Stamps, Coins & Postal History (#479) 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 1-44 of 44. Previous|1|Next Lot 402 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 16-18 July 1914 (AAMC.3) Melbourne - Sydney special postcard carried by Maurice Guillaux on Australia's first Official airmail flight; with 1d Engrave tied by the oval AERIAL MAIL cachet in violet; SYDNEY arrival cds and POWLETT RIVER cds at final destination. Very fine condition. View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolPC Lot 403 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1917 THE BASIL WATSON FLIGHTS: Official Souvenir Programme titled "Exhibition of Aviation by Basil Watson - Australia's Brilliant Aviator." 12 pages plus covers, the 'aerial mail' cards carried on the February 1917 flights (Eustis 10 - 14) are advertised on page 9 ("All cards carried will bear the Australian Aerial Mail post mark and the aviator's signature..."; with several advertisements (Shell benzine, Hutton's Hams & Bacon, The Mutual Leather Coat, U View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$320StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 404 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: A CORRESPONDENCE WITH KEITH SMITH: 1917 - 1926, A group of letters and postcards, six items in all, all addressed and written by Keith Smith to his friend, B.R. Stevenson (who he addresses as "Steve"), an employee of Elder, Smith & Co., Adelaide: View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$420StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 405 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. View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500StatusCLOSED! SymbolPC Lot 406 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, View details Estimate$9,000 - $12,000StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 407 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 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." View details Estimate$6,000 - $8,000Price Realized$6,400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 408 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE "HERALD AND WEEKLY TIMES" EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT FROM MELBOURNE TO GIPPSLAND: 30 July 1920 (AAMC.47) Melbourne - Traralgon flown cover with "By HERALD AERIAL DELIVERY" vignette attractively tied to rear. The Armstrong Whitworth belonging to Aviation Ltd., was piloted by Captain E.W. Leggatt. Cat.$2000. Captured by the Germans on 9 August 1916, Leggatt was one of ten men who made a successful escape through an underground tunnel at Holzminden Prisoner o View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$1,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 409 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 17 April 1922 (AAMC.64 & 64a) Geelong - Melbourne, Herald & Weekly Times flown cover with "Herald / Air Mail" vignette in deep blue tied by GEELONG machine cancel which also ties a 2d KGV. Addressed to Mornington, with MORNINGTON arrival cds on the reverse, and displayed on an exhibit page with an unused "Herald" vignette. (2 items). Provenance: Captain J.H. Love Collection. View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,500Price Realized$1,050StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 410 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 7 June 1924 (AAMC.72) Sydney - Adelaide registered flown cover carried on the inaugural service by Australian Aerial Services, with Adelaide arrival cds. View details Estimate$300 - $350StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 411 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. View details Estimate$3,000 - $4,000Price Realized$2,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 412 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Oct.1927 - Mar.1928 (AAMC.112) Darwin - Charleville registered cover, flown by Captain W.A. Lancaster & Mrs Keith Miller on the final leg of their flight from England in their Avro Avian 111. The cover is signed at left by Lancaster and was then forwarded by regular mail to the addressee in Melbourne, arriving 4 days later. Rare. Cat.$1000+. Mrs Miller was the first woman to travel by air from England to Australia. View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$560StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 413 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: May - June 1929 series of flown covers, all self-addressed to J.C. Westhoven, Deputy Director, Posts & Telegraphs, Melbourne and utilizing the services of A.A.S. and the newly established QANTAS routes. Despatches from Narrandera, Broken Hill, Toowoomba, Longreach, Roma, Tambo, Winton, Blackall, Camooweal & Mt. Isa. All correctly franked at 4½d. (10). View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 414 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: The June 1929 inaugural flights by W.A. Airways Ltd.: (AAMC.137a) Ceduna - Adelaide, and Kalgoorlie - Perth flown intermediates; the latter cover addressed to Germany with BERLIN arrival cds of 8 July. (2 covers). View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! Lot 415 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: EYRE PENINSULA AIRWAYS INAUGURAL FLIGHTS: 19 August 1929 (AAMC.143a) Wallaroo - Cowell flown cover, carried on the Junkers F13 VH-UKW and signed by the pilot, James Mollison. One of only two covers carried on this leg, both signed by the pilot. Cat.