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 1-38 of 38. Previous|1|Next Lot 191 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Brazil - Accelerated By Airmail: 1929 (Sept. 14) Compagnie Générale Aéropostale cover from Rio de Janeiro to Sydney bearing aggregate franking of 3,000r, typewritten 'PAR AVION VIA TOULOUSE', conveyed by Air France, rate representing UPU 500r + airmail surcharge 2,500r per 5gms, Sydney (Oct. 25) backstamp. Attractive. SymbolC View details Estimate$240 - $300Price Realized$180StatusSold Lot 192 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Colombia - Accelerated By Airmail: 1929 (Aug 24) cover La Dorado, Caldas, Colombia to Coolangatta Queensland, sender has adapted an inscribed envelope (for a California automotive company) apparently as an economy measure, reverse bearing SCADTA (Sociedad Colombo Alemana de Transportes Aereos) airmail etiquette, tied by Barranquilla datestamp (Aug 26), handstamped 'D/Z' upper right apparently a Colombian interna SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 193 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: France - Accelerated By Airmail: 1910 (June 22) use to Sydney of attractive illustrated cover for Grande Semaine d'Aviation (English translation: 'Grand Week of Aviation') in Rouen, attended by the leading aviators of the day, bearing France 25c tied by Rouen datestamp, North Sydney (July 25) backstamp. [Whilst there is no proof this cover was airlifted at the event, such flown souvenirs were produced... SymbolC View details Estimate$450 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 194 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Germany - Accelerated By Airmail - 1928 (Oct. 10) corner card inscribed postcard Friedrichshafen to Sydney with Graf Zeppelin oval 'Mit/Luftschiff LZ127/befördert' handstamp in blue, bearing 1928 2Rm Graf Zeppelin for airmail surcharge to US and 15pf UPU postcard rate, 'MIT LUFTPOST' etiquette tied by datestamp, carried on LZ127 Graf Zeppelin Oct.11 flight to New York (Oct .16 arrival)... SymbolC View details Estimate$1,800 - $2,400StatusCLOSED! Lot 195 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Germany - Accelerated By Airmail: 1929 (Aug.15) remarkable commercial usage of cover (small flap faults) from Freidrichshafen to Sydney carried to Japan aboard Graf Zeppelin Round The World Flight (Aug 7-Sept 4), bearing 1928 Graf Zeppelin 2Rm pair (airmail surcharge) and 25pf (UPU rate), typewritten 'Mit Luftschiff ?Graf Zeppelin? bis Tokio', handstamped 'Friedrichshafen (Bodense) ? Tokio', and pictorial 'LUFTS SymbolC View details Estimate$2,400 - $3,000Price Realized$2,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 196 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Germany: 1932 (Jan. 30) cover Munich to Samarai Papua bearing 1926 Air 1m and 5pf endorsed for airmail Amsterdam-Medan, 1Rm05 franking representing the UPU 25pf rate plus airmail surcharge 80pf per 10gms, 'Mit Luftpost' etiquette with 'KARACHI/CANCELLED/10FEB32' applied thereover and manuscript 'Via Danashkodi' added at lower right, carried by KLM flight 63 arriving Danish East Indies Feb.14... SymbolC View details Estimate$240 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 197 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Germany: 1933 (Dec 5) real photo postcard from Grobschönau to Victoria franked aggregate 65pf for UPU 15pf (postcard) rate plus airmail surcharge 50pf, carried Imperial Airways flight IE246, the first to be extended from Rangoon to Singapore. Postcards accelerated by airmail in this early period very rare. SymbolC View details Estimate$240 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 198 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Germany: 1934 (Oct 21) real photo postcard (LZ127 Graf Zeppelin) to Melbourne carried to Friedrichshafen by Graf Zeppelin (arrived Oct 23), thence surface to Australia, franked 1Rm40 for UPU 15pf postcard rate plus airmail surcharge 1Rm25, appropriate handstamps applied. Extremely rare to Australia. [Message reads: '22 oct 1934/Flying to Europe/on the Zeppelin/I hope I can pay/you some day/a visit/Best regards/P SymbolC View details Estimate$1,600 - $2,000Price Realized$2,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 199 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Germany: 1936 (Apr.10) real photo postcard (LZ129 Hindenburg) to Perth carried to Friedrichshafen by Hindenburg on maiden voyage for the return flight from Brazil, thence surface to Australia, franked 1Rm50 which paid UPU 25pf letter rate (should have been 15pf for postcard) plus airmail surcharge 1Rm25, appropriate special datestamp and handstamp applied. