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Previous|1|Next Lot 270 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: AIRMAIL LABELS & VIGNETTES: selection including 1925 "Angel" vignette sheet of 15, Frommer.14b2 (upper-left unit defective, perf separations). 1931 New England Airways vignette Fr.38b sheet of 8, 1933 'Pigeongram' vignette complete sheet of 10, Fr.41b plus pair with INVERTED OVERPRINT Fr.41f, 1935 WASP vignette sheetlet of 6, Fr.48b, 1935 Southern Cross vignette sheetlet of 4, Fr.50b with dedication "For Doug Meadows from Ern Crome" (designer of the v Symbol** * View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$280StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 271 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 6 Aug.1919 (AAMC.21b) Adelaide - Minlaton Harry SymbolPC View details Estimate$400 - $450Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 272 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 26 August 1919 (AAMC.22e) A "Peace Bonds" leaflet (printed by A.J. Mullett, Gov't Printer, Melb.) dropped by World War One aviators over the major cities. Surviving examples are very rare. View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 273 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 3-4 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, with 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. Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection. SymbolC View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000Price Realized$2,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 274 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Nov 1919 - Feb 1920 (AAMC. 27e) A Bandar Abbas - Karachi "intermediate" cover flown by Ross & Keith Smith, with feint 3-line "PER VICKERS "VIMY" AEROPLANE TO AUSTRALIA" cachet and endorsed "By aerial Post" at left. Addressed to J.A. Hamilton, Superintendent Indo European Telegraphs, Karachi. Franked on reverse with 2x1a and ½a Indian stamps postmarked Bandar Abbas 24 NO 19 and backstamped Kimari and Karachi 25 NOV 19. SymbolC View details Estimate$10,000 - $15,000Price Realized$10,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 275 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27d) A Ross Smith "FIRST AERIAL POST" vignette, Mint with gum, with margins removed. Rare and fine. This is example M3 in Frommer's listing, illustrated at page 130. Symbol* View details Estimate$6,000 - $8,000Price Realized$4,800StatusSold Lot 276 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 17 Apr.1922 (AAMC.63, Frommer 5d1) "The Herald & Weekly Times" experimental air mail flight Melbourne - Geelong & return: cover to Geelong with two corner examples of the 'Herald Air Mail' vignette in light blue. Very few covers are recorded bearing multiple vignettes. Provenance: Tom Frommer Collection of Air Mail Labels & Vignettes 1920 - 1960, Charles Leski Auctions, May 2005. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Price Realized$1,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 277 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE FIRST MAIL DELIVERY FLIGHTS BY QANTAS: 5 Nov. 1922 (AAMC.66) Cloncurry - Longreach - Charleville inaugural flown cover; addressed to Wellington, New Zealand and bearing the first QANTAS special "AERIAL TRANSMISSION" red/white vignette. One of only 2 examples recorded address to New Zealand and one of only 10 recorded in total bearing the vignette. This example uniquely carried 70 years later and endorsed verso "Fred McKay, Passenger Re-enactment Fli SymbolC View details Estimate$10,000 - $12,500Price Realized$9,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 278 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: March 1923 (Frommer 9b & d) QANTAS black/green "BY AIR MAIL" vignette attractively used on an Aug.1924 cover from Longreach to Christchurch, New Zealand with mss certification of the "unofficial" label by the Chief Postmaster; displayed on an exhibit page with the front cover of the vignette booklet and accompanied by a vertical strip of 8 of the vignettes adhered to the back of an original booklet. (Some faults, but very rare.) SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$550StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 279 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Late 1923 (Frommer 10) QANTAS black & red on emerald-green vignette "BY AIR MAIL / See Western Queensland" attractively used on an April 1924 flown cover from Cloncurry to Mrs Hudson Fysh, at "Dahra", Longreach; displayed on an exhibit page together with the booklet covers ("The Spirit of the Times is in Aerial Travel.") and a strip of 7 of the vignettes. SymbolC View details Estimate$800 - $1,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 280 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1925 (Frommer 13) QANTAS black on red "BY AIR MAIL / See Western Queensland" vignette tied on Dec.1927 flown cover from Normanton via Cloncurry to Cairns additionally with boxed "FORWARDED BY AIR MAIL" cachet; accompanied on an exhibit page by the original booklet covers which contained the vignette ("AERIAL TRANSPORT means a general speeding up of your business.") together with a strip of 3 and a pair of unused vignettes. