Stamps, Coins & Postal History 06 27, 2021 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 1-50 of 50. Previous|1|Next Image Lot # Item Title Quantity Time Left Your Bids 259 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1931-34 selection including 1931 Australia-Java AAMC.204, 1934 (Apr.) Australia-NZ-Australia AAMC.371 (4), 1934 (July) Australia-Papua, Papua-Australia (2), Australia-Papua-Australia (3) & Australia-New Guinea-Australia (2), 1934 (Nov.) Melbourne-Portland postcard AAMC.461 (2), 1934 Australia-England AAMC.470 (4); also New Zealand 1934 (Feb.) NZ-Australia NZAMC.81e; some with mild toning, condition generally good to fine. SymbolC Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$140StatusSold View details 260 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Price Realized$1,000StatusSold View details 261 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Estimate$2,000 - $2,500StatusCLOSED! View details 262 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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. Cat.$550.Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. SymbolPC Estimate$300 - $350Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 263 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 11 Aug.1919 (AAMC.22a) Minlaton - Adelaide Harry Butler card, carried on the return flight and cancelled on arrival 12 AU 19. The return flight mail was much smaller than that carried on the outward flight. Cat.$750. SymbolPC Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$360StatusSold View details 264 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : Aug.1919 (AAMC.22aa.) Adelaide - Minlaton flights by Harry Butler: Aug.1919 (AAMC.22aa) souvenir postcard prepared for the flights. Unused. SymbolC Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSold View details 265 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Estimate$2,200 - $2,800StatusCLOSED! View details 266 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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, SymbolC Estimate$10,000 - $12,500StatusCLOSED! View details 267 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Fro SymbolPC Estimate$6,000 - $8,000Price Realized$5,000StatusSold View details 268 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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** Estimate$15,000 - $18,000StatusCLOSED! View details 269 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 30 July 1920 (AAMC.47) Melbourne - Traralgon 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. SymbolC Estimate$1,600 - $1,800Price Realized$1,700StatusSold View details 270 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Estimate$3,000 - $4,000StatusCLOSED! View details 271 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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** * Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusCLOSED! View details 272 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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* Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! View details 273 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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* Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusCLOSED! View details 274 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$600StatusSold View details 275 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$380StatusSold View details 276 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Estimate$900 - $1,200StatusCLOSED! View details 277 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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** Estimate$4,000 - $5,000StatusCLOSED! View details 278 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 SymbolC Estimate$7,500 - $10,000StatusCLOSED! View details 279 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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]. Cat.$2,000.Provenance: Nelson Eustis SymbolC Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Price Realized$1,300StatusSold View details 280 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Estimate$1,000 - $1,200Price Realized$750StatusSold View details 281 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : Australian Aerophilately - 22 July 1925 (AAMC.83) Sydney - Broken Hill flown cover carried by A.A.S. on their inaugural flight linking several new intermediates. Lovely 3-colour franking. Cat.$300. SymbolC Estimate$180 - $220StatusCLOSED! View details 282 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : ALAN COBHAM & DE HAVILLAND: A two-page display on De Havilland headed sheets, comprising of 3 original photographs; one of Cobham's DH50J Seaplane (G-EFBO) "to be used by Mr. Alan J. Cobham on his forthcoming flight to Australia"; one of Arthur Elloitt (who would die en route from a bullet wound) and another signed by Cobham. Estimate$300 - $350Price Realized$320StatusSold View details 283 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Estimate$3,500 - $4,000StatusCLOSED! View details 284 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 furthe SymbolC Estimate$16,000 - $18,000StatusCLOSED! View details 285 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 1 July 1927 (AAMC.106) Cloncurry - Normanton cover, flown by QANTAS, with 1½d Canberra corner strip of 3 tied/cancelled by 'CLONCURRY/30JE27' datestamps, signed by pilot Hudson Fysh and by the postmaster. [150 flown]. SymbolC Estimate$140 - $180Price Realized$120StatusSold View details 286 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 SymbolC Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$500StatusSold View details 287 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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++ Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. SymbolC Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$2,000StatusSold View details 288 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 SymbolC Estimate$10,000 - $15,000StatusCLOSED! View details 289 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 Estimate$4,000 - $5,000Price Realized$3,200StatusSold View details 290 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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. SymbolC Estimate$3,000 - $4,000Price Realized$3,600StatusSold View details 291 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette (black on yellow), block (4), no gum. Extremely scarce multiple. Cat.$750. Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. Symbol(*) Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! View details 292 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette (black on deep red), block (4). Mint. An extremely rare multiple which cost $873 when last sold by public auction. Cat.