Stamps, Coins and Postal History (#29MG) Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low) Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 101-200 of 332. Previous|1234|Next Lot #101 1d Carmine, Harrison one-line Imprint pair, with variety "Dash in lower R frame"; BW.71(3)zf, VI/55. Stamps MUH. Symbol* View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #102 4d Dull Ultramarine, plateable block with 3 units MUH & 3 MLH. (6). Symbol** * View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSold Lot #103 4d Dull Ultramarine, upper right cnr.blk.(4) incorporating the varieties "Left frame broken at top" [R6] and "Thin FOUR PENCE - later state (deteriorated)" [R12]. Fine positional piece. BW:112(2)d,hb+. GSTex GSTSymbol** * View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #104 5d Orange-Brown, Ash imprint pair. MUH. Symbol** View details Estimate$100 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #105 1/4 Greenish-Blue, Ash imprint strip of 4. MUH. Symbol** View details Estimate$200 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #106 1928 3d Kookaburra miniature pane, superb** Symbol** View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$140StatusSold Lot #107 1932 Bridge set of 4**. The 5/- well centred, with a very minor gum loss. Symbol** View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot #108 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge, block of 4 with top margin intact and showing the complete plate No.1 dot from the top left corner of the sheet. Fresh MUH and a very scarce positional piece. The block was acquired from the Maurice Williams collection, where it accompanied blocks of 4 from the other three corners, selling for $33,000 + commission. Symbol** View details Estimate$5,000 - $7,500Price Realized$3,750StatusSold Lot #109 1951 (SG.235aa) 3d scarlet KGVI part of a coil roll with approx 170 pairs. Retail $20.00 a pair. (340 approx.). Symbol** View details Estimate$200 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #110 1951 (SG.247a) 3½d Brown-Purple KVI, horizontal pair IMPORFORATE VERTICALLY BETWEEN, fresh Mint/MUH; each unit with a vertical bend. One of only 2 such pairs in existence; a 3rd pair (illustrated in BW) is torn at base and has several perforations missing. BW:253b: $15,000. SG.£17,000. Symbol** * View details Estimate$15,000 - $20,000StatusUnsold Lot #111 1953 (SG.264-66) 3½d, 7½d & 2/- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Die Proof set on a sunken card. Issued by the Stamp Advisory Committee to J.R.W. Purves and numbered 36, 24 and 23 on the reverse. Some toning, 1 of 8 issued, an Exhibition item. GSTex GSTSymbolP View details Estimate$5,000 - $6,000Price Realized$4,500StatusSold Lot #112 1954 (SG.272-274) 3½d, 7½d and 2/- Royal Visit DIE PROOF set on a sunken card. As issued to the Stamp Advisory Committee member Sir G. Chippendall and numbered 42, 16 and 18 on the reverse. The front protection sheet annotated with the basic details of the stamps. One of eight issued. Toned, an important Exhibition item. GSTex GSTSymbolP View details Estimate$5,000 - $6,000Price Realized$4,500StatusSold Lot #113 1956 Olympic Games 3½d carmine-lake marginal block of 4, [BW: 332E(1), superb unmounted. The unissued value. A superb and spectacular exhibition item. Ex Australia Post Philatelic Archival Sale by Tender Number One, 1986. Symbol** View details Estimate$30,000 - $40,000StatusUnsold Lot #114 Specialist group; 75c Cook group (67), majority as blocks incl. listed major & minor varieties and Plate 3 upper & lower strips of 20, Left & Right panes: 1970-81 Floral Coil Starter strips for the 2c, 5c (2) and 10c. All fine and fresh, cat. $300+. Symbol** View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$100StatusSold Lot #115 75c Captain Cook complete horizontal gutter block of 10 (5x2) BW:462ca, folded in the gutter as is usually the case & between columns 3 & 4, unmounted, Cat $2000 for the complete block: see footnote 3 in the ACSC. GSTex GSTSymbol**Gradea View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #116 1992-94 Emu Frama, in grey and mauve pink, full roll of blanks with Aust. Post barcode; BW.1576A. Symbol** View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$90StatusSold Lot #117 Good range with plain and covers by a variety of manufacturers. With registered (35+), PMG covers, overseas destinations, Stamp Exhibitions (21 incl. 10 reg.) and commemoratives. Noted 1938(Sept.28) Qld. Philatelic Soc. Exhibition reg. cover with KGVI 3d Blue, Die I 'whitewattles', 1938(Oct.3) ½d Roo generic "Kangaroo Australian