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600Price Realized$650StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 281 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 30 June 1930 (AAMC.67a) Perth - Reading, Pennsylvania USA, airmail cover bearing 3d Airmails (2) paying for the internal airmail leg + the Trans-Pacific by boat to San Francisco + US 5c Airmail (tied by Perth & Reading cds's) for air delivery to the East Coast. A fine example of this combination arrangement, which ended the following day. Cat.from $500. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$280StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 282 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1927-32 covers all with perforated QANTAS "Western Queensland" red/white vignettes (Frommer.15d) comprising 12 Nov. 1927 cover and 9 Dec. 1927 KGV 1½d Letter Card both showing use of 'FORWARDED/BY AIRMAIL' rectangular cachet (AAMC.91), used at McKinlay or at Camooweal respectively; also 1932 commercial long cover (vignette defective) addressed to Hudson Fysh with 1/- Large Lyrebird & 3d Harbour Bridge tied by 'MCKINLAY' datestamp; vignettes alone Cat. $ SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 283 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: July 1926 (AAMC.99a) Karachi - Calcutta flown cover, carried by Alan Cobham during his flight from England to Australia; bearing the special vignette tied by a "BY D.H. 50" handstamp and with arrival backstamp. [43 carried on this 2,200km leg]. Cat.$650. SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 284 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE PACIFIC ISLANDS SURVEY FLIGHT BY RICHARD WILLIAMS25 Sept.1926 (AAMC.102) A specially printed cover flown and signed by Group Captain Richard Williams on his survey flight which originated in Melbourne. This example addressed to the Air Board, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne with datestamps of "SYDNEY", "THURSDAY ISLAND 10 OC 26", "KIETA 31 OC 26" and "SAMARAI 29 NOV 26". An exceptional piece.Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Au SymbolC View details Estimate$17,500 - $20,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 285 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE FIRST FLIGHT FROM NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA: SymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$2,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 286 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE FIRST FLIGHT FROM NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA: 13 October 1928 (AAMC.126) Blenheim (N.Z.) - Sydney flown cover, carried on board the "Southern Cross" on the return flight to Australia. This cover, addressed to Mrs Kingsford Smith, is one of the few recorded to have been signed by both pilots, Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm. [Only 16 covers carried in total.] SymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$1,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 287 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1923-30 covers with perforated QANTAS "Western Queensland" red/black vignettes (Frommer. 17d) comprising 17 Apr. 1929 (AAMC.133a) CLONCURRY - CHARLEVILLE - BRISBANE registered with late use of 'FORWARDED/BY AIRMAIL' rectangular cachet (AAMC.91), addressed to New Zealand with 'TOKATOKA' arrival backstamp; 19 Feb. 1930 (AAMC.151) Camooweal - Daly Waters, addressed to Darwin (backstamp) re-directed to Brisbane; SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSold Lot 288 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 11 June 1929 (AAMC.139) cover to Germany with 3d Airmail & 1d KGV tied by 'KALGOORLIE/8JE29' datestamps, utilising the Perth-Adelaide flight departing Jun.11, flown by Chater & Heath, thence travelling by surface mail to destination, very fine 'BERLIN/8/7/29' arrival datestamp. SymbolC View details Estimate$70 - $90Price Realized$70StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 289 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 25 June 1929 (AAMC.142) flown cover from Australia to England per "Southern Cross" arriving 10 July. Franked with 8d in Australian stamps the cover is over-franked with 3x1½ British UPU stamps perforated AAO / Co of the Anglo-American Oil Co. and posted at Gt. Victoria St., London to the addressee at Staines with backstamps from both offices. Endorsed at left by Bassett-Taylor and signed by Kingsford Smith. SymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$3,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 290 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette (black on pale blue), block.(4). Extremely rare in blocks. Cat.