Aviation | The Centenary of the Ross & Keith Smith flight and the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing (#450) Closed Auction Info PDF Prices Realized 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 1-100 of 184. Previous|12|Next Lot 45 THE FIRST AIRMAIL IN AUSTRALIA - June 1914 16 June 1914 (AAMC.1) Melbourne - Bendigo - Ballarat, real photo postcard flown by French aviator, Maurice Guillaux, signed and endorsed by him (in French) with a greeting to the mayor of Ballarat. Superb condition. SymbolPC View details Estimate$25,000 - $30,000Price Realized$20,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 46 9 June 1914 (AAMC.1a) Bendigo - Ballarat letter from D.Andrew (Mayor) on 'City of Bendigo' letterhead to "His Worship the Mayor of Ballaarat" flown by Maurice Guillaux in his Bleriot monoplane with added message in French including "...j'avoir transporte le premier en Australie un lettre" ("I have carried the first letter in Australia"), signed "M. Guillaux" at upper left, undercatalogued at $15000.Ex Frommer, sold for $33600 in the September 2016 sale of his Grand Prix Pioneer Australian ... SymbolL View details Estimate$25,000 - $30,000Price Realized$20,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 47 June 1914 (AAMC.2) Melbourne - Sydney Official Souvenir postcards for proposed first official airmail flight by 'Wizard' Stone which was cancelled following a crash on 1 June which extensively damaged the plane and badly injured Stone, the cards subsequently carried by rail with the Kangaroo 1d tied by 'SYDNEY/AU24/NSW/1914' roller cancels on arrival, the former with 'WIZARD STONE' crossed out and replaced by manuscript 'Guillaux Pilot', the latter with Frommer 'TF' marking. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500StatusCLOSED! Lot 48 16 July 1914 (AAMC.3) Melbourne - Sydney Maurice Guillaux Official Souvenir PPC flown on first Australian official airmail with 1d Roo tied 'AUSTRALIAN/MELBOURNE/16-JUL-1914/VIC/AERIAL MAIL' d/s and 'SYDNEY/18JL14/64' arrival alongside. Cat $750. SymbolPC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$380StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 49 16 July 1914 (AAMC.3) Melbourne - Sydney souvenir postcard (#55) flown by Maurice Guillaux. SymbolPC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 50 20-27 February 1917 (AAMC.12) Hamilton to Melbourne flown souvenir card, carried by Basil Watson in his home-built bi-plane. With a delightful hand-written message referring to the much anticipated flight. Unusually fine condition. Cat.$600. SymbolPC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 51 20-27 February 1917 (AAMC.13) Casterton to Melbourne flown souvenir card, carried by Basil Watson in his home-built bi-plane. With a delightful hand-wrirren message referring to Watson's flying exhibition and the fact that the writer has taken a "snap" of him. Unusually fine condition. Cat.$600. SymbolPC View details Estimate$350 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 52 Feb.1917 (AAMC.14) Camperdown - Melbourne special postcard flown by Basil Watson. [66 flown]. The rarest despatch of the series.Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. SymbolPC View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$1,250StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 53 October 1917 (AAMC.14e) Money is a Good Soldier Liberty Loan leaflet with imprint of Albert J. Mullett, Govt. Printer, Melb., dropped over Melbourne by aircraft of the Australian Flying Corps based at Point Cook. War Loan leaflets were also dropped. Fine & scarce. Provenance: John Crowe SymbolD View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot 54 4 Aug.1919 (AAMC.19) Major Norman Brearley in an Avro biplane dropped a batch of advertising postcards for Charles Moore & Co over Perth and suburbs. [This example is one of 6 known.] Provenance: Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, March 2008, Lot 23 : $3260 incl. BP. SymbolPC View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000Price Realized$2,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 55 6 August (AAMC.20) Adelaide - Minlaton, special postcard [#35] carried by Captain Harry Butler in his Bristol monoplane, the "Red Devil"; reverse with photo of Butler, printed message and printed signature. Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. SymbolPC View details Estimate$450 - $550StatusCLOSED! Lot 56 6 Aug.1919 (AAMC.21b) Adelaide - Minlaton Harry SymbolPC View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 57 6 Aug.1919 (AAMC.21e) Adelaide - Minlaton Flights Harry Butler souvenir postcard with printed message re. Unley Aviation Day at the Unley Oval; unused. Cat.$650. SymbolPC View details Estimate$350 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 58 Aug.1919 (AAMC.22aa.) Adelaide - Minlaton flights by Harry Butler: Aug.1919 (AAMC.22aa) souvenir postcard prepared for the flights. Unused. