Coins, Banknotes & Stamps (#499) 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 1-67 of 67. Previous|1|Next Lot 793 AN ARCHIVE OF AMY JOHNSON MEMORABILIA. The archive comprises: a signed postcard of Johnson standing next to her DH60G Gipsy Moth; Amy Johnson's fur-lined leather flying helmet by Pike Brothers of Brisbane; a leather-bound and boxed "Presentation [album] to Miss Amy Johnson...from the New South Wales Masonic Club..." June 9th, 1930, with hand-coloured illustrations and tipped-in photographs; a Percy Marks leather ring presentation box (now empty) with gold lettering "TO MISS AMY JOHNSON. FROM THE View details Quantity6Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 794 AIRMAIL LABELS & VIGNETTES: An accumulation in 2 albums with official Post Office issues, aviation company and publicity issues. Noted 1920 "Herald" labels (4), red "PALS" label (1), 1925 "Angel" vignette (sheetlet of 15), 1937 Airmail Exhibition sheetlets (8), N.E.A.L. (complete sheet), QANTAS "See Western Queensland" labels, QANTAS pictorial labels, etc. (qty). View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$700StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 795 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$1,500 - $2,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 796 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$2,000 - $2,500StatusCLOSED! Lot 797 November - December 1919 (AAMC.27) A cover carried on the first flight from England to Australia, crewed by Ross & Keith Smith, Jim Bennett and Wally Shiers. With the rare "Ross Smith" vignette attractively tied by the special "FIRST AERIAL MAIL/RECEIVED" handstamp. with another alongside. Address to S.H. Long at Lake Macquarie. SymbolC View details Estimate$6,000 - $7,500Price Realized$5,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 798 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 View details Estimate$8,000 - $12,000Price Realized$7,500StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 799 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$12,500 - $15,000Price Realized$11,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 800 2019 First Aerial Post vignette, limited edition [#0392/1919] 24 carat gold coated Centenary Tribute in stunning display stand; with original paperwork and packaging. View details Estimate$80 - $100Price Realized$60StatusSold Lot 801 The Ross & Keith Smith Flight - England to Australia: A souvenir advertising fan produced by John Martin & Co. Ltd. (Adelaide Department store), thefront depicting a map of the route flown, the Smith brothers, the dates of their stops and the names of the crew members; Martin & Co advertising verso. A rare example. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 802 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 View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 803 10 Aug.1920 (AAMC.48c, Frommer 3b) For the "Herald & Weekly Times" experimental flight from Melbourne - Hamilton, a 'Herald Air Mail' vignette in brown was prepared; a complete sheetlet of 4 units (2*/2**) with selvedge. Extremely rare thus, only 3 blocks believed to exist.Provenance: Tom Frommer Grand Prix Gold Collection. Symbol** * View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 804 EARLY FLIGHT VIGNETTES: 1920 "Herald" in brown (AAMC.48a), 1920 "PALS" in red (AAMC.51c) and 1922 "HERALD" in dark blue (AAMC.64b), (3). Cat.$525, View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$160StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 805 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* View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 806 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 & blue 'Herald/Air Mail' label (Frommer #5a) affixed alongside; tied by Geelong machine cancel. Cat $1500. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,200Price Realized$800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 807 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$2,500 - $3,000Price Realized$2,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 808 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 View details Estimate$6,000 - $8,000Price Realized$4,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 809 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$500 - $600Price Realized$650StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 810 Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 2 June 1924 (AAMC.71) Adelaide - Sydney flown cover, carried on the first A.A.S. flight via Mildura, Hay and other intermediates. Cat.$550. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 811 7 June 1924 (AAMC.72) Sydney - Adelaide registered flown cover carried on the inaugural service by Australian Aerial Services, with Adelaide arrival cds. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$260StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 812 Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 2 June 1924 (AAMC.72a) Sydney - Hay flown cover carried by Australian Aerial Services Ltd on their new airmail service connecting Adelaide and Sydney, Cat $550+. A scarce intermediate with attractive 3-colour franking. SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 813 QANTAS AIRMAIL VIGNETTE PROOFS: 1924 (Frommer 11e1) "See Western Queensland BY AIR MAIL" strip of four IMPERFORATE proofs in red and black on yellow stock, (4). Extremely scarce. Cat. $1500.Believed to be unique. See Frommer Australian Air Mail Vignettes 1920 - 1960" View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$2,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 814 QANTAS AIRMAIL VIGNETTE PROOFS: 1924 (Frommer 11e2) "See Western Queensland BY AIR MAIL" strip of four IMPERFORATE proofs in black on yellow stock, (4). Extremely scarce. Cat. $1500.Believed to be unique. See Frommer Australian Air Mail Vignettes 1920 - 1960" View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$3,200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 815 QANTAS AIRMAIL VIGNETTE PROOFS: 1924 (Frommer 11e3) "See Western Queensland BY AIR MAIL" strip of three IMPERFORATE proofs in black on red stock, (3). Extremely scarce. Cat. $1200.Believed to be unique. See Frommer Australian Air Mail Vignettes 1920 - 1960" View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$3,400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 816 THE 1925 "ANGEL" VIGNETTE of AUSTRALIAN AERIAL SERVICES LTD: A complete booklet of 27 (3 panes of 9) together with front and back covers (AAMC.90b) together with a complete sheetlet of 15 with instructions in the lower margin (AAMC.90d); scarce and mainly fine. Cat.