$750. Symbol** * View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 291 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette (black on dark blue), block.(4). Extremely rare in blocks. Cat.$750. Symbol** * View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 292 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 19 Mar.1931 (AAMC.180) Melbourne-Sydney registered FDC carried aboard the "Southern Moon" piloted by Charles Kingsford Smith, with 2d and 6d Kingsford Smith issues tied by '19MR31 datestamps, earliest recorded use of Western Queensland Air Mail vignette (Frommer.38a); fine condition SymbolC View details Estimate$160 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSold Lot 293 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 4 April 1931 (AAMC.187) England - Australia flown cover, carried and signed by Charles Kingsford Smith; with Melbourne 29 APR arrival b/stamp; also, 7 Jan. 1932 (AAMC.245) England - Australia flown cover, carried and signed by Charles Kingsford Smith; with Sydney 21 JAN 1932 arrival b/stamp. Both covers with minor tone spots. (2). SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 294 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 4 Apr.1931 (AAMC.187zf) Straits Settlements - Australia registered flight cover piloted by Kingsford Smith & G.U. Allan, endorsed 'First All Australian Air Mail Service Singapore - Australia', SINGAPORE & SYDNEY '29AP31' backstamps; also 7 Jan. 1932 (AAMC.245a) flight endorsed "By Special Airmail Singapore/Australia, Per Southern Star", MELBOURNE '22JAN/1932' backstamp; plus 29 Dec. 1933 Singapore-London registered flight cover for Imperial Airways '1st SymbolC View details Estimate$180 - $220Price Realized$140StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 295 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 3 Dec.1931 (AAMC.228) (Darwin) - Birdum - Daly Waters cover, addressed to Mount Lawley (WA), with fine 'DARWIN/1DE/31 datestamp tying stamps, flown by Qantas to connect these centres during the rainy season when the overland route was under water, backstamped at DARWIN, CHARLEVILLE, TOOWOOMBA, SYDNEY, PERTH & MOUNT LAWLEY; Cat. $850. [Only 20 flown] SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 296 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 3-4 Dec.1931 (AAMC.228) Birdum - Daly Waters cover, addressed to Melbourne, with fine 'BIRDUM/3DE/31 datestamp tying stamp, flown by Qantas on the return leg of their temporary wet season contract service, signed by the pilot, Joseph N. Wilson. [Only 20 flown; very few signed]. SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 297 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1 Dec. 1931 (AAMC.295b) Birdum - Daly Waters registered cover addressed to Brisbane, endorsed "Carried by Pilot from Birdum" and signed "Joseph N. Wilson", flown by Qantas under their renewed contact to carry mail during the rainy season, DALY WATERS, CAMOOWEAL & REGISTERED/BRISBANE' backstamps; Cat. $400 [Only 12 flown]. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 298 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1 Oct.1934 (AAMC.422a) Sydney - Cape York cover, flown, endorsed and signed by the pilot, Sidney Marshall, in his Westland Widgeon III. This was the first leg of the return flight from Australia to Lae via Port Moresby. At a cost of £70, Marshall had arranged for a rough airstrip to be cleared at Somerset on Cape York, where he could refuel for his flight to Lae. [4 flown]. See also AAMC.P73a. Cat.$600++ SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600Price Realized$400StatusSold Lot 299 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE WINNING ENTRY IN THE MACROBERTSON AIR RACE October 1934 (AAMC.433) England - Australia MacRobertson Air Race cover carried by the winning entry DH66 Comet 'Grosvenor House' in a total elapsed time of 71 hours and signed by both pilots "CWA Scott" and "Tom Campbell Black" on the back. Posted on arrival and returned by registered mail to England with blue/black R label alongside adhesives, fine condition, Cat $1,250. Accompanied by an original photo p SymbolC PC View details Estimate$900 - $1,200StatusCLOSED! Lot 300 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 16 Nov.1934 (AAMC.461) Melbourne to Portland autogiro (helicopter) flown pictorial postcards, (10); a special event associated with the Centenary of Victoria Philatelic Exhibition at the Melbourne Town Hall, Nov.8 - 15. Cat.