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 59 4 Sept. 1919 (AAMC.23) Hobart - Launceston cover with Peace Loan advertising and KGV 1½d brown carried by ED Cummings in a Sopwith Pup on the first aerial mail flight in Tasmania, violet two-line 'FIRST TAS. AERO MAIL/DPMG' handstamp and 'LAUNCESTON/-5SE19/TASMANIA' arrival backstamp, very fine with only 6 examples believed to have survived, Cat $4000. Accompanied by photo of the Sopwith Pup circling Hobart GPO. SymbolC View details Estimate$2,800 - $3,200Price Realized$2,300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 60 Oct. - Nov.1919 (AAMC.25a) Bandar Abbas - Karachi cover carried by Poulet and Benoist in their Caudron G4 "La Mouche" on their flight which originated in Paris, bound for Australia. The journey was abandoned at Moulmein in Burma. The cover bears a 3-line cachet in French and a 2-line cachet in English "BY AERIAL POST THRO M. POULET" and with a "KARACHI 13NOV19" arrival backstamp. The cover is accompanied by a RP postcard of the aviators and their aircraft prior to departure. [8 covers known]. P SymbolC PC View details Estimate$8,000 - $10,000Price Realized$21,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 61 14 Oct.1919 (AAMC.25b) postcard from Chahbar on the Persian Gulf to Karachi, flown by Poulet & Benoist in their Caudron G4 "La Mouche" with cachet 'FIRST THROUGH AERIAL MAIL / GREAT BRITAIN TO INDIA / KARACHI 14.10.1919' in violet, with amendment in red ink "Paris to Melbourne 11.11". Only three items with this amended cachet recorded, and thus rarer than the Bandar Abbas - Karachi cover [AAMC.25a, 8 reported] which sold for $11,000 plus commission in our December 2003 sale. SymbolPC View details Estimate$8,000 - $10,000Price Realized$20,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 62 CAPTAIN ROSS SMITH'S PRESENTATION VIGNETTE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT 20th May 1920 dated letter on Prime Minister's Department, Canberra letterhead, address to Captain Ross Smith and with a "First Aerial Post" vignette attractively affixed at upper left. The letter, written by Prime Minister Billy Hughes Personal Secretary, Percival Deane, refers to the "Ross-Smith stamp which I promised you..." Unique and highly important. Provenance: Lucien Toutounji, Leski Auctions, March 2003. SymbolD View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSold Lot 63 Nov.19 - Feb.20 (AAMC.27) England - Australia flown cover bearing a fine example of the Ross Smith vignette, tied by one of 2 bold strikes of the oval datestamp. Addressed to Mrs J. Jones, Ejanding, Via Dowerin, Western Australia and listed by Frommer as #171. On an annotated page. Provenance: Lucien Toutounji SymbolC View details Estimate$5,000 - $6,000Price Realized$4,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 64 Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) Batavia - Sydney flown cover carried by Ross & Keith Smith on their flight from England in the Vickers Vimy. The cover shows a fine example of the vignette accompanied by Netherlands Indies adhesives, all tied by multiple strong strikes of the oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL" cachet. The cover, #73 in the Frommer listing is one of the more spectacular examples, bearing advertising for the "Oranje Hotel" in Soerabaia and is one of only 15 originating in the DEI. SymbolC View details Estimate$8,000 - $10,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 65 Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) Ross Smith flight cover with the vignette affixed at left, together with an Iraq ½ anna on 10para in combination with an Australian KGV 1d red; all tied by the 26 Feb.1920 oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL" cachet (with an additional strike below), posted from the ANZAC Wireless Squadron stationed in Mesopotamia (Iraq) en route for Australia. Addressed to Mrs A. Laxton in Lewisham and endorsed at lower left by Lieut. R.L. Laxton, this is cover #193 in the Frommer listing SymbolC View details Estimate$10,000 - $12,500Price Realized$9,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 66 Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) Mesopotamia (Iraq) - Australia flown cover endorsed "On active service" at top, flown by Ross Smith, Keith Smith, Jim Bennett & Wally Shiers on their onwards flight to Australia; the vignette tied by one of two superb strikes of the oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL" cachet, addressed to Mrs J.Morris, Maroona, Victoria. Exceptionally, the cover is signed by Keith Smith, J.M.Bennett & W Shiers on the reverse & inscribed "Darwin 12-12-19" in Bennett's hand. SymbolC View details Estimate$8,000 - $10,000Price Realized$7,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 67 Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) Syria - Australia intermediate flown cover bearing the Ross Smith vignette, attractively tied by one of 2 strikes of the oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL" handstamp. With faint 3-line cachet in violet and endorsed "Per first aerial flight to Australia by favour of Capt. Ross Smith." SymbolC View details Estimate$8,000 - $10,000Price Realized$6,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 68 Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) A "Ross Smith FIRST AERIAL POST" vignette cancelled by the oval cachet, on the picture side of a postcard picked up at Baghdad en route and addressed to F. Sammons Esq., at Corowa, N.S.W. Signed "J.M.Bennett, Darwin, 12.12.19" on the address side and with a second oval cachet at centre. Only 31 items in all originated in Mesopotamia, of which very few were postcards & signed by Bennett. An exceptionally rare item. Now recorded by Frommer as #280 and illustrated at SymbolPC View details Estimate$8,000 - $10,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 69 Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) a "Ross Smith" vignette attractively tied by one of 2 strikes of the oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL" cachet