$775. SymbolB View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$420StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 817 1925 (AAMC.90e) Australian Aerial Service "Angel" vignette, horizontal pair, Imperforate vertically between; full gum. Ex. Frommer Collection. View details Estimate$100 - $150Price Realized$200StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 818 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$15,000 - $20,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 819 July 1927 (AAMC.107b; Frommer 17c) QANTAS black on red "See Western Queensland BY AIR MAIL" vignettes: a complete booklet (lacks staple only) comprising of 3 complete strips with top margins and the complete back and front covers. Cat.$1200.Extremely scarce. See Frommer "Australian Air Mail Vignettes 1920 - 1960" View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$480StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 820 July 1927 (Frommer 16b) QANTAS "FIRST FLIGHT / TH GULF AIR SERVICE / VISIT NORMANTON / FOR BIG GAME FISHING" black on red "BY AIR MAIL" vignette, complete booklet pane of eight units + top margin, Unused. Cat.$550. Ex. Tom Frommer Gold Medal Collection, 2003. View details Estimate$200 - $300Price Realized$950StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 821 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 View details Estimate$8,000 - $10,000Price Realized$7,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 822 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$2,000 - $2,500Price Realized$1,900StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 823 Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 17 April 1929 (AAMC.132a & 133a) Brisbane - Charleville - Normanton, and Brisbane - Toowoomba flown covers, both bearing the scarce "See Western Queensland" red airmail labels; both tied. (2). Cat.$400+. SymbolC View details Estimate$160 - $180Price Realized$180StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 824 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). SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $180StatusCLOSED! Lot 825 AIRMAIL LABELS & VIGNETTES 1929 - 1960: A wonderful group, mostly drawn from the Gold Medal Tom Frommer collection, which we auctioned in 2003 and now available for the the first time since then. Cat. $2600+. See full listing for details. View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Price Realized$1,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 826 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 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$300 - $400Price Realized$750StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 827 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 View details Estimate$5,000 - $7,500Price Realized$4,600StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 828 1931 to 1954 collection on annotated album pages, including Kingsford Smith set of 3 on an attractive 19 March 1931 FDC from Perth; May 1931 Melbourne to Launceston flown cover; May 1931 Sydney to Batavia flown cover; Dec.1932 Xmas mail from England; April 1934 Trans-Tasman covers; July 1935 Last flight of the Southern Cross signed cover; and a 1954 Constellation crash cover; etc. (28 items). SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$1,000StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 829 TWO COVERS SIGNED BY KINGSFORD SMITH: 4 April 1931 (AAMC.187) England - Australia flown cover, carried and signed by Kingsford Smith; with Melbourne 29 APR arrival b/stamp; also, 7 Jan. 1932 (AAMC.245) England - Australia flown cover, carried and signed by Kingsford Smith; with Sydney 21 JAN 1932 arrival b/stamp. (2). SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 830 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. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$360StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 831 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 postcard depicting the aviators and their... SymbolC PC View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$1,400StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 832 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. SymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 833 20 Oct.1934 (AAMC.438) MacRobertson Air Race cover, flown and signed by Cyrus Kay in his Dragon DH89 Rapide "Tainui". Cat.$150. SymbolC View details Estimate$80 - $100StatusCLOSED! Lot 834 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 20 October 1934 (AAMC.444) MacRobertson Air Race cover carried by the KLM Douglas DC2 "Uiver"; with red oval cachet and violet handstamp on front; large KLM oval cachet and Sydney arrival datestamp verso. SymbolC View details Estimate$80 - $100Price Realized$60StatusSold Lot 835 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 16 Nov.1934 (AAMC.461) Melbourne - Portland flown souvenir card #1176, carried by Autogiro and with the "AIRMAIL SOCIETY OF AUST. - MELBOURNE" blue cachet. SymbolPC View details Estimate$80 - $100StatusCLOSED! Lot 836 1935 (AAMC.495a & 495b) WASP Airlines vignettes in two complete sheetlets of 6 units; one sheet perforated (as normal) and one completely IMPERFORATE and signed by the designer, Ernie Crome; both with full gum and in superb condition. Cat.