$600. View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 416 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1-2 May 1931 (AAMC.198 & 198a) Melbourne - Hobart registered cover flown on the first southbound service by A.N.A. Ltd; together with a Launceston - Melbourne registered flown cover carried on the first northbound service; both with arrival backstamps, commemorative cachets in violet and appropriate registration labels. (2). View details Estimate$120 - $150Price Realized$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 417 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1 May 1931 (AAMC.198a) Launceston - Hobart and Launceston - Melbourne flown covers, carried on the inaugural A.N.A. Ltd. services, (2). View details Estimate$80 - $100Price Realized$80StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 418 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: FRANCIS CHICHESTER FLOWN COVER: July 1931 (AAMC.210) 2d KGV Envelope (+ 3d Air + 1d KGV) cancelled at THURSDAY ISLAND at the start of Chichester's planned flight to JAPAN; with MANILA transit and JAPANESE arrival backstamps. Endorsed "No 75" in Chicheter's hand and signed verso beneath a hand stamped explanation of the termination of the flight at "Japan and no further owing to total wreck there of my plane." Cat.$525. View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 419 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Nov.1931 (AAMC.219) Darwin - Camooweal, flown cover, signed by the pilot, C.A. Butler and bearing the MT.LAWLEY arrival cds of the ultimate addressee. Butler had also carried a very small mail aboard his Comper Swift G-ABRE, at the time, the smallest plane to successfully fly from England to Australia. [Only 14 flown this leg]. Cat.$750. View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 420 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 19 Nov.1931 (AAMC.222) Australia-England ANA first All-Australian flight (2), one Hobart registered with REGISTERED HOBART '19NO31' datestamps cancelling Kingford Smith set plus 6d Airmail, re-registered in London for return flight with HOBART '23JA32' arrival backstamp; the second cover festooned with KGV ½d green (6) & 1½d browns (10) shades, plus ½d orange and 6d Kingsford Smith Airmail pair, noting varieties "Barb on fraction bar at right" [4R40] View details Estimate$120 - $160Price Realized$120StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 421 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]. cat.$850+. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 422 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 13 Jan. 1934 (AAMC.350) Australia - New Zealand cover, flown aboard the third Trans-Tasman flight in the "Southern Cross" with Kingsford Smith, Taylor, Pethybridge and Stannage making up the crew. Postmarked on departure and arrival. View details Estimate$350 - $400Price Realized$380StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 423 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: KINGSFORD SMITH & THE SOUTHERN CROSS FLY TO NEW ZEALAND: January 1934 (AAMC.350): A Kingsford Smith Air Service Ltd envelope carried on the third trans-Tasman flight in the "Southern Cross", cancelled before departure at MASCOT on January 12th, and cancelled on arrival at NEW PLYMOUTH on January 15th. The envelope, part of a very small mail carried on the flight is signed by Kingsford Smith. Other crew members were P.G. Taylor, T. Pethybridge and John St View details Estimate$500 - $600Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 424 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 11 May 1934 (AAMC.379) Australia - New Zealand "Faith in Australia" Goodwill Flight cover, signed by the pilot, Charles Ulm, being $124 of 250 flown. Sydney departure and Wellington arrival postmarks. View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 425 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 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 back to England with 6d Air, Victorian Centenary 2d and 3d pair tied by 'REGISTERED/24OC34/MELBOURNE' datestamp with black/blue registration label alongside, fine condition; 100 flown - Cat. $1,250. View details Estimate$600 - $750Price Realized$480StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 426 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: October 1934 (AAMC.434) MacRobertson Air Race cover, flown and signed by Roscoe Turner, who came 3rd in the race from London to Melbourne. View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 427 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 20 Oct.1934 (AAMC.438) MacRobertson Air Race cover, flown and signed by Cyrus Kay in his Dragon DH89 Rapide "Tainui". Cat.$150. View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 428 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 20 Oct. 1934 MacRobertson Air Race (AAMC.444) Holland-Australia official mail carried on KLM DC2 'Uiver', stamps tied by HAARLEM '17X/1934'; datestamps, flight time of 90 hours 13minutes confirmed by MELBOURNE '24OC34' arrival backstamp. Also a real-photo unused postcard showing a plaque dedicated by citizens of The Netherlands to inhabitants of Albury for allowing the Uiver to land in Albury during in the Race when in great danger. View details Estimate$250 - $350Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC PC Lot 429 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Dec.1934 (AAMC.470c) Special cover prepared for the opening of the Australia - England service by QANTAS and IA, carried internally from NORMANTON (6/12) via LONGREACH (8/12) to DALY WATERS (12/12); with all appropriate cds's. A scarce despatch. View details Estimate$50 - $75Price Realized$110StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 430 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: "THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE 'SOUTHERN CROSS'": 18 July 1935 (AAMC.514 & 