on a cover picked up at RAMADI, MESOPOTAMIA, one of the refuelling stops on the flight from England to Australia. With the three-line violet h/stamp on the back flap together with the sender's name and address. The lot also includes the original handwritten enclosure "...an aeroplane came hovering around the camp and landed and out came 5 Aussies..." SymbolC View details Estimate$8,000 - $10,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 70 1919 (AAMC.27b, Frommer 1a) "Ross Smith" Flight vignette with full margins and superb unmounted mint full gum. Probably the finest example in private hands. This is #C16 in the Frommer listing, illustrated at page 126. Cat. $18,000 for mounted mint. Symbol** View details Estimate$15,000 - $20,000Price Realized$14,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 71 Nov. 1919 England - Australia (AAMC.27b) Ross Smith vignette with full margins, very well centred and unmounted with just light traces of hingeing in margins only, an exceptional example of this iconic item, Cat. $20000 for mounted mint. [AAMC states "about 25 mint copies are held in museums ... about 50 specimens with complete selvedge exist in private collections"; of the 576 issued, 364 were attached to letters carried and cancelled on arrival in Melbourne on 26 Feb 1920. Symbol** View details Estimate$9,000 - $12,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 72 Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27d) A Ross Smith "FIRST AERIAL POST" vignette, Mint with gum, but with margins removed. Rare and fine. This is example M3 in Frommer's listing, illustrated at page 130. Symbol* View details Estimate$7,000 - $9,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 73 Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27e) A Bandar Abbas - Karachi "intermediate" cover flown by Ross & Keith Smith; with 3-line "PER VICKERS "VIMY" AEROPLANE TO AUSTRALIA" cachet and endorsed "By Aerial Post" at left. Accompanied by the original enclosure, dated 23/11/19 from the I.E.Telegraphs office at Bandar Abbas.The cover, addressed to the Superintendent of the Persian Gulf Telegraphs, with KIMARI & KARACHI backstamps. [Only 13 covers documented flown without vignette. This is #7 in the Frommer list. SymbolC View details Estimate$8,000 - $10,000Price Realized$22,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 74 24 Nov. 1919 (AAMC.27e) Ross Smith flight, intermediate cover from Bandar-Abas to Karachi; endorsed "Per Aerial Post" at top and with light impression of the 3-line "Vickers Vimy" handstamp at right. With Kimari and Karachi 25 Nov. arrival backstamps. SymbolC View details Estimate$4,000 - $6,000Price Realized$20,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 75 26 Feb.1920 (AAMC.27f) forgery of Ross Smith flown cover addressed to Mrs R.P. Ford, 16th A.G. Hospital, Mcleod, Melbourne, with genuine vignette tied by "FIRST AERIAL MAIL/RECEIVED/26FEB1920/GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA" oval flight cachet (cachet possibly forged - 'GR' of 'GREAT BRITAIN' at left resembles a '62') , with typed endorsement "Per kind favor of Captain Ross Smith/on his competition flight.", Cat $3000. Ex Frommer. SymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 76 30 June 1920 (AAMC.46) Melbourne - Traralgon intermediate cover to Morwell carried by Capt EW Leggatt of Aviation Ltd in an Armstrong Whitworth on the 'Herald and Weekly Times' experimental airmail franked with KGV 1½d brown tied 'MORWELL/JU30/20/VICTORIA-M8' duplex cancel on arrival and yellow & purple 'By Herald Aerial Delivery' vignette affixed on back tied 'Herald' office time-clock receiving datestamp, fine condition with just a couple of trivial marks, Cat $4,500. SymbolC View details Estimate$3,200 - $3,600Price Realized$2,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 77 30 July 1920 (AAMC.47) Melbourne - Traralogon cover, flown by Captain E.W. Leggett for "The Herald & Weekly Times"; with special purple of yellow "By HERALD AERIAL DELIVERY" vignette attractively tied on the front of the envelope which also bears a Victorian 1½d adhesive tied on arrival at Traralgon. [Of 266 items reported to have been flown, very few appear to have survived]. Provenance: Frank E. Adams, Charles Leski Auctions, March 2012, Lot 1338 : $2,040 incl. BP. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,800 - $2,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 78 30 July 1920 (AAMC.47) Melbourne - Traralgon KGV 1½d brown 'Star' Envelope cancelled on arrival with 'TRARALGON/30JL20/VIC' cds, purple/yellow 'By Herald Aerial Delivery' vignette tied to the reverse by 'HERALD & WEEKLY TIMES/RECEIVED/30JUL1920' office time-clock d/s, Cat $2000. SymbolPS View details Estimate$1,500 - $1,750Price Realized$1,300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 79 July 1920 (AAMC.47a) "By HERALD AERIAL DELIVERY" vignette, Unused with full gum. Small gum thin from previous hinge removal. Extremely scarce. Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. Symbol* View details Estimate$900 - $1,200StatusCLOSED! Lot 80 Aug.1920 (AAMC.47c) "Velvet Soap" advertising postcard dropped over Melbourne by R. Graham Carey in his Maurice Farman Shorthorn biplane, as depicted on the card. The reverse of the card shows Carey in the cockpit and an aerial view of the soapworks of J. Kitchen & Sons, the manufacturers of Velvet soap. [Eustis says "Only four cards known on his exhibit page.]