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$1,150StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 200 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Great Britain - Accelerated By Airmail: 1911 (Sept. 9) first day use of deep dull green envelope (with insert) at inaugural British air mail service to Sydney. Two examples recorded in this colour to Australia. SymbolC View details Estimate$750 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 201 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Great Britain - Accelerated By Airmail: 1911 (Sept. 12 & 13) fourth and fifth day use of purple-brown postcards at inaugural British air mail service, to Sydney and Melbourne respectively, latter paid at ½d internal rate only and accordingly taxed 1d upon arrival. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! Lot 202 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Great Britain - Accelerated By Airmail: 1911 (Sept. 14) sixth day use of purple-brown postcard with Organizing Committee printed inscription on reverse for inaugural British air mail service, to Cessnock. The only recorded example of this special printing to Australia. SymbolC View details Estimate$750 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 203 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Great Britain - Interrupted Mail to Australia:1929 (Oct 24) cover London to Cohuna Victoria franked 4½d for 1½d Empire rate plus airmail surcharge 3d per oz to Iraq, boarded Oct 26 on Imperial Airways flight IE31, which was to experience dual aircraft incidents in Egypt: (i) City of Alexandria upon landing Oct 30 for refueling at Mersa Mutruh experienced a wingtip striking a buoy, the aircraft was damaged... SymbolC View details Estimate$1,600 - $2,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 204 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Gold Coast: 1938-39 covers from same correspondence Tarkwa to Mt Lawley (WA) bearing varying franking compositions for 1/9d per ½oz combined airmail rate with 1938 original perf issues, indications for Imperial Airways service including only known use to Australia of 'Per IMPERIAL/AIR MAIL' handstamp, later item with good strike Gold Coast censor hexagonal handstamp (code '5') in red... SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $400Price Realized$280StatusSold Lot 205 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Gold Coast: 1940-41 censored covers from Dunkwa and Accra to NSW at reduced 1/3d combined airmail rate per ½oz, reasonable strikes of Gold Coast censor hexagonal handstamps, codes '8' and '6', sealing tapes of distinct stocks, very scarce to this destination. SymbolC View details Estimate$320 - $360StatusCLOSED! Lot 206 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Iraq - Accelerated By Airmail: 1927 (Jan. 21) cover specially inscribed for Imperial Airways Basrah-Cairo airmail service addressed to Mt Duneed Victoria, bearing British Occupation of Iraq 1a block of six tied by Basrah double-circle (and Jan 23 Cairo arrival slogan), representing UPU 3a + airmail surcharge 1½a per 10gms x2, endorsed in pencil on front '1st Service'... SymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot 207 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Iraq - Accelerated By Airmail: 1929 (Oct. 31) registered cover Iraq to Cairns Queensland endorsed 'BAGHDAD-KARACHI' (minor contemporary ink stains) bearing British Occupation of Iraq 3a (2, one on reverse) and 6a tied by Sula Mani datestamp, 'SULAIMANI' blue/white provisional registration label, representing UPU 4½a rate (20-40gms) plus airmail surcharge 1½a per 10gms x3 plus 3a registration... SymbolC View details Estimate$450 - $600StatusCLOSED! Lot 208 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Iraq: 1941 (July 11) 'O.A.S.' cover to Melbourne franked 125f, stamps tied by 'FPO/Nº 48' datestamp, Unit and Field censor handstamps. SymbolC View details Estimate$140 - $180StatusCLOSED! Lot 209 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika: 1933 (Nov. 4) Thos Cook & Son Ltd (Nairobi) cover to branch in Melbourne franked aggregate 65c for combined airmail rate per ½oz to Cairo only, fine strike of 'PAR AVION/JUSQU'A CAIRO' handstamp applied at Nairobi, the only example recorded to Australia, carried by Imperial Airways service (flight AN140), backstamped Cairo, Port Said. Important item. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 210 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika:1933 (Nov. 28) use of QSL card from Nairobi to Colac Victoria endorsed 'BY AIR/MAIL/VIA CAPETOWN' and bearing 25c franking for combined airmail postcard rate, carried by Imperial Airways service to Cape Town (flight AS143), extremely early and rare use of airmail postcard. SymbolC View details Estimate$260 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 211 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika: 1940-41 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE' covers from same correspondence to Goulburn NSW, varying compositions for civilian 1s30 single rate, 'APO/U/MPK/6' and 'APS/EAF' datestamps, both with 'PASSED/BY/MILITARY/CENSOR/No 258' duly signed and earlier additionally with boxed handstamp 'OHMS/N 258/MILITARY/FRANKED', one little roughly opened, very scarce pair. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$260 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 212 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Lithuania: 1937-38 D. Fain (Kaunas) covers to Henry B Smith Melbourne, varying compositions for 3L40 rate (UPU 60c plus airmail surcharge 2L80 per 10gms), two types of 'Par avion' etiquette, one with currency control tape affixed to reverse (tied by Kaunas datestamp), backstampings of Berlin and Melbourne, unusually fine aside from couple small stains. (3) SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 213 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Malaya - Straits Settlements: 1940 (Sept. 28) Fraser & Co (Singapore) dual censored cover to Brisbane with unusual franking composition for 55c combined airmail rate, comprising (front and reverse) 1c, 2c (11) and 4c block of eight, triangular 'PASSED FOR/TRANSMISSION/49/SINGAPORE' handstamp, unusually in black rather than violet, additionally with Brisbane Censor tape/handstamp applied. Attractive. SymbolC View details Estimate$140 - $180Price Realized$110StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 214 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Malaya - Johore: 1937 (Dec. 23) use of formular Registered Letter Johore Bahru to Wahroonga NSW with typewritten 'QUANTAS' (sic), franked 25c and 40c for combined airmail rate 25c per ½oz x2 plus 15c registration, backstamped Singapore, Darwin, TPO 2 South NSW, and Relief 'ME/NSW' (Wahroonga). Fine and attractive. SymbolC View details Estimate$220 - $260StatusCLOSED! Lot 215 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Malta: 1931-32 covers from Valletta to Melbourne or Canowindra NSW franked 10½d and 4½d for double and single airmail surcharge to Italy (3d per ½oz), thence by surface to Australia, former registered and with three Australian backstamps, latter with bold double-circle 'AIR MAIL/MALTA' handstamp in violet. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 216 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Malta: 1944 (Feb. 7) registered cover Notabile to Babinda Queensland, redirected Brisbane, franked 4½d strip of four plus 1d tied by 'NOTABILE BO/MALTA' double-circle cds, scarce Malta 'OPENED BY/EXAMINER DD/26' tape and '1' within circle handstamp in violet, Perth, Babinda, Brisbane transit/arrivals. [Despite use of airmail, journey took virtually three months; such were the vagaries of wartime services] SymbolC View details Estimate$240 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 217 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Mozambique: 1940 (June 27) censored Blue Star Line cover from Lourenço Marques to Sydney redirected Double Bay franked aggregated 15E05, representing UPU 1E75 plus airmail surcharge 6E25 per 5gms x2 (overpaid), sent via Cairo where it joined BOAC service Horseshoe route (likely flight NE3), Egyptian Censor tape/handstamp. Extremely rare origin/destination. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 218 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherlands: 1938 (Jan. 7) Express airmail cover (255x170mm) Amsterdam to Argus newspaper Melbourne franked aggregate 17g92½, including Wilhelmina 5g x3 (including a pair), representing UPU 80c (180-200gms) rate plus airmail surcharge 40c per 5gms x42 plus 32½c Express delivery, backstamped Melbourne. Record pre-war franking to Australia. SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $450StatusCLOSED! Lot 219 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherland Antilles - Curacao: 1938 (Dec. 29) Lago Oil & Transport Co (Aruba) St Nicolaas registered cover to Canberra bearing 1931 Air 60c pair, handstamped 'PAR AVION JUSQU'AUX E.U.A./BY AIRMAIL TO U.S.A.', rate representing KLM service UPU 15c plus airmail surcharge 85c per 5gms to USA via Puerto Rico plus 20c registration, backstamped Aruba Oranjestad (and with that registration label affixed), San Juan, Mia SymbolC View details Estimate$240 - $280StatusCLOSED! Lot 220 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherland Antilles - Curacao: 1941 (Dec. 12) Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken (Willemstad) dual censored cover to Sydney franked 1931 Air franking aggregate 1g30 for PanAm service UPU 15c plus airmail surcharge 1g15 per 5gms, triangular Curaçao Censor handstamp, Sydney Censor tape/handstamp applied upon arrival, trifle creased. SymbolC View details Estimate$140 - $180StatusCLOSED! Lot 221 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Netherland Indies: 1940 (June 25) censored cover Medan to Melbourne franked 35c carried on inaugural Horseshoe flight, a rare commercial intermediate, confirmed by Melbourne Club arrival time clock (Jul 1), rare 'Militaire/(arms)/Censuur - Medan' label and handstamped '2' lower right corner, small blemishes, AAMC.903d. SymbolC View details Estimate$240 - $280StatusCLOSED! Lot 222 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Nicaragua: 1932 (Feb. 27) The Anglo-South American Bank (Managua) registered cover to Sydney bearing aggregate franking (both sides) 1cor27½ for airmail to USA only, backstamped San Francisco, Sydney, very early and attractive. SymbolC View details Estimate$140 - $180StatusCLOSED! Lot 223 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: North Borneo: 1940 (Oct. 29) censored cover from Kudat to Sydney endorsed 'By BOAC' for Horseshoe route, bearing aggregate franking of 60c for post-EAMS combined airmail rate 60c per ½oz, rare framed 'PASSED BY/12/CENSOR/NORTH BORNEO' handstamp. SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $450StatusCLOSED! Lot 224 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Poland: 1934 (Aug-Nov) Markus Silberberg (Lodz) covers to Henry B Smith (Melbourne), with attractive franking compositions of 360g and 365g via Karachi Imperial Airways service (flights IE283 and 294), earlier with manuscript 'poczta lotnicza' on front and 'CHALLENGE 1934' segmented (Aug 21 1934) backstamp. (2) SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 225 Sudan: 1934 (Dec. 8) registered cover Khartoum to Brisbane, which joined the Imperial Airways first service to be extended from Singapore to Australia, AAMC #469f, bearing aggregate franking 10p20, representing 10p combined airmail rate per ½oz plus 20m registration, message on flap indicating this was commercial in nature, although typical of the era sender concludes with 'Keep this envelope as a curio SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $240Price Realized$140StatusSold Lot 226 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Switzerland 1937 (July-Aug.) trio of attractive frankings featuring 1923 Air and/or 1936-37 Surcharges, rated 1f90, 2f70 and 3f80 (registered), last with pair 'AROSA' poster stamps on reverse. (3) SymbolC View details Estimate$160 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 227 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: United States - Accelerated By Airmail: 1926 (Nov. 22) cover San Diego to Sydney with handstamped 'Via Air Mail' paid at 24c for airmail service California-New York for connection to Trans-Atlantic liner, the next air link in that direction being the RAF conducted Cairo-Baghdad service, backstamped San Francisco. The only example of this rate to Australia recorded by the vendor. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! Lot 228 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Commercial Airmail Inwards to Australasia: Yugoslavia: 1938 (Nov. 26) registered cover from Samobor to Melbourne bearing 25d50 aggregate franking, comprising 1937 Air 2d50 x2, 10d pair and 50p, representing UPU 3d rate plus airmail surcharge 19d50 per 10gms plus 3d registration, backstamped Samobor, Zemun, Athens, Sydney, Melbourne, Camberwell. SymbolC View details Estimate$140 - $180StatusCLOSED! 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