$825. [17 Imperforate sheets and 865 perforated were printed).Ex Tome Frommer Gold Medal Collection, 2003. Symbol** View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$460StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 837 "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, namely pilots Charles Kingsford Smith and P.G. Taylor, plus Mary Kingsford Smith... SymbolC View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000StatusCLOSED! Lot 838 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). SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusCLOSED! Lot 839 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. SymbolC View details Estimate$900 - $1,200StatusCLOSED! Lot 840 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 7 October 1935 (AAMC.537a) Canberra - Sydney - Darwin flown cover, carried by Holymans Airways, (New England Airways & Qantas) on the inaugural service from Melbourne via Canberra. A scarce example signed by the pilots, C.H. Scott and P.L. Taylor. SymbolC View details Estimate$80 - $100Price Realized$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 841 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 SymbolC View details Estimate$5,000 - $7,500Price Realized$3,800StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 842 Aerophilately & Flight Covers: THE BRISBANE - ADELAIDE AIR RACE of DECEMBER 1936: 16-18 Dec.1936 (AAMC.683) flown cover, carried and signed by R. Godsall, entrant No.27, who flew a DH80A Puss Moth. [One of only 12 covers carried]. Cat.$300. SymbolC View details Estimate$160 - $180StatusCLOSED! Lot 843 27 November 1938 (AAMC.834) "Calpurnia" crash mail cover from London; addressed to Melbourne; accompanied by the "Partington" slip explaining the reason for the delay in the delivery of the mail. One crew member and 2 passengers lost their lives. SymbolC D View details Estimate$80 - $100StatusCLOSED! Lot 844 18 Jan.1939 (AAMC.843) England - Tasmania cover retrieved from the crash of Guinea Airway's "Koronga", killing all personnel aboard. The cover bears the red handstamp "{Damaged in airline which crashed at Katherine River, North Australia." SymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 845 March 1940 (Frommer 56c) QANTAS airmail vignette booklet (lacks staple) with both covers and 3 complete panes of 8 vignettes plus blank margins. Rare. Cat.$500. Ex Tom Frommer Gold Medal Collection, 2003. SymbolB View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusCLOSED! Lot 846 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 6 May 1940 (AAMC.900ab) Sydney - New Zealand flown cover, carried on the first flight of the "Awarau" for TEAL and signed by Captain Oscar Garden and his co-pilot, Chris Griffiths; UMUTOI arrival b/stamp. A very small unofficial mail was carried by the pilots. View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$120StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 847 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 17 Jan.1941 (AAMC.912) Sydney - Dili (Portuguese Timor) registered cover, flown and signed by Captain H.B.Hussey for QANTAS; the first time Dili had been included as a stopover en route for Singapore. With war looming in the area, the route was suspended on 6 Dec. 1941. [Only 54 mail items carried]. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 848 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. SymbolC View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 849 Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 24 December 1946 (AAMC.1089) Sydney - Mornington Island Christmas parachute mail cover, flown for QANTAS by E.R. Nicholl; with special vignette affixed at left and signed by J.B. McCarthy, Superintendent, verso. SymbolC View details Estimate$80 - $100Price Realized$80StatusSold Lot 850 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). SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $150StatusCLOSED! Lot 851 AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: Nov.1948 (AAMC.1193b) Johannesburg - Sydney QANTAS first flight vignette, superb Unused. SymbolC View details Estimate$60 - $80StatusCLOSED! Lot 852 Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 15-19 March 1949 (AAMC.1205) Hong Kong - Sydney flown covers (2), carried by QANTAS Skymaster on a round-trip survey flight under the command of Captain E.C. Sims, who has signed both covers which also bear the attractive special vignettes used exclusively for these flights. Cat.$300. SymbolC View details Estimate$160 - $180Price Realized$120StatusSold Lot 853 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). SymbolC View details Estimate$80 - $100Price Realized$120StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 854 November 1952 (Frommer 92c) "QANTAS 1922 - 1952 30 Years as Royal Mail Carriers" special airmail vignettes in a complete booklet comprising of front and back covers and 10 panes of 5 vignettes held in place by the two original staples. Cat.$400. Very scarce thus. SymbolB View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 855 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). SymbolC View details Estimate$120 - $150Price Realized$100StatusSold Lot 856 13 Mar. 1954 (AAMC.1337) BOAC "Belfast" Singapore crash covers (2) 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. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 857 Nov.1960 (Re.AAMC.1443) QANTAS "40 YEARS OF SERVICE" complete sheetlet of 15 vignettes, together with a blk.6 and a blk.9; rouletted and with full gum. (25 vignettes). Cat.250. View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot 858 Special Flight vignettes in sheetlets of 4 comprising July 1964 Melbourne - Sydney (proof sheetlet in brown only), October 1964 Fiji - Tonga (2 perforated sheetlets), October 1965 Rarotongo - Penrhyn - Tahiti - Rarotonga (2 imperf sheetlets and 1 perforated), September 1967 Samoa - Wallis - Gilbert & Ellice (2 perforated sheetlets), 1968 Norfolk Island (1 imperf. sheetlet) and September 1976 Pacific Islands flight (artist's proof sheetlet of 8, Imperf, signed & numbered #30 of 30 by the artist) View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$300StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Lot 859 Rocket Mails: 24 Sept. 1936 (AAMC.R7, 7b) Enoggera Rifle Range flown cover with green triangular vigette, accompanied by a complete sheetlet of 4 of the vignettes MUH. (2 items). Both very fresh. SymbolC ** View details Estimate$150 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSoldBidding historyBidding history Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