. Provenance: Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, March 2008, Lot 56 : $4,600 incl. BP. SymbolPC View details Estimate$3,500 - $4,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 81 Aug.1920 (AAMC.47c) "Velvet Soap" advertising postcard dropped over Melbourne by R. Graham Carey in his Maurice Farman Shorthorn biplane, as depicted on the card. The reverse of the card shows Carey in the cockpit and an aerial view of the soapworks of J. Kitchen & Sons, the manufacturers of Velvet Soap and is signed by the pilot. Excellent condition. [Eustis says "Only four cards known". His example, unsigned by Carey, sold for $4000 + commission in our auction of March 2008.] Provenance: John SymbolPC View details Estimate$3,500 - $4,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 82 10 Aug.1920 (AAMC.48) Melbourne - Hamilton cover, flown by Captain E.W. Leggatt for The Herald & Weekly Times. A special "Herald Air Mail" vignette in brown was issued; unusually (and apparently uniquely) this cover bears 2 examples of the vignette; one tied by the Post Office re-sealing tape used in conjunction with a boxed "UNCLAIMED AT HAMILTON' h/stamp. [700 flown, but it is believed only about 50 now exist.]. Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. SymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$1,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 83 10 Aug.1920 (AAMC.48c, Frommer 3b) The Herald & Weekly Times experimental flight Melbourne - Hamilton, 'Herald Air Mail' vignette in brown, complete block 2*/2** with selvedge (rare, only 3 blocks known to exist). Symbol** * View details Estimate$4,000 - $5,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 84 27 Aug.1920 (AAMC.50) Serpentine to Melbourne aerial derby to advertise the Second Peace Loan, cover to Rochester endorsed for Peace Loan Aerial Mail bearing KGV 1½d cancelled upon arrival at Melbourne, handstamped with the violet boxed cachet CARRIED BY SECOND PEACE / LOAN AERIAL MAIL, fine and scarce. Cat.$1,000. SymbolC View details Estimate$750 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 85 THE UNIQUE "PALS" FLIGHT COVER: 27 Sept.1920 (AAMC.51) Melbourne - Longreach - Melbourne self-addressed cover, flown by R. Graham Carey for The Herald & Weekly Times, to publicise their "Pals" boys magazine. With special red "Pals Air Mail" vignette tied by MELBOURNE roller datestamp. Provenance: Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, March 2008, Lot 61 : $9,320 incl. BP. SymbolC View details Estimate$6,000 - $8,000Price Realized$6,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 86 27 Sept. 1920 (AAMC.51ba) Melbourne-Longreach-Melbourne Pals "A Message From The Clouds" advertising leaflet showing the Aeroplane dropped from the Maurice Farman Shorthorn biplane flown by RG Carey on the Herald and Weekly Times promotional flight to the Gulf of Carpentaria, endorsed 'Dropped from Pals aeroplane Port Melbourne 27/9/20' on back, Cat $650. Ex Frommer, sold for $960 in the September 2016 sale of his Grand Prix Pioneer Australian Air Mails Collection. SymbolD View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 87 Sept. 1920 (AAMC.51c) "Pals" Air Mail vignettes; a horizontal pair with selvedge at sides and base and full gum. Multiples are scarce. (2) Cat.$400+ Symbol* View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 88 23 Sept.1920 original typed letter on The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd. letterhead, from the News Editor, S. Kingsbury, to Graham Carey, the pilot; "...In connection with the flight of the "Pals" aeroplane.....if there is anything really good send up to 200 words, but do not use urgent wires unless news is sensational..." Provenance: Nelson Eustis SymbolD View details Estimate$500 - $600Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 89 27 Sept.1920 (AAMC.51e; Frommer 4b) "Pals Air Mail" labels, mint sheetlet comprising 4 units surrounded by selvedge on all sides; as issued. Some perf. re-inforcement. Fewer than 4 sheetlets believed to survive.Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. Symbol* View details Estimate$4,000 - $5,000Price Realized$3,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 90 27 Sept.1920 (AAMC.51e, Frommer 4b) For the "Herald & Weekly Times" promotional flight from Melbourne to Longreach for "Pals" boy's magazine, 'Pals Air Mail' vignettes in red were prepared; a complete block of 4 with selvedge; extremely rare, with only 4 such blocks believed to exist. Provenence: F.W. Hill, Tom Frommer Symbol* View details Estimate$5,000 - $6,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 91 May 1921 (AAMC.52a) A "Palm Car" advertising leaflet dropped by Graham Carey, "Special Aerial Representative of Palm Cars", printed by Riall Bros, Port Melbourne. 