$750. Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. Symbol* Estimate$500 - $600StatusCLOSED! View details 293 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : Australian Aerophilately - 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 Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! View details 294 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : Australian Aerophilately - 19 Feb.1930 (AAMC.152a) Brunette Downs - Camooweal 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 Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! View details 295 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 1929 3d Green Airmail: Presentation Die Proof in the issued colour, on thick stock, 215 x 167mm. One of 12 produced from a special 1-on plate for presentation to the six members of the stamp design committee as well as associated dignitaries. [AAMC.163f; ACSC.134DP(2) - "Of the eleven proofs prepared, five have been traced..."]. An exceptional item. Provenance: Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, March 2003, Lot 158 : $8,740 incl. BP. SymbolP Estimate$7,500 - $10,000StatusCLOSED! View details 296 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 9 Oct. 1930 (AAMC.171a) England - Australia intermediate cover flown by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the Southern Cross Junior endorsed 'ROME to AUSTRALIA/via the "SOUTHERN CROSS"' and signed "C Kingsford-Smith" on face, franked with Italian stamps tied 'ROMA/AEROPORTO DEL LITTORIO-POSTA AEREA' datestamps, fine condition, Cat $3000. Ex Frommer, sold for $3100+ in the September 2016 sale of his Grand Prix Pioneer Australian Air Mails Collection. SymbolC Estimate$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$1,800StatusSold View details 297 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : May 1931 (AAMC.202c; Frommer 36c) Qantas white/blue vignette 'By Air Mail / NORTH QUEENSLAND Australia's Winter Playground': complete booklet comprising of three strips of 8 with black on mauve cover, no staple. Believed to be the only surviving example of this booklet prepared in anticipation of Qantas starting to fly this route in May 1931. SymbolB ** Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$650StatusSold View details 298 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 11-12 May 1934 (AAMC.379) Australia - New Zealand Goodwill Flight cover #211, carried by the "Faith in Australia" and signed by the pilot, Charles Ulm. Cat.$250. SymbolC Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$180StatusSold View details 299 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 7 - 14 August 1934 (AAMC.396) Round Australia cover carried from Adelaide to Adelaide aboard "My Hildegarde" and signed by the pilot, James Melrose. Melrose flew eastward and concluded his journey in the record time of seven days. [only 6 covers prepared by Eustis were flown on the round trip]. [NB. This is the cover illustrated in AAMC at p.72]. Provenance: Lucien Toutounji. SymbolC Estimate$1,250 - $1,500Price Realized$2,000StatusSold View details 300 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 20 October 1934 (AAMC.438) MacRobertson Air Race cover carried by Hewitt, Kay & Stewart and signed by C.E.Kay. SymbolC Estimate$120 - $150Price Realized$90StatusSold View details 301 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : October 1934 (AAMC.451a) MacRobertson Air Race cover flown by J.H Wright and J. Polando from Mildenhall to Abadan with large cachet signed by Wright, G.B 1½d cancelled at Mildenhall Aerodrome (skeleton c.d.s, Oct. 20) and Persia 30d cancelled at Abadan, posted to Utica New York with arrival backstamp. 179 Covers flown to Abadan, but 110 of these were destroyed. Wright and Polando withdrew from the race at Calcutta due to engine trouble. SymbolC Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$480StatusSold View details 302 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 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 SymbolC ** Estimate$2,400 - $2,800Price Realized$1,900StatusSold View details 303 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 16 Dec.1936 (AAMC.664-696) Brisbane - Adelaide South Australian Centenary Air Race, the complete set of 33 covers individually prepared for each competitor in their respective aircraft including the Civil Aviation Department's Monospar piloted by Flt Lieut D Ross (AAMC.695) & the "Herald" Percival Monospar Gull (AAMC.696) piloted by Capt. P.G. Taylor, who both flew as officials not competitors, plus the unlisted cover prepared for CA Butler who was unable to compe SymbolC Estimate$5,000 - $7,500StatusCLOSED! View details 304 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE BRISBANE - ADELAIDE AIR RACE of DECEMBER 1936: 16-18 Dec.1936 (AAMC.666) Flown cover, carried and signed by C.D. Pratt and R.T. Vincent, entrants No.35 who flew a Klemm Eagle Monoplane. [One of only 18 covers carried]. Cat.$275 SymbolC Estimate$180 - $220StatusCLOSED! View details 305 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Australian Aerophilately - THE BRISBANE - ADELAIDE AIR RACE of DECEMBER 193616-18 Dec.1936 (AAMC.675) Flown cover, carried and signed by A.H. Tweedle, entrant No.23 who flew an Avro Avian "Gannett". [One of only 18 covers carried]. Cat.$275 SymbolC Estimate$180 - $220StatusCLOSED! View details 306 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Dec.1941 large-part distressed airmail cover-front to England with KGVI 3d x2 - singed, a third missing - tied by 'AIF FIELD PO/NO 24' cds in use at Hama in Lebanon (Proud "Not Seen€), endorsed "Accidentally Burned/ in Transit/28.12.41 [initials]", remnants of four British PO repair labels. [On 27.12.1941, a bag of mail was damaged in transit between FPO 24 & FPO 21 at Rayak in Syria. This new discovery is believed to be SymbolC Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$400StatusSold View details 307 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 18 & 23 Dec.1942 (AAMC.950 & 951) Sydney - Mornington Island and Brisbane - Mornington Island Qantas Christmas mail covers, flown and signed by Captain W.H. Crowther and dropped by parachute over the island; both with special vignettes and signed verso by the Officer in Charge. (2). SymbolC Estimate$250 - $300StatusCLOSED! View details 308 Aerophilately & Flight Covers : 13 Mar. 1954 (AAMC.1337) BOAC "Belfast" Singapore crash covers to England; one bearing the 2/- Royal Visit from HOBART; the other with 4 x 6d Kookas from MELBOURNE. Both covers with boxed red "SALVAFGED MAIL" cachet. Cat.$200. SymbolC Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next