$750. SymbolPC View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 301 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 25 Mar.1935 (AAMC.495b. Frommer.48f1) WASP Airlines vignette full sheet of 6 in green and black, IMPERFORATE, upper left corner unit defective, gum adhesions affecting three units, Cat. $750; also perforated sheet of 6 MUH, and used single perforated example on Narromine - Sydney flight cover (AAMC.494), Symbol** * C View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$240StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 302 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: "The Last Flight of the Southern Cross": 18 July 1935 (AAMC.514, 515, 516e&f) collection comprising low-numbered covers #3 and #14 each bearing an imperforate or a perforated special vignette, both covers signed by all seven personnel aboard this historic short flight from Mascot to Richmond, namely pilots Charles Kingsford Smith and P.G.Taylor, who were accompanied by Mary Kingsford Smith, John Stannage, Beau Shiel, John Ulm & C.G.Scrimgeour (radio bro SymbolC ** View details Estimate$2,800 - $3,200StatusCLOSED! Lot 303 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 11-19 July 1935 (AAMC.519) Sydney - Thursday Island cover, flown by Stuart Campbell in a Short Scion S16 Seaplane which was being delivered to the Oroville Dredging Co. in Papua [6 flown]. [NB: The AAMC entry appears to be incorrect. A total of 12 covers were carried; only half terminating at Thursday Island for return to the sender, Ernest Crome.]. Cat.$1000+ SymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusCLOSED! Lot 304 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 22 July 1939 (AAMC.873) Adelaide - Dilli (Portuguese Timor) flown cover, carried and signed by Captain Cameron and the crew of the Guinea Airways Lockheed on their survey flight. Also signed by J.V. Fairbairn, Minister for Civil Aviation, who was on board as an observer. [Small mails carried]. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 305 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 31 July 1939 (AAMC.875) Melbourne - Wau, New Guinea flown cover, carried and signed by the pilot, Ray Parer, who was making a delivery flight of a Boeing Transport 40B (VH-ADX); cancelled on arrival at WAU 2 AUG 39. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$220StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 306 17-19 Jan. 1941 (AAMC.912) Australia - Dilli, Portuguese Timor, flown cover carried and signed by the pilot, H. B. Hussey on the QANTAS flying boat "Coriolanus" G-AETV. This was the first time Dilli had been included as an intermediate on the route to Singapore. [54 flown].The service was short-lived, being suspended in early December 1941 following the attack on Pearl Harbour. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSold Lot 307 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: PARACHUTE MAIL: 22 Dec.1941 (AAMC.935) Sydney - Mornington Island Christmas Mail cover carried by Qantas and signed by the pilot E.C. Sims, black/blue Qantas vignette, Dropped by parachute with signed acknowledgement on reverse; Cat. $950. [Only 28 flown] SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $450Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 308 MORNINGTON ISLAND PARACHUTE MAIL COVERS: 1941 from Brisbane (AAMC.936) signed by Sims; 1942 from Sydney & Brisbane (AAMC.950 & 51) signed by Crowther; 1943 from Sydney & Brisbane (AAMC.970 & 71) signed by Caldwell; and then the post-war resumed flights, 1946 (AAMC.1089) signed by McCarthy; 1947 (AAMC.1132) signed by Bruce; and 1948 (AAMC.1199) signed by Meares. (8 covers). Cat.$1275. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$550StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 309 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: PARACHUTE MAIL: Christmas Mail covers carried by Qantas to Mornington Island comprising 18 Dec. 1941 (AAMC.936) from Brisbane signed by pilot E.C. Sims; 23 Dec. 1942 (AAMC.950) from Sydney signed by pilot W.H. Crowther; 24 Dec. 1943 (AAMC.970 & 971) from Sydney and from Brisbane both signed by pilot K.G. Caldwell; 24 Dec. 1946 (AAMC.1089) from Sydney (not pilot signed), 24 Dec. 1948 (AAMC.1199) from Sydney signed by pilot R.D. Meares; SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$460StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 310 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE RETURN FLIGHT OF "THE FRIGATE BIRD"10 Nov.1944 (AAMC.982) Sydney - Fanning Island flown cover, registered & censored, 'POST OFFICE/13NOV44/FANNING ISLAND' arrival b/s, signed by the pilot "PG Taylor". Cat $650. [Only 15 covers flown]. SymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $400StatusCLOSED! Lot 311 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 14 Nov. 1953 (AAMC.1331-1332) First Regular Airmail Service covers between Sydney - Bangkok, signed by pilot Capt. J. Pollock or between Bangkok - Sydney (5), all signed by pilot Capt. J. Haylock; every cover with Qantas 30th Anniversary vignette and each with a different pictorial 'Fly by Qantas' or 'Fly by Kangaroo Service' label on reverse, Cat. $540. (6 covers) SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 312 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: HOVERCRAFT MAILS: 1963 - 1977 collection on annotated pages together with a copy of the listing from an earlier edition of the AAMC. Comprises 16 covers/cards/aerogrammes plus various other items. (22 items in total). SymbolC PC PS View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