32 x 23cm. Provenance: Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, March 2003, Lot 67 : $1,515 incl. BP. SymbolD View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 92 30 Sept.1921 (AAMC.55) Adelaide - Alice Springs cover to Unley, SA carried by Francis Birtles and pilot Lt FS Briggs in a DH4 on their Railway Commission survey flight, franked with KGV 2d orange tied Adelaide '27OCT21' roller cancel on arrival also tieing Northern Territory 'Stamp Duty' 1d violet with manuscript date '20/10/21' affixed alongside on face, plus 1939 letter from Birtles authenticating cover as 'most likely sent from Alice Springs or Charlotte Waters'; one of only three items known SymbolC View details Estimate$2,600 - $3,000Price Realized$2,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 93 4 Dec.1921 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, black 'PERTH DERBY/4DE21/AERIAL MAIL' skeleton cachet on face, 'DERBY/20DEC21/WESTN AUSTRALIA' arrival datestamp on reverse, Cat. $1100. SymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 94 4 Dec.1921 (AAMC.56a & 57a) Perth - Derby flight, Hamilton, Macrae, Ltd long merchant cover to Broome flown by Western Australian Airways on inaugural flight of Australia's first regular airmail service only as far as Geraldton where suspended due to fatal crash, flown back to Perth and most items forwarded by the steamer SS Bambra, however this item carried on subsequent non-contract "special aerial mails" flight by Major Brearley and Lt Charles Kingsford-Smith leaving Perth 14 Dec (AAMC.57a) SymbolC View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$1,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 95 17 April 1922 (AAMC.64) Geelong - Melbourne flown cover carried on the return flight of the Herald & Weekly Times experimental service with KGV 2d red and blue 'Herald/Air Mail' label (Frommer #5a) affixed alongside; tied by Geelong machine cancel. Cat $1500. SymbolC View details Estimate$900 - $1,200Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 96 April 1922 (AAMC.64a) "Herald" Air Mail vignettes; a horizontal pair with selvedge at left & top, mint with full gum. Multiples are scarce. (2). Cat.$400++ Symbol** View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 97 17 Apr.1922 (AAMC.64c, Frommer 5b) For the "Herald & Weekly Times" experimental air mail flight from Melbourne - Geelong & return, a 'Herald Air Mail' vignette in blue was prepared; a very rare complete block of 4 with selvedge, MUH. It is believed that fewer than 5 blocks survive.Provenance: Tom Frommer Symbol** View details Estimate$5,000 - $6,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 98 THE FIRST AIRMAIL DELIVERY FLIGHTS BY QANTAS: 2 Nov.1922 (AAMC.65) Charleville - Cloncurry cover, flown by P.J. McGinness and Hudson Fysh on the first Qantas regular air mail service on this route. The first vignette for an air service in Australia, produced by QANTAS, is affixed at upper left and is tied by the KGV 1d adhesive and postmark, with 2d (x2) additional adhesives alongside. Extremely scarce and a "foundation" piece in any serious collection of Australian pioneer aerophilately. Prov SymbolC View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Price Realized$7,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 99 5 Nov.1922 (AAMC.66) Cloncurry - Charleville cover flown by QANTAS on the first return airmail delivery flight over this route and bearing the extremely rare "FOR AERIAL TRANSMISSION" red on white vignette. Flown by Hudson Fysh (Cloncurry - Longreach) and P.J. McGinness (Longreach - Charleville) and addressed to C.G.Grey, editor of "The Aeroplane" in London. Of the approximately 15 covers known from these inaugural Qantas flights, 2 are recorded to N.Z. addresses and this one to G.B. SymbolC View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Price Realized$7,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 100 circa Jan.1923 (Frommer 7b) Qantas black/pale blue green 'BY AIR MAIL' vignette: exploded booklet comprising three vertical panes of 6 (each with top selvedge) illustrating the two types of font used. Two "intact" booklets are recorded, but neither of them has all four strips of vignettes. Provenance: Tom Frommer, May 2005, Leski Auctions Lot 34 : $3,030. SymbolB View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 101 2 June 1924 (AAMC.71) Adelaide - Sydney cover, flown and signed by the pilot, Frank L. Roberts in a Sopwith Wallaby. This was the inaugural service over this route for Australian Aerial Services Ltd. Cat.$550. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $350Price Realized$220StatusSold Lot 102 7 June 1924 (AAMC.72) Sydney - Adelaide flown cover, carried by Australian Aerial Services Ltd on their inaugural service via Mildura, Hay, Narrandera and Cootamundra. Cat. $550. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $350StatusCLOSED! Lot 103 7 June 1924 (AAMC.72a) Sydney - Adelaide intermediate Sydney - Narrandera with KGV 4½d tied by 'NEWTOWN/4JE24/NSW' cds, very fine, Cat $550+. SymbolC View details Estimate$240 - $280StatusCLOSED! Lot 104 April - May 1925 (AAMC.78a) Calcutta - Australia (Melbourne) cover (half) carried by Francesco de Pinedo and Ernesto Campanelli on the final legs of their flight from Rome in an SIAI flying boat. [1 of 51 for Melbourne]. NB: Due to a disagreement with the promotors in Calcutta, the portion of the envelope bearing de Pinedo's signature was cut off before being handed over to the Italian Consul General in Melbourne.]. Cat.