000Price Realized$11,500StatusSold Lot #202 1927 (April 30) USA Internal Airmail Combination Franking #P1b cover to Reading, PA endorsed "Per Air Mail via Sydney & San Francisco" with Huts 1d green x3 tied 'RABAUL/NEW GUINEA' d/s paying 3d surface letter rate plus USA Airmails 8c green & 16c blue tied 'SAN FRANCISCO/JUN9/CALIF/1927' transit paying 24c airmail fee, fine condition, Cat $1000. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Lot #203 1928 (June 28) Wau-Lae #P12a cover franked Huts 1d block of 4 each with typed 'By AIR' endorsement tied 'EDIE CREEK/NEW GUINEA' d/s and by 'GUINEA AIRWAYS LTD/WAU' cachet & signed pilot "WL Gardner" on face, couple of minor blemishes, Cat $2000. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$1,200Price Realized$2,800StatusSold Lot #204 1928 (July 17) Port Moresby-USA Internal Airmail cover to East Orange, NJ with 'Air Mail' label endorsed "From San Francisco" and Lakatois 1d, 4d & 6d tied 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA' d/s paying 3d foreign letter rate, 3d registration fee plus 5d airmail surcharge f SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$300StatusUnsold Lot #205 1928 (Nov 21) Port Moresby-USA Internal Airmail Combination Franking #P1a registered cover to East Orange, NJ with Lakatois ½d x14 & 2d pair tied 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA' d/s and red R label SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$600Price Realized$500StatusSold Lot #206 1929 (May 9) Port Morseby-Salamaua-Lae-Wau #P17 cover endorsed "Per Morlae Airline/Port Morseby & Lae" with Lakatois 1½d x2 tied large manuscript "9.5.29" carried by pilot Ray Parer in a DH-9, fine condition, Cat $2000. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,100StatusSold Lot #207 1929-1932 mostly registered covers carried by ship from New Guinea & Papua and flown by Australian internal airmail services including combination-franked cover endorsed "Air Mail Only Cootamundra-Hay" with Lakatois ½d & 1d tied 'SAMARAI ED/17AUG29/PAPUA' d/s and Australia 3d Airmail tied 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/18SE29/MELBOURNE' d/s on arrival, another two to Ceylon plus one each to Austria, England & India carried via airmail to Perth and onwards by ship, also 1929 Perth-Adelaide first flight cover SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity10Estimate$400Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #208 1929 (Nov 29) cover to England with Huts 1½d tied 'POST OFFICE/SALAMOA' cds (error) and 'GUINEA AIRWAYS/29NOV29/LIMITED' circular cachet SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$500StatusUnsold Lot #209 1929-30 "AIR MAIL" Provisionals Huts 1½d with various unauthorised manuscript endorsements such as "AIR MAIL/WAU/TO/PORT MORESBY" all on piece predominantly with 'EDIE CREEK' d/s, also typed "By air mail/Wau to Lae" with 'POST OFFICE/SALAMOA' d/s. SymbolOGradeA/A- View details Quantity12Estimate$500Price Realized$1,100StatusSold Lot #210 1930 USA Internal Airmail Combination Franking #P1a pair of Roessler covers with Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'PORT MORESBY/11MR30/PAPUA' and 'SAMARAI E.D/11JY30/PAPUA' both with USA Airmails 5c Beacon added to pay the domestic airmail fee but cancelled in Australia with boxed 'INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID/FOR AIR MAIL SERVICE' cachets in red applied at Sydney, Cat $1600. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$600StatusUnsold Lot #211 1930 (July 21) Port Morseby-Salamaua-Wau #P20 cover franked Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint strip of 3 with large part 'Harrison' imprint tied 'PORT MORESBY/19JUL30/PAPUA' d/s and 'POST OFFICE/21JL30/SALAMOA' transit alongside flown by Morlae Airlines signed pilot Ray Parer on face, couple of very minor blemishes, Cat $325. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$400Price Realized$420StatusSold Lot #212 1930 (Sept 22) Wau-Rabaul #P25 three covers to England both with Huts 1½d tied 'POST OFFICE/WAU' d/s and 'GUINEA AIRWAYS/LIMITED' circular cachets alongside, two pilot signed Wm Wiltshire very fine & CR Gurney with a couple of minor blemishes, Cat $975. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity3Estimate$600StatusUnsold Lot #213 1930s flights including 1930 Wau-Rabaul (#P25) & 1931 Wau-Lae (#P33) both with 'GUINEA AIRWAYS/LIMITED' cachets in violet plus two more covers with the cachet to New Zealand & England respectively, 1931 Port Moresby-Salamaua (#P35), 1933 three covers on first despatch of mail prepaid for airmail with New Guinea & Papua including one with 'EDIE CREEK' b/s, 1935 Madang-Salamaua (#P85) by pilot W Schafhausen who was killed in a 1939 crash at Madang, some mounted on exhibit pages. SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity13Estimate$600Price Realized$1,200StatusSold Lot #214 1930 (Oct 21) Samarai-Port Moresby #P27 pair of covers with 'SAMARAI E.D/PAPUA' d/s flown internally, then ship to Cairns, QANTAS from Townsville to Brisbane and ANA to Sydney, the first registered with Lakatois 1½d & 6d 'Plane' overprint and red/black R label, the other with Lakatois 1½d & 3d 'Plane' overprint and 'DELIVERY ROOM/13.10.30/GPO SYDNEY' arrival (month error) SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #215 1931 (March 14) Port Moresby-Salamaua #P29 cover with Lakatois 'Plane' overprint 3d, 6d & 1/- & 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'PORT MORESBY/13MR31/PAPUA' d/s and 'POST OFFICE/14MR31/SALAMOA' arrival (error) alongside flown by Guinea Airways, fine condition, Cat $1200. Only four covers are recorded. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$600Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot #216 1931 (May 1) Salamaua-Port Moresby #P30 cover to New Zealand with Lakatois 4d & 6d 'Plane' overprint tied 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA' d/s on arrival and Australia KSmith 3d tied 'CAIRNS/8MY31' d/s & Sturt 3d tied 'BRISBANE/11MY31' d/s flown internally by Lionel Shoppee with blue 'PAPUAN AIRWAYS' cachet SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$400StatusUnsold Lot #217 1931 (Sept 14) Salamaua-Samarai #P31 two covers to New Zealand with 'POST OFFICE/29AUG31/SALAMAUA' d/s one franked Huts 2d & 1/- 'AIR MAIL' overprints & the other Huts 3d 'AIR MAIL' plus Papua 1½d and Australia 3d Kookaburra & 3d Airmail cancelled at Sydney, both flown internally by PH Moody in a DH80A Puss Moth SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$600StatusUnsold Lot #218 1931 (Sept 24) Port Moresby-Samarai #P32 cover to Australia with Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint & 5d tied 'PORT MORESBY/17SP31/PAPUA' d/s flown internally by PH Moody in a DH80A Puss Moth seaplane with 'SAMARAI ED/24SE31/PAPUA' b/s transit and onwards by ship, fine condition, Cat $900. Only 10 items carried. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #219 1931 (Oct 1) Wau-Salamaua #P34 three covers to New Zealand each with Huts ½d & 1½d 'AIR MAIL' overprints tied 'POST OFFICE/WAU' d/s and 'GUINEA AIRWAYS/LIMITED' circular cachets alongside flown internally in a Junkers W34d and onwards by ship, all three signed by pilots "E Mustar", "John A Jukes" & "H McGilvrey" respectively, Cat $1050. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity3Estimate$600Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot #220 1931 (Nov 11) Rabaul-Port Moresby-Brisbane #P38 cover endorsed "First Air Flight from New Guinea to Australia" with Huts 1d & 4d 'AIR MAIL' tied 'BULIMBA/3DE1931/QUEENSLAND' d/s on arrival and Brisbane cancel on back, couple of very minor aging marks, Cat $850. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$800StatusUnsold Lot #221 1931 (Nov 19) Australia-England #P36a cover with Huts 6d & 2/- 'AIR MAIL' overprints tied 'RABAUL/6NO31/NEW GUINEA' d/s & 'BY FIRST THROUGH/AIR MAIL/SERVICE/FROM NEW GUINEA' cachet carried by ship to Brisbane and by First All-Australian airmail service with flight cachet & signed C Kingsford Smith on face, 'WALTON-ON-THE-HILL/17DE/31' b/s arrival, fine condition, Cat $375. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$300Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot #222 1932 (Jan 7) England-Australia #P40 pair of covers to New Guinea carried on the return flight of the First All-Australian airmail service with Great Britain KGV 4d & 1/- tied 'TIDWORTH/17DE/31/SURRY' d/s and 'CHRISTMAS GREETINGS' flight cachets (in red & blue respectively) & Brisbane '21JAN/1932' machine cancel on back, then onwards by mailboat with various transits and 'RABAUL/17FE32' arrival d/s on face, fine condition, Cat $700. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$400Price Realized$420StatusSold Lot #223 1932 group of Guinea Airways flights by Orme Denny including two signed covers comprising #P41 Lae PO opening, #P42 Bulolo PO opening, #P43&44 Salamaua-Port Moresby and return the outward leg cover with Ormond P Denny signature, #P45&46 Port Morsby-Kokoda and return, and #P47 Port Moresby-Salamaua-Wau-Lae x2 one signed O Denny and the other an intermediate to Salamaua only, overall fine condition, Cat $1455. SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity8Estimate$600Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #224 1932 (Oct 1) Port Moresby-Salamaua-Wau #P49 cover with Lakatois 6d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'PORT MORESBY/29SP32/PAPUA' d/s carried by F Drayton in a Guinea Airways Junkers F13 to Salamaua and onwards two days later with 'WAU/3OCT32/NEW GUINEA' arrival d/s on face, minor aging marks on stamp perfs only, Cat $750. Ex Ed Druce. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #225 1932 (Oct 27) Port Moresby-Wau-Kokoda-Port Moresby #P49b cover with Lakatois 1/- 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA' d/s carried by F Drayton in a Guinea Airways Junkers F13 and return with Kokoda arrival d/s od same day on face, also return flight Kokoda-Wau-Port Moresby #50 cover with Lakatois 2d & 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'KOKODA ND/28OCT32/NEW GUINEA' d/s, the latter with a few minor blemishes, Cat $300. SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity2Estimate$300Price Realized$220StatusSold Lot #226 1932 (Dec 17) Port Moresby-Wau #50a cover with Lakatois 1d with 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA' datestamp carried by Holdens Air Transport Services in the newly-assembled DH-50a signed by pilot EJ Stephens on face, fine condition, Cat $1500. The only cover known from this flight; Ex W Houston; acquired at a Melbourne auction in 2003 for $925. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #227 1932 (Dec 20) Kokoda-Salamaua #P51 long cover with Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint plus Pictorials set to 2/- tied 'KOKODA ND/NEW GUINEA' d/s carried by F Drayton in a Guinea Airways Junkers F13, minor aging marks on a couple of stamp perfs only, Cat $850. Only 10 covers flown. The pilot was killed in a crash at Wau six days later. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$500Price Realized$400StatusSold Lot #228 1933 (Jan 21) Kainantu-Lae-Salamaua #P53 cover endorsed "Per aerial mail ex Upper Ramu Goldfields" with Undated Birds 1d x 2 & 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprints tied 'LAE/23JA33/NEW GUINEA' d/s i SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$800StatusUnsold Lot #229 1933 (Jan 21) Bena Bena-Wau-Lae-Salamaua #P54 cover endorsed "Per aerial mail ex Upper Purari River" and "Despatched 4.30pm 21.1.33 HE Woodman Asst Warden" with Undated Birds 2d & 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'WAU/23JAN33/NEW GUINEA' d/s in transit and 'POST OFFICE/25JA33/SALAMAUA' b/s, signed Ray Parer Pilot on face for Pacific Aerial Transport, fine condition, Cat $1750. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$1,200Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Lot #230 1933 (Jan 27) Bena Bena-Wau-Lae-Salamaua #P55 cover endorsed "Per aerial mail ex Bena Bena 'Drome ... Despatched 27.1.33 HE Woodman Asst Warden" with Undated Birds 2d & 1d 'AIR MAIL' overprint imprint pairs tied 'LAE/28JAN33/NEW GUINEA' d/s in transit and 'POST OFFICE/25JA33/SALAMAUA' b/s, signed I Grabowsky Pilot on face, minor faults on back but otherwise fine, Cat $1500. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold Lot #231 1933 (March 2) Port Moresby-Wau #P57 cover from New Zealand on first acceptance of mail pre-paid for internal New Guinea & Papua airmail with Admiral 1d tied 'WELLINGTON/FMB' d/s & Australia KGV 1d pair tied 'AIR MAIL/7MR33/SYDNEY NSW' for airmail surcharge, plus similar Port Moresby-Salamaua #P57a cover with Australia KGV 2d and 'POST OFFICE/24MR33/SALAMAUA' arrival b/s, fine condition, Cat $500. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$300Price Realized$220StatusSold Lot #232 1933 (April 4) Whagi River-Lae-Salamaua #P59 cover inscribed "By Air Mail from Wahgi River Central New Guinea / First Air Mail" with Undated Birds 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'LAE/11AP33/NEW GUINEA' d/s in transit & manuscript endorsed "WAHGI 10/4/33" by Asst District Officer J Taylor signed by him alongside, also signed Ian Grabowsky Pilot VH UQR Fox Moth with 'POST OFFICE/12AP33/SALAMAUA' b/s, couple of minor aging marks, Cat $2000. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold Lot #233 1933 (May 24) Mount Hagen-Lae-Salamaua #P62 New Guinea Goldfields cover inscribed "From Mt. Hagen" with Undated Birds 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint manuscript endorsed "Mt Hagen 24/5/33" by CR Gurney Pilot signed by him alongside, 'POST OFFICE/25MY33/SALAMAUA' b/s, fine condition, Cat $1800. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold Lot #234 1933 (May 30) Port Moresby-Lae-Mount Hagen #P61 registered cover addressed to "JL Taylor, Asst. District Officer, Wahgi River Aerodrome, Central New Guinea" with Australia KGV 2d & 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d and 3d Airmail tied 'COOGEE/18MY33/NSW' d/s and 'POST OFFICE/26MY33/SALAMAUA' b/s, endorsed & signed Delivered Mt Hagen Drome 10.30am 30/5/33 CR Gurney on back, fine condition, Cat $3000. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$2,200StatusSold Lot #235 1933 (May 30) Mount Hagen-Lae-Salamaua #P63 cover with Huts 1d & Dated Birds 4d 'AIR MAIL' overprints & KGV 1d NWPI overprint tied "Mt Hagen 30/5/33" manuscript cancels applied by J Taylor signed by him alongside, also signed CR Gurney Pilot 30/5/33 on face with two different 'POST OFFICE/1JU33/SALAMAUA' b/s, couple of very minor blemishes, Cat $3250. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #236 1933 (July 14) registered cover addressed to "MJ Leahy, Mt Hagen Aerodrome, Central New Guinea" with Australia KGV 'FIVE/PENCE' on 4½d, 2d KSmith & 3d Airmail tied 'COOGEE/24JE33/NSW' d/s carried by ship to Port Moresby and flown by Guinea Airways with 'POST OFFICE/8JY33/SALAMAUA' b/s & signed "CR Gurney Pilot 14/7/33" on face, slightly shortened at left affecting R label. Ex Billy Houston. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$500Price Realized$360StatusSold Lot #237 1933 (Aug 19) Daru-Kerema-Port Moresby #P65 cover with Pictorials 2d & Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied DARU/PAPUA' datestamps carried by WJ Duncan for Rabaul Airways Syndicate in a Genairco seaplane, also three covers from the continuation flight #P66 to Samarai, Salamaua & Port Moresby, fine conditon, Cat $1250. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity4Estimate$600Price Realized$500StatusSold Lot #238 1934 (Feb 26) Bena Bena-Wau-Salamaua #P67 cover endorsed "Bena Bena Aerodrome per VH-UKW to Salamaua airmail to Port Moresby" and signed CR Gurney Pilot for Guinea Airways with Undated Birds ½d & 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprints tied 'WAU/NEW GUINEA' d/s in transit, fine condition, Cat $1750. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSold Lot #239 1934 (April 2) Mogai-Salamaua-Port Moresby #P68 cover endorsed "Per Airmail From Mogai Aerodrome Mt Hagen" and signed Pilot VH-UQS CR Gurney 2.4.34 for Guinea Airways with Undated Birds 1d & 3d and ½d & 2d 'AIR MAIL' overprints tied 'POST OFFICE/6AP34/SALAMAUA' d/s in on arrival, also enclosed letter from MJ (Mick) Leahy remarking "...gold up to date has been conspicuous by its absence...", fine condition, Cat $1500. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,100StatusSold Lot #240 1934 (April 12) Port Moresby-Townsville- Brisbane-Sydney #P69a cover carried by Sidney Marshall in his Westland Widgeon III with Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint and Pictorials ½d & 1½d tied 'PORT MORESBY/21MR34/PAPUA' d/s signed SD Marshall on face, plus another with Australia KGV 2d tied 'ROCKDALE/22AP34/NSW' d/s on arrival signed across stamp, fine condition, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$400StatusUnsold Lot #241 1934 (July) New Zealand-Australia-Papua-New Guinea & return items carried by 'Faith in Australia' including two 1933 New Zealand flight souvenir postcard (AAMC #348) subsequently flown Australia-Papua from Brisbane & Rockhampton respectively both registered, Port Morseby-Brisbane cover with 'JUNE/1934' cachet (correct cachet on back), Kaitaia-Sydney-Port Moresby-Melbourne cover with New Zealand 7d Airmail overprint, Australia 6d Airmail & Papua Lakatois 6d 'AIR MAIL' overprint but still taxed SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Estimate$600Price Realized$500StatusSold Lot #242 1934 (Oct 11) Sydney-Lae-Port Moresby #P73 cover endorsed "Australia New Guinea Flight per courtesy of Sydney Marshall esq Pilot" carried in his Westland Widgeon III with Dated Birds 1½d & 2d 'AIR MAIL' overprints tied 'LAE/16OC34/NEW GUINEA' d/s on arrival & signed "SD Marshall" on face, fine condition, Cat $600. Only 5 covers flown; illustrated in AAMC p237; Alan Grey's similar item sold for $874. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$600Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot #243 1934 (Nov) Darwin-Port Moresby-Melbourne #P75a Eustis cover endorsed "Carried from Darwin to [ ] by courtesy of Lord Sempill on his Eng-Aust flight" & signed "Sempill November 1934" SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$800Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #244 1934 (Dec 19) Port Moresby-Cairns #P75 cover to South Australia endorsed "Per Official Air Mail carried by Lord Sempill in his Puss Moth" with Jubilee 3d & 5d tied 'PORT MORESBY18DE34/PAPUA' d/s & "Received 24/12/34" annotation on back, plus another with 'AIR MAIL/22DE34/SYDNEY NSW' arrival b/s, fine condition, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$300Price Realized$220StatusSold Lot #245 1935 (April 15) Australia-Port Moresby-Wau #P79 cover with Australia 2d ANZAC tied Brisbane '10APR/1935' cancel carried to Papua where Lakatois 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d affixed alongside tied 'PORT MORESBY/29AP35/PAPUA' d/s with 'Per/PACIFIC AERIAL TRANSPORT LTD' cachet & pilot Ray Parer signature on face, plus similar unsigned cover flown on to New Guinea with Dated Birds 1d x2 tied 'WAU/27APR35/NEW GUINEA' d/s, fine condition, Cat $1000. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$400Price Realized$320StatusSold Lot #246 1935 (April 15) Cape York-Port Moresby-Wau #P79a intermediate cover with Victorian Centenary 3d tied 'CAPE YORK/-6AP35/QLD' d/s (error for '16') and 'Per/PACIFIC AERIAL TRANSPORT LTD' cachet including the enclosed postcard with message "Ray Parer is flying from my a'drome 'Somerset' to New Guinea so I am getting him to take this letter..." with Undated Birds 4d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'WAU/27APR35/NEW GUINEA' d/s on arirval and returned to Brisbane, couple of minor blemishes on the cover only SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity2Estimate$1,000Price Realized$750StatusSold Lot #247 1935 (July 12) Sydney-Thursday Island-Daru #P81 registered Crome cover endorsed "Australia Papua By Courtesy Of Flight Lieut S Campbell" carried in his Short Scion S16 seaplane with Sydney R label and Lakatois 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d overprint tied 'DARU/22JL35/PAPUA' arrival d/s, returned with '2/OUT OF COURSE/2/5AU35/SYDNEY' b/s, fine condition, Cat $1000. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$600StatusUnsold Lot #248 1935 (July 22) Daru-Kerema #P82 cover inscribed "Per Oroville Coy's Seaplane G-ACUX from Daru to Port Moresby via Kerema" with 2d & 3d 'JUBILEE' overprints tied 'DARU/22JL35/PAPUA' d/s signed pilot "S Campbell" and further endorsed "Plane forced down at D'Albertis Island mail returned to Daru 28.7.35 W Leydin PM" with 'DARU/28JL35/PAPUA' arrival d/s also on face, fine condition, Cat $1500. Only 6 covers flown; Alan Grey's similar item sold for $1495. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$1,200Price Realized$900StatusSold Lot #249 1935 group of Guinea Airways flights by Orme Denny comprising #P76 Port Moresby-Robinson River, #P84&84a Wau-Madang & return with the outward leg signed "O Denny" and #P86 & 87 Port Moresby-Ioma & return with the return leg endorsed & signed "O Denny" with Pictorials 'JUBILEE' overprints set & Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'IOMA PO/30AU35/PAPUA' d/s, overall fine condition, Cat $1275. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity5Estimate$500Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot #250 1935 (Aug 8) Sydney-Wau #P83 Eustis cover endorsed "Carried from Australia to New Guinea by courtesy of Mr Ray Parer" with Australia KGV 1d green tied 'ALBERTON/18FE35/STH AUSTRALIA' d/s and Dated Birds 1d tied 'WAU/14AUG35/NEW GUINEA' d/s on arrival signed pilot Ray Parer on face, fine condition, Cat $400. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$500Price Realized$360StatusSold Lot #251 1935 (Aug 8) Sydney-Wau #P83a Crome cover endorsed "Australia New Guinea Flight per courtesy of Ray Parer Esq Pilot Aeroplane Fairey Fox G-ACXO" with Dated Birds 2d & Undated Birds ½d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'WAU/14OCT35/NEW GUINEA' d/s signed pilots "Ray Parer" & "G Hemsworth" on face, fine condition, Cat $500. Of the 50 flown, 12 were overlooked and carried on the plane for an extra two months; Alan Grey's similar item sold for $770. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$600Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot #252 1935 (Sept 1) Port Moresby-Darwin #P90 registered cover endorsed "First Flight Daru-Port Moresby-Port Darwin per RAAF Southampton Flying Boat A-11-1 Piloted by Squadron Leader A Hempel" with Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint & Pictorials 2d 'JUBILEE' overprint tied 'PORT MORESBY/7SP35/PAPUA' d/s signed AE Hempel on face and 'DARWIN NT/27NO35/AUSTRALIA' b/s, fine condition, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$400Price Realized$400StatusSold Lot #253 1935 (Sept 1) Daru-Port Moresby-Darwin #P90a cover endorsed "First Flight Daru-Port Moresby-Port Darwin per RAAF Southampton Flying Boat A-11-1" with Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'DARU/PAPUA' d/s signed "AE Hempel OIC" on face and 'PORT MORESBY/5SP35/PAPUA' & 'DARWIN NT/27NO35/AUSTRALIA' b/s, couple of minor blemishes, Cat $600. Alan Grey's similar item sold for $494. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$400StatusUnsold Lot #254 1935 (Oct 23) Oroville-Port Moresby #P91 registered cover inscribed "FIRST AIRMAIL FROM OROVILLE CAMP UPPER FLY RIVER TO PORT MORESBY PAPUA Short Scion Seaplane VHUUP" with Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint & 3d Pictorials tied 'PORT MORESBY/25OC35/PAPUA' arrival d/s signed pilot S Campbell, passenger J Ward Williams and Cecil H Cowley OIC Oroville Police Camp enclosing letter plus outward Daru-Oroville (D'Albertis Junction) #P88 & return Port Moresby-Oroville #P93 covers SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity4Estimate$500StatusUnsold Lot #255 1935 (Nov 5) Port Moresby-Kikori #P92 intermediate cover inscribed "FIRST FLIGHT PORT MORESBY/KIKORI PER SHORT SCION MONOPLANE G-ACUX (V-HUUP AUST)" with Lakatois 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d & 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprints tied 'PORT MORESBY/4NO35/PAPUA' d/s signed pilot "S Campbell" on face with 'RESIDENT MAGISTRATE/KIKORI/NOV5-1935/DELTA DIVISION' official d/s in violet on back, fine condition, Cat $1000. Only 12 flown; Alan Grey's similar item sold for $862. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$750Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #256 1935 (Nov 27) Port Moresby-Oroville-Daru #P94 cover inscribed "First Flight Port Moresby to Daru via Oroville Police Camp D'Albertis Junction Fly River" with Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint 'Ash' imprint single & Jubilee 2d tied 'PORT MORESBY/4NO35/PAPUA' d/s (minor blemishes) plus Oroville-Daru #P95 cover with Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint cancelled Cecil F Cowley OIC Police Camp Oroville signature also certified by him on back and 'DARU/1DE35/PAPUA' arrival d/s on face, fine, Cat $1075. SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity2Estimate$500StatusUnsold Lot #257 1936 (March 6) Wewak-Salamaua #P96 cover carried by Ray Parer for Pacific Aerial Transport in a Fairey 111F with Undated Birds 2½d 'AIR MAIL' overprint x2 tied 'WEWAK/26FE36/NEW GUINEA' d/s & 'POST OFFICE/11MR36/SALAMAUA' b/s endorsed "Crashed at Kaup/Repaired with fishing lines and adhesive tape" alongside, minor adhesion on back only, Cat $500. Only 20 flown; the 500km flight took six days as a consequence of the crash only 50kms from takeoff; Alan Grey's similar item sold for $529. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #258 1936 (March 6) Wewak-Salamaua #P96 cover carried by Ray Paper for Pacific Aerial Transport in a Fairey 111F with Undated Birds 2½d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'WEWAK/4MR36/NEW GUINEA' d/s & 'POST OFFICE/11MR36/SALAMAUA' arrival b/s couple of minor blemishes, Cat $500. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$300Price Realized$220StatusSold Lot #259 1936 (March 17) Port Moresby-Daru #P97 cover endorsed "PER SEAPLANE KONO & PARACHUTE FIRST FLIGHT DARU MT BLUCHER" with 2d Jubilee overprint & Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA' d/s addressed to "Mr JG Spychiger c/- Headquarters Archbold Expedition" SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$400Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #260 1936 (March 17) Adelaide-Brisbane #P97a & Adelaide-Wau #P98 pair of Crome covers flown via Hay & Sydney endorsed "PERTH NEW GUINEA FLIGHT PER WEST AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS LTD 'CITY OF ADELAIDE' VH-UPJ" the former with Australia 2d Jubilee tied 'BRISBANE/Q'LAND/9APR/1936/POSTED/PILLARS' machine cancel on arrival signed P Hawes pilot, the latter with Undated Birds 2d tied 'WAU/17AP36/NEW GUINEA' arrival d/s, fine condition, Cat $800. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #261 1936 (March 17) Adelaide-Wau #P98 Eustis cover endorsed "Flown from Adelaide to Wau by courtesy of Pilot EJ ("Speed") Stephens in "Hercules" 3 engine plane/Per City of Adelaide" with Huts 1d tied 'WAU/17AP36/NEW GUINEA' arrival d/s, fine condition, Cat $450. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$300Price Realized$240StatusSold Lot #262 1936 (March 17) Adelaide-Wau #P98 Crome cover flown via Hay, Sydney & Brisbane endorsed "PERTH NEW GUINEA FLIGHT PER WEST AUSTRALIAN AIRWAYS LTD 'CITY OF ADELAIDE' VH-UPJ" unusually with Papua Lakatois 'TWO PENCE' on 1½d tied 'WAU/17AP36/NEW GUINEA' arrival d/s , fine condition, Cat $450. Carried on the Stephens Aviation Ltd delivery flight; Alan Grey's similar item sold for $529. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #263 1936 Port Moresby-Daru Archbold Expedition covers carried by Rogers & Archbold in the Fairchild NR777 amphibian 'Kono' on subsequent flights each signed pilot Russell R Rogers on face with stamps tied PORT MORESBY/PAPUA d/s and DARU/PAPUA arrivals comprising #P99 (March 29), #P100 (April 16), #P101 (April 24) and #P103 (May 29), fine condition, Cat $1950. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity4Estimate$800Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #264 1936 (Oct 28) Wau-Port Moresby-Melbourne Melbourne Cup charter flight #P108 covers carried by Guinea Airways Lockheed Electra comprising Undated Birds 2d (corner fault) & 4d x2 'AIR MAIL' overprints tied 'WAU/27OCT36/NEW GUINEA' d/s with'MELBOURNE/25/30OC36/VIC' arrival b/s SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity3Estimate$500Price Realized$460StatusSold Lot #265 1936 (Nov 22) Lae-Sydney #P108a Guinea Airways Ltd cover carried by Lockheed Electra VH-UXH charter flight with Undated Birds 9d tied 'LAE/NEW GUINEA' d/s signed by pilots Tommy O'Dea & Les Ross on face, fine condition, Cat $425. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$250Price Realized$180StatusSold Lot #266 1936 (Dec 1) Sydney-Salamaua #P109 Crome cover endorsed "Australia New Guinea Flight per WR Carpenter's Avro 642 by courtesy of RO Mant Pilot" signed by him on face with Undated Birds 1d 'AIR MAIL' overprint pair tied 'POST OFFICE/10DE36/SALAMAUA' d/s on arrival, couple of minor belmishes, Cat $600. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$500Price Realized$360StatusSold Lot #267 1936 (Dec 1) Sydney-Salamaua-Port Moresby-Sydney #P110a 'Faith in Australia' 1933 New Zealand flight souvenir postcard (AAMC #348) subsequently flown by Avro 642 to New Guinea & returned on Mandated Airlines DH84 Dragon flight signed by pilot "RO Mant" SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$600Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot #268 1937 (Jan 10) Sydney-Salamaua #P110b Crome cover carried on Mandated Airlines DH84 Dragon return flight signed pilot "RO Mant" with Australia KGV 1d green tied 'ENMORE/9JA37/NSW' d/s alongside Huts 1d 'OS' overprint x2 tied 'BRISBANE/1/121JA37/QUEENSLAND' d/s on arrival from New Guinea by surface mail, fine condition, Cat $900. Only 5 flown; Alan Grey's similar item sold for $770. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$600StatusUnsold Lot #269 1937 (Feb 7) Lae-Brisbane-Adelaide #P110ba Guinea Airways transfer flight cover with Undated Birds 4d & 6d x2 tied 'LAE/NEW GUINEA' d/s endorsed "Per 'Lockheed' VH-UXH" & signed EH Chater Pilot on face with Adelaide '1937/10FEB' arrival b/s, minor tape marks, Cat $500. The plane was returning to Australia for use on the Adelaide-Darwin service. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$300Price Realized$340StatusSold Lot #270 1937 (Feb 16) Lae-Sydney #P110bb Guinea Airways cover with Undated Birds ½d, 1½d & 1/- 'AIR MAIL' overprints tied 'LAE/NEW GUINEA' d/s endorsed "FORD VH-UTB" & signed pilot AA Koch on face with 'AIR MAIL/1/22FE37/SYDNEY NSW' arrival b/s, couple of minor blemishes, Cat $500. Bad weather forced the Ford Tri-Motor back to Lae; the subsequent transfer flight attempt on 19.02.37 was successful and the plane returned to Australia for use on the Adelaide-Darwin service. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$300Price Realized$340StatusSold Lot #271 1937 (May 28) Madang-Wewak #P111 cover endorsed "First Official Air Mail MADANG to WEWAK 'drome" initialled "LR" by pilot Les Ross of Guinea Airways with KGVI Coronation set tied 'MADANG/NEW GUINEA' d/s and 'WEWAK/29MY37NEW GUINEA' arrival d/s alongside, light folds at base not affecting stamps or markings, Cat $250. Very few items flown; Alan Grey's item with similar folds sold for $391. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$300StatusUnsold Lot #272 1937 (June 4) Kokopo-Brisbane Rabaul Volcanic Eruptions Emergency Flights #P112-113OHMS covers comprising KGVI Coronation 2d tied 'KOKOPO/NEW GUINEA' d/s signed Pilot "T McDonald" flown in the VH-UQL Puss Moth, another SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity3Estimate$800Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #273 1937 (June 19) Mai Mai-Wewak #P114 cover endorsed "Per First Flight ex Wambara Aerodrome Mai Mai, Sepik District, TNG" signed "Wm J Gray Pilot VH-UUS" with KGVI Coronation 2d tied 'WEWAK/NEW GUINEA' d/s on arrival plus SymbolCGradeA- View details Quantity2Estimate$600Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot #274 1937 (June 29) Lae-Brisbane #P114b two Guinea Airways covers carried on Ford Tri-Motor charter flight both signed AJ Turner Pilot the first with New Guinea KGVI Coronation 2d x 2 & 3d x4 tied 'LAE/NEW GUINEA' d/s & 'BRISBANE/1JL37/QUEENSLAND' b/s, the other with Australia QE 1d x3 & KGVI 2d x3 tied 'AIR MAIL/1/2JL37/BRISBANE QLD' d/s on arrival, couple of minor blemishes, Cat $500. SymbolCGradeA- View details Quantity2Estimate$300Price Realized$420StatusSold Lot #275 1937 (July 26) HMAS Australia-Port Moresby Catapult Flight #P115 Crome cover with green 'HMAS "AUSTRALIA"' cachet and Australia KGVI 2d tied 'ENMORE/16JY37/NSW' d/s carried by Seagull SE2-5 amphibian catapulted off the ship signed by pilot "W Gibson" SymbolCGradeA- View details Quantity2Estimate$300Price Realized$220StatusSold Lot #276 1937 (Sept 22) Sydney-Port Moresby #P116a Crome cover flown by Papua Oil Development Co Ltd Sikorsky amphibian VH-UZE with Lakatois 3d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'PORT MORESBY/12OC37/PAPUA' d/s on arrival plus similar Sydney-Lae #P116c SymbolCGradeA- View details Quantity2Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #277 1937 (Oct 11) Port Moresby-Lake Kutubu #P117 cover carried by Guinea Airways Junkers W34 seaplane with KGVI Coronation 2d tied 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA' d/s plus return flight Lake Kutubu-Port Moresby #P121 with KGVI Coronation 1d x2 tied 'PORT MORESBY/31OC37/PAPUA' d/s on arrival both signed pilot AA Koch on face, fine condition, Cat $1200. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$500Price Realized$380StatusSold Lot #278 1937 (Oct 21) Wewak-Angoram #P118 cover carried by Kevin Parer in a Wewak Air Transport DH83 Fox Moth with Undated Birds 2½d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'WEWAK/NEW GUINEA' d/s & 'ANGORAM/21OC37/NEW GUINEA' arrival d/s alongside signed K Parer on face plus return flight Angoram-Wewak #P119 with Undated Birds 2d and 'DISTRICT OFFICE/25OCT1937/AMBUNTI' arrival b/s in violet, fine condition, Cat $700. SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity2Estimate$350Price Realized$260StatusSold Lot #279 1937 (Nov 25) Wewak-Tring #P120 Woodman cover with 'Per PARER'S AIR TRANSPORT CO' cachet (previously Wewak Air Transport) on back and Undated Birds 2½d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'WEWAK/23NO37/NEW GUINEA' d/s signed K Parer on face plus return flight Tring-Wewak #P120a similar cover with cachet & signature and Undated Birds 2½d 'AIR MAIL' overprint tied 'WEWAK/25NO37/NEW GUINEA' d/s on arrival, both with a couple of minor blemishes, Cat $1200. SymbolCGradeA- View details Quantity2Estimate$600Price Realized$1,000StatusSold Lot #280 1938 (Jan 20) Sydney-Cape York-Port Moresby #P124 Crome cover endorsed "Australia-New Guinea 26.1.38 'Felicity' UH-UKV" signed pilot Barbara Hitchins & CK Roberts Passenger with Pictorials 2d tied 'PORT MORESBY/4FE38/PAPUA' d/s on arrival plus Sydney-Cape York #P123 intermediate similarly endorsed & signed with Australia NSW Sesquicentenary tied 'CAPE YORK/25JA38/QLD' arrival d/s, the former with a couple of minor blemishes, Cat $1150. SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity2Estimate$500StatusUnsold Lot #281 1938 (May) Australia-Papua-New Guinea & return items carried by WR Carpenter Airlines 'Carmania' on the first official airmail service including Port Moresby-Melbourne cover signed pilot RO Mant on face, Wau-Brisbane fabric mail bag tag with 'BY AIR MAIL' label & 'POST OFFICE/23AU38/WAU' d/s in violet, Australia KGV ½d & 1½d x3 cover with boxed 'TOO LATE' cachet, seven 'Boomerang' covers with combination franking & two New Zealand acceptances, overall condition fine. SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity18Estimate$300Price Realized$220StatusSold Lot #282 1938 (June 29) Port Moresby-Losuia-Port Moresby #P136a cover carried by Ken Garden in Guinea Airways Stinson 'Reliant' seaplane VH-ABJ with Pictorials 1d x4 tied 'PORT MORESBY/28JE38/PAPUA' d/s, 'LOSUIA/29JE38/PAPUA' arrival d/s on face and Port Moresby next day arrival of return flight on back plus another carried on outward leg #P135 only, also Buna-Port Moresby #P139 cover carried by same plane with Pictorials 2d tied 'BUNA BAY/3OCT38/PAPUA' d/s and 'PORT MORESBY/3OC38/PAPUA' arrival d/s on f SymbolCGradeA View details Quantity3Estimate$400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #283 1938 (Oct 14) Port Moresby-Cairns-Port Moresby #P140 OHMS cover carried by Richard Archbold & Russell Rogers in the PBY5 Catalina Flying Boat NC777 'Guba II' with Jubilee 2d tied 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA' d/s alongside Australia KGVI 3d tied 'CAIRNS/14OC38/QLD' d/s on arrival & 'PORT MORESBY/19OC38/PAPUA' b/s arrival on return flight, minor blemishes, Cat $1750. SymbolCLGradeA- View details Estimate$800StatusUnsold Lot #284 1938 (Nov 22) Port Moresby-Melbourne #P140a cover carried by Russell Rogers in the Archbold Expedition PBY5 Catalina Flying Boat NC777 'Guba II' with Pictorials 2d tied 'PORT MORESBY/21NO38/PAPUA' d/s, minor blemishes, Cat $1750. The newly-fitted automatic pilot equipment required a trip to Australia for repairs; during this visit the charter of the plane by the Australian government for the Indian Ocean survey flight was negotiated [see lot 300096536]; only 6 covers flown. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$800Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #285 1938 (Dec 14) Melbourne-Port Moresby #P141 cover carried by Russell Rogers in the Archbold Expedition "Guba II" signed by navigator "Lewis A Yancey" on face with Pictorials 2d tied 'PORT MORESBY/17DE38/PAPUA' d/s on arrival, minor blemishes, Cat $1750. Only 6 covers flown. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$800Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #286 1939 (Jan 4) Daru-Bamu-Port Moresby-Sydney cover endorsed "Per recon flight PBY4 US Navy No.16" from L Luff, Daru trader return address carried privately by Catalina Flying Boat with Pictorials 5d (minor faults) tied 'PORT MORESBY/5JA39/PAPUA' d/s and 'POSTED ON TRAIN/6JA39/LFO SYDNEY' arrival b/s, minor blemishes, unlisted in AAMC. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$400StatusUnsold Lot #287 1939 (March 29) Hollandia-Port Moresby #P144 Biological Explorations, The American Museum of Natural History, 1938 New Guinea Expedition cover carried by Russell Rogers in the "Guba II" with Netherlands Indies Wilhelmina & Pictorial issues tied Dutch New Guinea 'HOLLANDIA/29.3.39' d/s, fine condition, Cat $1750. Only a small mail carried. SymbolCLGradeA View details Estimate$600Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot #288 1939 (April 21) Adelaide-Wau #P145a cover endorsed "Carried in the Fokker Universal Monoplane VH-UJT from Adelaide to Melbourne on the flight to New Guinea" signed pilots "Ray Parer" & "W Schafhausen" SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$1,500Price Realized$1,200StatusSold Lot #289 1939 (May 10) Port Moresby-New York Indian Ocean Survery Flight cover #P144a carried by Richard Archbold & Russell Rogers in the "Guba II" with Jubilee 1/- tied 'PORT MORESBY/12MY39/PAPUA' d/s, Australia Ram 5d tied 'ROSE BAY EAST/3JE39/NSW-AUST', 'C&W LTD/12JUN39/COCOS' telegraph office SymbolCLGradeA View details Estimate$800Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #290 1939 (July 31) Melbourne-Wau #P147 Crome cover carried on the delivery flight of a Boeing Transport 40B signed pilot Ray Parer on face with Huts 2d tied 'WAU/2AUG39/NEWGUINEA' d/s on arrival plus Melbourne-Port Moresby#P148 similar cover carried on same flight also signed on face with Pictorials 2d tied 'PORT MORESBY/1AU39/PAPUA' d/s on arrival, couple of minor blemishes, Cat $800. SymbolCGradeA- View details Quantity2Estimate$400Price Realized$700StatusSold Lot #291 1940 (Feb 26) Bulolo Police Camp-Port Moresby-Kokoda-Mamba cover with KGVI Airmails 3d tied 'PORT MORESBY/PAPUA' d/s in transit endorsed on back by recipient "This came from Bulolo Police Camp by plane to Port Moresby, SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$250StatusUnsold Lot #292 1940 (March 2) Bwagaoia-Port Moresby #P151 registered cover endorsed "First Air Mail from Misima to Sydney via Port Moresby" with KGVI Airmails 8d tied 'POST OFFICE/BWAGAOIA PAPUA' rubber d/s in violet (Lee #87; rated E) & red/black R label alongside and 'PORT MORESBY/2MR40/PAPUA' arrival b/s, couple of minor blemishes, Cat $600. This cds is seen mostly on high values from gold bullion tags and only infrequently on regular mail. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$300Price Realized$340StatusSold Lot #293 1941 (Dec 4) Rabaul-Sydney #P154 cover endorsed "Carried First Non Stop Night Flight Rabaul Sydney per Catalina Flying Boat RAAF Squadron Leader Davis Commdr Left Rabaul 5pm 4.12.41" signed J Davis on face with Undated Birds 5d manuscript cancelled "5pm 4/12/41 Rabaul" & 'ENMORE/7DE41/NSW' arrival b/s, fine condition, Cat $275. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$800StatusUnsold Lot #294 1943 (Jan 6) Port Moresby-Sydney cover to Hudson Fysh & enclosed QANTAS Empire Airways letter from Port Moresby RAAF Station Superintendent "carried by the first QEA Lodestar acting as Courier Plane" with KGVI 3d tied 'AFPO/No7[4]' and oval 'RAAF CENSOR/142' cachet on face unlisted in AAMC, also three more covers to Fysh carried by QANTAS Flying Boats from Port Moresby with 'FIELD POST OFFICE/8JA43/042' or 'RAAF/PO UNIT No6/10OC42' d/s and supporting documents, some minor blemishes. SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity7Estimate$300StatusUnsold Lot #295 Commercial Airmails noted 1936 Bulolo Gold Dredging Co envelope with 'PER MANDATED AIRLINES' cachet, four to Germany including 1938 with Birds 1d & 2/- and with Birds 'AIR MAIL/ overprints 1d & 1/- x4 both with Greek currency control markings plus another with Birds 9d 'OS' & KGVI Coronation 1/- , 1939 registered to Hong Kong with Bulolo 5d x2 and two EAS covers to England at 5d rate, 1940 to Fiji with Bulolo 1d & 2d x2 by air to Australia censored 'TNG No.8' cachet on white tape etc. SymbolCGradeA/A- View details Quantity14Estimate$600Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #296 1935 (Feb 6) registered cover to Australia endorsed "Per Aerial Mail from Salamaua to Port Moresby" with Undated Birds 3d & 3½d tied 'MADANG/NEW GUINEA' d/s and 'R/MADANG' cachet paying 2d letter rate, 3d registration fee plus 1½d internal airmail surcharge with 'POST OFFICE/19FE35/SALAMAUA' b/s & 'REGISTERED/F/6MR35/SYDNEY NSW' arrival, carried by coastal steamer, internal airmail and ship to Australia, couple of minor blemishes. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$300Price Realized$340StatusSold Lot #297 1935 (March 15) gold bullion parcel tag with Undated Birds 'AIR MAIL' overprints 3d, 2/- marginal pair, 5/- and £1 x6 affixed on both sides tied 'WAU/NEW GUINEA' d/s. SymbolCGradeA- View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #298 1935 (Nov 18) registered gold bullion parcel tag with Bulolo £5 green & Undated Birds 5/- 'AIR MAIL' & 1d 'JUBILEE' overprints tied 'WAU/NEW GUINEA' d/s with violet 'R/WAU/..2133' cachet on back paying 157 times 2d letter rate, 314 times 3d per ½oz airmail surcharge, 3d registration fee and 2d late fee for registered items, fine condition. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$3,200StatusSold Lot #299 1936 (Sept 29) 'Athena' salvaged mail part-cover to FH Everall Esq, Wau, New Guinea with Great Britian KGV 3d & 1/- tied 'WOLVERHAMPTON STAFFS/19SP/36' d/s badly damaged when the Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth airliner caught fire at Dehli, India plus PMG's Department GPO Sydney printed notice explaining the circumstances, the latter in fine condition. SymbolCGradeB View details Quantity2Estimate$400StatusUnsold Lot #300 1936 (Nov 14) Bank of New South Wales, Wau, New Guinea cover sent registered airmail to Italy with Undated Birds ½d, 3d x2, 3½d x2 & 1/- 'AIR MAIL' overprints tied 'WAU/NEW GUINEA' d/s and 'R/WAU' cachet paying 1½d surcharge for internal airmail Wau to Port Moresby, 1/9d airmail to Europe plus 3d registration fee, carried by ship to Australia then QANTAS & Imperial to Italy with 'REGISTERED BRISBANE/23NO36/QUEENSLAND' b/s & 'VICENZA FERROVIA/3.12.36/(RECOMMANDATE)' arrival. SymbolCGradeA View details Estimate$300Price Realized$260StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234|Next Previous 1234 Next Previous 1234 Next