515) comprising covers numbered '46', '49', and consecutively numbered '88' & '89', cover '46' with a IMPERFORATE SPECIAL VIGNETTE (rare on cover) and a personally written note from Ernie Crome on reverse, the others bearing a perforated vignette; all covers are signed by the seven personnel aboard this historic Mascot-Richmond short flight, View details Estimate$3,000 - $4,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 431 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: "THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE 'SOUTHERN CROSS'": A special envelope postmarked at RICHMOND on 18th July 1935 at the conclusion of the short flight from Mascot; signed by the pilot, Charles Kingsford Smith, bearing a perforated vignette and addressed to Ernie Crome. Accompanied by a QANTAS reproduction photograph of the "Southern Cross" in flight. Also, a B.D.V. cigarette card featuring CKS. (3 items). View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 432 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: "THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE 'SOUTHERN CROSS'":18 July 1935 (AAMC.514) Sydney - Richmond Aerodrome flown cover, signed by the pilot "C Kingsford Smith", Cat $650. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 433 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: The Last Flight of the "Southern Cross" 18 July 1935 (AAMC.515) a cover (#30) carried from Mascot to Richmond, with special vignette showing the route the aeroplane had followed around the world; signed by Charles Kingsford Smith, Mary Kingsford Smith, P.G. Taylor, John Stannage and all other personnel on board. View details Estimate$900 - $1,200StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 434 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+ View details Estimate$500 - $600Price Realized$520StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 435 AUSTRALIA: 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 unabl View details Estimate$5,000 - $7,500StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 436 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 18 Apr.1938 (AAMC.804) Australia-England unofficial flight, flown by Harry Broadbent in the then record time of 5 days, 4 hours and 21 minutes. [40 flown], Cat. from $450. View details Estimate$220 - $260Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 437 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: December 1942 (AAMC.935 & 936) Sydney - Mornington Island and Brisbane - Mornington Island QANTAS flown Christmas mail covers with special vignettes; delivered by parachute. The Sydney cover signed by the pilot, W.H. Crowther; the Brisbane cover signed verso by the Missionary-in-Charge, R.E.Braunholz. [28 and 114 flown, respectively]. The Sydney 1942 cover is the scarcest of the series, with only 28 flown and fewer than 20 now accounted for. View details Estimate$800 - $1,200StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 438 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: QANTAS CHRISTMAS MAILS FROM SYDNEY TO MORNINGTON ISLAND: Dec.1942 (AAMC.950), Dec.1943 (AAMC.970) and Dec.1946 (AAMC.1089) special covers, each with special vignette; the first two signed by the pilots, the last signed by the Superintendent on the island. (3). Cat.$450. View details Estimate$300 - $350Price Realized$340StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 439 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]. View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 440 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 14 Oct. 1947 (AAMC.1113-1114) Sydney - Norfolk Island & return flown covers; both with special vignettes prepared for the QANTAS flights and both covers signed by the captain, L.R. Ambrose, who piloted the Lancastrian in both directions. (2 covers). View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 441 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 19 Dec.1949 (AAMC.1234) Mornington Island Christmas Mail special cover, flown for TAA and signed by the pilot, R.K. Crabbe and signed verso by the Mission Superintendent; with original TAA headed letter enclosed. (2 items). View details Estimate$80 - $100StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 442 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 27 Mar. 1950 (AAMC.1240) Bairnsdale - Melbourne first flight cover carried by A,N.A. DC3 Skyliner "Kanana", with arrival backstamp. Rarely seen example from this flight. View details Estimate$50 - $75Price Realized$80StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 443 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 14 March 1951 (AAMC.1271f) Australia - Easter Island flown cover, carried by Captain P.G. Taylor on his Special Survey Flight from Australia to Chile in his Catalina "Frigate Bird II"; ISLE DE PASCUA * CHILE" arrival cachet on front. Cat.$250. View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$190StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history SymbolC Lot 444 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 5-9 Sept.1953 (AAMC.1323 & 1325) Sydney - Hollandia and Hollandia - Sydney flown covers, each bearing the special Qantas first flight vignette and signed by the captain and crew, (2). View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusCLOSED! SymbolC Lot 445 AUSTRALIA: Rocket Mails: ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE ROCKET MAIL COVER No.1: 28 Oct.1935 (AAMC.R4a) Riverview - Moggill, flown cover with special vignette in blue tied by red cachet; carried on the failed "Zodiac" flight. Handstamped cover "1". View details Estimate$100 - $120Price Realized$80StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