$2000. Provenance: Nelson Eustis SymbolC View details Estimate$1,500 - $1,750Price Realized$950StatusSold Lot 105 April - May 1925 (AAMC.78b) Calcutta - Australia (Sydney) cover (half) carried by Francesco de Pinedo and Ernesto Campanelli on the final legs of their flight from Rome in an SIAI flying boat. [1 of 42 for Sydney]. Provenance: Nelson Eustis SymbolC View details Estimate$1,500 - $1,750StatusCLOSED! Lot 106 21-22 July 1925 (AAMC.80-89a) Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney per Australian Aerial Services intermediates group comprising Melbourne-Echuca, Melbourne-Sydney, Echuca-Broken Hill, Deniliquin-Broken Hill, Hay-Broken Hill, Broken Hill-Echuca, Broken Hill-Mildura, Sydney-Deniliquin & Sydney-Echuca between #80-89a, KGV adhesives including 4d olive (2) & 4½d (5); generally fine to very fine, Cat $2700. (9 covers) SymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,200Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 107 21 July 1925 (AAMC.85&88) Adelaide - Sydney two covers carried by Australian Aerial Services Ltd on first flights between new links on the Adelaide-Sydney service, the former (AAMC.88) with violet 'BY AERIAL MAIL' cachet franked KGV 1½d red, 1½d green, 1d green and ½d green tied 'BROKEN HILL/21JL25/N.S.W' datestamp flown to Sydney, the latter (AAMC.85) with Kangaroo 1d red (3) and KGV 1½d black-brown tied Melbourne '21JL/1925' flown to Adelaide by pilot FS Briggs, SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 108 21-22 July 1925 (AAMC.83) Sydney - Melbourne flown cover, carried by Australian Aerial Services Ltd on their inaugural flights via Cootamundra, Hay and Echuca. Cat.$300. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 109 21-22 July 1925 (AAMC.87) Melbourne - Sydney flown cover, carried by Australian Aerial Services Ltd on their inaugural flights over this route. Cat.$300. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 110 June - August 1926 (AAMC.95) London - Melbourne cover, flown, signed and endorsed by Alan Cobham on the epic flight in his DH50 seaplane; postmarked in Darwin before onwards carriage to Melbourne. Accompanied by a signed note from Cobham, date-lined "New York, 3rd January 1927" explaining the small number of covers carried, etc. Provenance: Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, March 2003, Lot 101 : $3060 incl. BP. SymbolC D View details Estimate$3,000 - $4,000Price Realized$2,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 111 30 June 1926 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" with Great Britain KGV 1½d tied SYDNEY '16AU26' datestamp on arrival, fine condition, Cat. $5000. SymbolC View details Estimate$4,000 - $5,000Price Realized$3,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 112 7 Aug.1926 (AAMC.97) Darwin - Sydney - Melbourne registered cover, carried by Alan J. Cobham on the last legs of his epic flight from England in a DH50 seaplane. With appropriate backstamps and original enclosures from J.C. Buscall at the Government Hospital, Darwin. [only 10 flown]. Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,500 - $1,750StatusCLOSED! Lot 113 June - August 1926 (AAMC.99b) Alan Cobham England - Australia Flight, printed Calcutta to Rangoon cover with a black border and printed explanation that Arthur Elliott, the flight engineer, had been killed by a bullet fired from the ground between Baghdad and Basra. Franked by India 1a cancelled at Calcutta (July 23) and signed by Sgt. A.H Ward who replaced Elliott on the flight, the reverse bearing a photographic England - Australia flight vignette and a Rangoon c.d.s (July 26). (45 flown). SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$440StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 114 30 June 1926 (AAMC.100) England - Australia - England cover endorsed "from Australia to London By Aeroplane" carried by Sir Alan Cobham and Sgt AH Ward on their return flight, franked with Great Britain KGV 1½d brown tied 'THE HYDE SO NW2/2OC/26' datestamp on arrival, signed 'Alan J Cobham' on face, couple of minor blemishes, Cat. $3500. This is the first airmail from Australia to England; Newall states in British External Airmails (1996; pp.264-66) that only 28 covers were carried from Aust. SymbolC View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 115 August - September 1926 (AAMC.101c) Baghdad - England flown cover, carried by Alan Cobham on his return journey from Australia. With him on the return flight were A.H. Ward (mechanic) and C. Capel (passenger). His aircraft touched down on the Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament on 1st October. [110 carried]. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 116 25 Sept.1926 (AAMC.102) A cover flown and signed by Group Captain Richard Williams on his survey flight from Melbourne to various Pacific Islands in a DH50A seaplane. The intention was to follow the east coast as far as Thursday Island and then via Papua, New Britain and the Solomon Islands to the New Hebrides and New Caledonia before turning east again for Fiji and Samoa. Engine trouble and sickness caused the crew of Williams, McIntyre and Trist to fly no further than Tulagi in the Solomons an SymbolC View details Estimate$17,500 - $20,000Price Realized$16,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 117 25 Sept.1926 (AAMC.102) Another example of the Williams covers, as above. This one addressed to the Air Board, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne and also signed by Richard Williams. With datestamps of "THURSDAY ISLAND 10 OC 26", "KIETA 31 OC 26" and "SAMARAI 29 NOV 26". An exceptional piece. Provenace: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. SymbolC View details Estimate$20,000 - $25,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 118 1927 QANTAS issued booklet with reddish-brown covers [see AAMC.107b; Frommer 25] containing 3 panes of 8 units the black on red "See Western Queensland" airmail labels; issued at the time of the July flights, the route details include Normanton and Cloncurry. Very fine, complete and extremely scarce - only the 2nd example we have offered in 45 years! Provenance: E. A. Crome SymbolB ** View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$1,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 119 1927 (AAMC.107b; Frommer 25) QANTAS vignette black on red inscribed 'See/BY AIR MAIL/Western Queensland', strip of 6 in black on buff booklet covers, no staples. SymbolB ** View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 120 14 Oct. 1927 (AAMC.111 & 113b) England - Australia, two intermediate covers carried by Capt WA Lancaster and Mrs Keith Miller in an Avro Avian, the former to Australia with India KGV 1a brown (2) tied 'PARK STREET/20DEC27/CALCUTTA' and special 'Map' airmail label signed by both pilots with Australia KGV 1d green affixed tied Darwin NT '21MAR28' on arrival; the latter to Burma with India KGV 1a brown and special label both tied Calcutta '18DEC27' datestamp signed 'JM Keith Miller' SymbolC View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$900StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 121 14 Oct. 1927 (AAMC.112) England - Australia intermediate cover from Northern Territory to Victoria endorsed "Carried by Captain Lancaster and Mrs Keith Miller from Darwin to Charleville, then by ordinary mail to destination" with KGV 1½d red (3) tied 'CHARLEVILLE/28MR28/QUEENSLAND' datestamps on arrival with red R label affixed alongside and signed by pilot "WA Lancaster" on face, TOOWOOMBA '27MR28' transit and MELBOURNE '29MR28" arrival datestamps on back, Cat $1,000. [12 flown] SymbolC View details Estimate$700 - $900Price Realized$550StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 122 14 Oct. 1927 (AAMC.113c) England - Australia intermediate cover to Philippines endorsed "Via Singapore By Air" carried by Capt WA Lancaster and Mrs Keith Miller in an Avro Avian with India KGV ½a green (3) tied 'PARK STREET/18DEC27/CALCUTTA' also tying special 'BY AIR FROM CALCUTTA' Map airmail label, flown to Singapore with 'ORCHARD ROAD/9JA/1928/SINGAPORE' transit datestamp and onwards by ship with 'MANILA, P.I./JAN25/1928' arrival on back, Cat. $1000 (12 flown). SymbolC View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$1,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 123 Oct.1927 - June 1928 (AAMC.115c) Calcutta - Akyb intermediate stage flown cover, carried by Group Captain Cave-Brown-Cave in command of a flight of four "Southampton" flying boats while en route from England to Australia. [152 carried on this leg.]. Provenance: Nelson Eustis SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 124 7 Feb. 1928 (AAMC.116) England - Australia cover front carried by Bert Hinkler on his record-breaking solo flight for delivery to EJ Hart, editor of the Australian 'Aircraft' journal, originally sent to the Royal Aero Club, London with Great Britain KGV 1d red and ½d green tied 'HAMPSTEAD SO NW3/4JA/28', after arrival in Australia Hinkler signed and endorsed the cover "Per Avro Avian G-EBVO/carried from London to Melbourne/by B Hinkler" and drew a sketch map of the route below this, SymbolC View details Estimate$6,000 - $7,500Price Realized$6,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 125 22 Feb.1928 (AAMC.119) Darwin - Bundaberg registered cover, flown by Bert Hinkler and endorsed by him "Carried by Aeroplane Avian G-EBOV Darwin - Bundaberg" followed by his signature. He arrived at Bundaberg, his home-town on February 27th and all covers were postmarked on the 29th. [12 flown on this final leg.]. Cat.$2500++ Provenace: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. SymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 126 28 May 1928 (AAMC.121) Darwin - Broome registered cover flown, signed and endorsed by Wing Commander L.J. Wackett in the Widgeon II Amphibian which he designed and built. On May 28 he carried 4 covers from Darwin to Broome where they were forwarded onwards by registered post. Wackett waited in Broome where he joined the RAF Far-East flying boats on 1st June, then continuing his flight around Australia, arriving at Mascot on 1st July. Ex Eustis & Frommer. SymbolC View details Estimate$3,000 - $4,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 127 31 May 1928 (AAMC.122) USA - Australia cover flown by Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, James Warner & Harry Lyon in the Fokker FV11B-3M 'Southern Cross' on the first crossing of the Pacific by air franked with USA Washington 2c tied 'OAKLAND/MAY29/ CALIF/1928' duplex cancel and Australia KGV 1½d x2 tied 'SYDNEY-39/14JE28/NSW' arrival cds alongside, plus enclosed Union Oil Company of California letter stating "... carried to Australia ... on the first trans-Pacific flight SymbolC View details Estimate$16,000 - $20,000Price Realized$13,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 128 31 May 1928 (AAMC.122a) USA - Australia cover addressed to Lieut CTP Ulm flown by Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, J Warner & H Lyon on the first crossing of the Pacific by air endorsed "Honolulu to Australia per the 'Southern Cross'/This Envelope was carried across the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to Australia" signed "Jas W Warner, Radio Opr" and also signed "C Kingsford Smith" and "Lieut Comdr Harry W Lyon, Navigator" alongside on face, franked with KGV 1½d black-brown SymbolC View details Estimate$8,000 - $10,000Price Realized$6,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 129 A RARE COVER FROM THE FIRST TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT: 8 June 1928 (AAMC.122b) Naselai Sands, Fiji - Eagle Farm, Brisbane cover flown by Kingsford Smith with Ulm, Lyon & Warner, on their epic trans - Pacific flight via Hawaii and Fiji in the 'Southern Cross', posted and cancelled in Sydney during the week after their arrival. The cover is signed by Kingsford Smith & the relief pilot Charles Ulm & is endorsed on reverse "From Mrs H.Marks" (Lady Mayoress of Suva) is one of only 6 carried on this leg SymbolC View details Estimate$12,500 - $15,000Price Realized$10,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 130 10 Sept.1928 (AAMC.124) Charles Kingsford Smith & Charles Ulm flew across the Tasman Sea for the first time in the "Southern Cross" on this date. This cover is one of 15 carried and is signed by both pilots as well as their crew, H.A. Litchfield and T.H. Williams. Although the Australian P.M.G. Department did not agree to send an official air mail, this cover was sent by the Department and was addressed to the Minister of Posts & Telegraphs in New Zealand. SymbolC View details Estimate$4,000 - $5,000Price Realized$3,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 131 13-14 October 1928 (AAMC.126) New Zealand (Blenheim) - Australia (Sydney) cover, flown aboard the "Southern Cross" on it's return flight following the triumph of the first crossing from west to east in September (see AAMC.124). The crew comprising of Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, H.A. Litchfield and T. McWilliams was the same; this rare cover being signed by Charles Ulm and addressed to his wife. [One of only 16 flown]. SymbolC View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Price Realized$2,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 132 30 Mar. 1929 (AAMC.131) Australia - England cover carried by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, HA Litchfield & T McWilliams on the 'Coffee Royal incident' flight endorsed 'Per Squadron-Leader CE Kingsford Smith & Flight-Lieut CTP Ulm "SOUTHERN CROSS" AUSTRALIA/ENGLAND FLIGHT MARCH 1929' signed "C Kingsford-Smith" and "CTP Ulm" on face franked with KGV 1½d red tied 'RICHMOND/30MR29/NSW' datestamp, Cat $2,750. SymbolC View details Estimate$3,800 - $4,200Price Realized$3,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 133 Feb.1929 (Frommer 31c) Qantas black/red rouletted vignette 'BY AIR MAIL / See Western Queensland': exploded booklet comprising covers & three panes of 8 (one lacks 2 units) otherwise complete with selvedge at top (some faults to panes including adhesion). Rare, only 3 booklets recorded. Provenance: Tom Frommer SymbolB ** * View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$900StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 134 29 Oct.1929 (AAMC.145) Streaky Bay - Adelaide cover, flown for Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd. on their first service via Kyancutta with special boxed cachet. Cat.$550. With special vignette (black on yellow stock) affixed on reverse. A superb example in all respects. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$340StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 135 Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette (black on pink), block.(4). Extremely rare in multiples. Cat.$750. Provenace: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. Symbol* ** View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! Lot 136 Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette Symbol(*) View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! Lot 137 Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette Symbol* View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot 138 Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette (black on deep blue), block (4). Very fine Unused. Extremely rare multiple. Cat.$750. Provenace: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. Symbol(*) View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! Lot 139 19 Nov.1929 (AAMC.145) Streaky Bay - Adelaide cover, flown for Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd. flown via Kyancutta with special boxed cachet. Cat.$550. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot 140 2 Jan.1930 (AAMC.149) Brisbane - Sydney cover, flown by Ulm & Sheppard in the "Southern Sky" which crashed near Casino necessitating transfer to another plane; also with red & black vignette, as above (AAMC.149a, Frommer 41]. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 141 19 Feb.1930 (AAMC.152a) Camooweal - Anthonys Lagoon flown cover carried by A.A.S. to link with the newly established Qantas service from Brisbane and signed by the pilot, Frank Neale. Cat.$400+. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 142 19 Feb.1930 (AAMC.152a) Camooweal - Alexandria flown cover carried by A.A.S. to link with the newly established Qantas service from Brisbane and signed by the pilot, Frank Neale. Cat.$400+. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 143 20 Feb. 1930 (AAMC.152a) Camooweal - Brunette Downs cover, flown and signed by Frank Neale for Australian Aerial Services. [Small quantity flown]. Cat.$400+ SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 144 31 March 1930 (AAMC.155-56) Brisbane - Townsville and return, two flown covers carried by Queensland Air Navigation Co. on their inaugural flights over this route. Cat.$300. The service was short lived, with the last flights by QANC in January 1931; QANTAS took over the route and began flights in May 1931. SymbolC View details Quantity2Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Items per page 102550100 Previous|12|Next Previous 12 Next Previous 12 Next