First Day Cover" (local retail $150+), 1947 Mitchell cover with "P.I.C.A.O." cds, 1948 Peace cover by the Qld. Philatelic Society, etc.Suit specialist or dealer. A. SymbolFDC View details Estimate$600 - $1,000Price Realized$480StatusSold Lot #118 1930 (June 2) Sturt pair on a Mitchell cover with Perth machine cancel. Fine. SymbolFDC View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$90StatusSold Lot #119 1932 (June 1) 6d Kookaburra registered FDC, Seaton Park, Sth. Aust. - Ohio USA, with 6 b/stamps. SymbolFDC View details Estimate$200 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #120 1934 (July 2) Victorian Centenary set on a registered Sth. Aust. cover together with a Centenary vignette. Hinge remainders on the reverse. SymbolFDC View details Estimate$150 - $300Price Realized$160StatusSold Lot #121 1934 (Nov.1) Macarthur set of 3 on a hand illustrated, registered, locally addressed Yass NSW cover. Initalled "A.J.S." (Alan Jones). Slight foxing does not distract from this rare and delightful cover. SymbolFDC View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$150StatusSold Lot #122 1934 (Nov.1) Macarthur set of 3 on a long, plain, locally addressed Brisbane registered cover. Very fine. SymbolFDC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #123 1934 (Dec.1) 1/6 Hermes on a registered locally addressed Sydney cover. Fine. SymbolFDC View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #124 1935 (Mar.18) ANZAC pair on a registered Mitchell cover with "G.P.O. PERTH / R.S./ '1'" cds. Superb in all aspects. SymbolFDC View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot #125 1949-50 Coat of Arms set of 4 on medium size (23 x 15.4cms) plain covers addressed to England (but not posted), cancelled Bogong Victoria. Dated "11AP49", "3OC49", "28NO49" and "16JA50" respectively. A very fine set. SymbolFDC View details Estimate$1,200 - $2,000StatusUnsold Lot #126 Range; Pre-decimals incl. 1935-37 (BW.48Aa) 2/- black on green, fine** (less 1 stamp) and 1964-65 QEII 5d green (x2**, x5 CTO) ; Decimals incl. 1966 60c booklets (x3**, x8 CTO) 1967 50c Provisionals (x2**, x4 CTO), 1967 Vietnam (Thornbill)**, 1994 Roos & Koalas with "Petersham No. 1" o'pt and 1998 Olympic Legends with "Olymphilex" o'pt. Viewing suggested, several with wax interleaving, mixed condition. Listed and overpriced by vendor with SG, BW and Pfeffer cat. no's. 35 booklets. SymbolB ** CTO View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #127 1949-50 (BW.B55[PP]) 2/6 KGVI 2½d scarlet, full UNCUT sheet of 6 x 8 front booklet covers. Brusden White state several uncut sheets came onto the market and lists an uncut pair at $250. Folded with minor edge damage, rarely offered. SymbolB View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #128 1947 (May 8) B.C.O.F. set of 6 on a long cover addressed to Sgt J.J. Gray, 65 Aust. Inf Bn. B.C.O.F., Japan with "AUST UNIT POSTAL STN 405" cds.Very fine and scarce. SymbolFDC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #129 1902-58 collection in a s/book, ½d to 5/-, mixture of mint and used, many in various quantities, a few as blocks. Possibility of perforation and other varieties. Mixed condition. 225+. Symbol** * O View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$320StatusSold Lot #130 POSTAL HISTORY & POSTAL STATIONERY in large album. A very diverse and interesting range which includes WW2 period concession rate covers, 1940s-70s foreign airmail covers, AUSTRALIAN FORCE VIETNAM airmail covers used to Australia with various 1969 despatches, a range of commercially used W.A. tourist-type illustrated covers 1950s-70s, various Colonial-period and Commonwealth used & unused stationery items (postal cards, lettercards, reg'd envelopes), incl. W.A., Vict., etc. Mixed condition. (1 GSTex GST View details Estimate$200 - $400Price Realized$220StatusSold Lot #131 South Australia postmark range with registered covers (17, majority KGV, some with provisional labels), Registered Letters (11, 1953-67) and a mixed group (11 incl. a 1945 Lettergraph. Noted Lowaldie, Watson and Wokurna. Mixed condition, 35+. SymbolC PS View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$140StatusSold Lot #132 Interesting range with commercial airmails, First Flights (3), registered, re-directed and Antarctic to a range of destinations, Europe, Sth. America & USA, with single and mixed frankings, postmarks etc. Noted 1931(Oct.22) Falkland Islands - England - Aust. flown cover for K'ford Smith/Allan delayed Christmas delivery (AAMC.245), 1955 airmail cover to Argentina, franked 6/-, 1961 airmail cover to Italy franked with 1/6 'Christmas Bells' pair amongst others. Majority described and priced SymbolC PC View details Estimate$400 - $600Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #133 1930's-90's diverse range of commemorative and commercial covers with airmails, registered, First Flight covers, Stamp Exhibition covers, Scout Jamborees plus single and multiple international frankings. Noted commemorative and other postmarks, better frankings, 1915 1d KGV mint postal card for the Shire of Colac, 1937 Darwin - Broken Hill cover endorsed "Per Dampier Foot Mail" and 1965 airmail cover with 2/3 'Wattle' single usage. Mixed condition, 70+. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #134 Mixed group incl. 1915 censored cover to USA with 2½d 2nd wmk Roo, 1926(Jun.12) airmail cover, NSW - Vic. with 'Angel' vignette, 1931(Apr.22) 1st Experimental airmail cover to Switzerland, 1931(May.16) tri-colour franking airmail cover to London with "Australia's Winter Playground" airmail vignette,1934/35 airmail cover to USA franking incl. 6d k''ford Smith o'ptd 'OS' and 4d red KGVI on FDI card. 1915 KGV 1d lettercard, "Submarine A.E.1. (Now sunk)" mint (faults) and "HMAS Yarra on Trial - On SymbolC PC PS View details Estimate$250 - $500Price Realized$200StatusSold Lot #135 Group; Postal cards, 1911 1d rose-pink KGV Full Face, "Spring St. Melb." FU, 1920 1½d red-brown KGV x2 used and 1941-43 1d + 1d green QE both mint & FU; 1919 1d red KGV wrapper used to England: NSW 1d red postal card up-rated ½d used 1941 and 2 other. Mixed condition, 9 items. SymbolPS View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$140StatusSold Lot #136 1949? (BW.WS26) 1½d + 1½d green KGVI stamped to order wrapper for an unknown user, to Pretoria South Africa. Postmarked Melbourne "15SE50". Very scarce, cat. $500. SymbolPS View details Estimate$200 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #137 Companion pair of Education Department, Melbourne long OHMS PTPO envelopes. The first 1d red Roo white envelope, cancelled Chiltern and the second 1d red KGV blue envelope with a faint cancel. Both up-rated with ½d green KGV. SymbolPS View details Estimate$150 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #138 1d Kangaroo: A group of 7 unused & 1 used in mixed condition. Scenes include "CAIRNS RAILWAY" FU to England; "QUEEN'S GARDENS, PERTH", "THE TWO BROTHERS, QUEENSLAND", "Mt.LOFTY RANGES", etc. SymbolPS View details Estimate$120 - $240Price Realized$100StatusSold Lot #139 1911 Coronation Postal Cards: KGV, unframed rectangle & ornate unshaded rectangle; Queen Mary, unframed diffuse oval & oval laurel wreath frame; Prince of Wales, unframed diffused oval & circular oak leaves frame. All mint, most with just a hint of tone, still a very presentable group. (6) SymbolPS View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #140 c. WWI collection with 12 Australian related items incl. 2 YMCA envelopes, Oct. 1914 censored cover, Gryksbo, Sweden - Victoria plus 4 of 6 embroidered postcards. Noted 3 POW items to Copenhagen and 2 Boer War fronts. Mixed condition. 35+. SymbolC PC PS View details Estimate$100 - $200Price Realized$75StatusSold Lot #141 Queensland Buffalo Fly Control: 1941 part set of 9 to £5 (ex 2/6 & 10/-) and 1966 part set of 9 to $2, majority used; June 1942 invoice taxed £1/8/10 incl. £1; July 1942 invoice taxed £2/8/10 incl. 2 10/- pairs; March 1946 invoice taxed 1/3 and Feb.1957 invoice taxed 3/3 incl. 6d block of 6. Rarely offered. 25+. SymbolO * D View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot #142 World War range on 23 Exhibit pages: Incl. Boer War Lt. Bisdee patriotic label; Aust. WWI 6d War Savings Stamp pair (*); WWII - 6d War Savings Stamp, red War Savings Booklet with 32, a green Booklet with 9 stamps, 2 Cards, 1 with 32 stamps, Imprint blk of 4**, blk of 6**/* and POSTALLY used on an airmail cover Adelaide - Townsville, 5/- National Savings Stamp (faults), 1946 6d Savings Cert. Stamp imprint pair** and a single (*); small Patriotic label group incl. 1945 Patriotic cover with a Duc. Symbol** * (*) O D View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$1,900StatusSold Lot #143 Very mixed group, early 1900's to recent, on annotated pages incl. WWI & WWII, maritime, commercial & political advertising, Philatelic Exhibitions etc. with labels, cinderellas, vignettes, postage stamps, commercial mail, ephemera and postcards. Noted Boyds City Express, PALS and Vict. Cent. labels plus 1940 reg. cover Butterworth - Sth. Aust. with 2 'Malaya Patriotic Fund' labels, Fine throughout, on 80+ pages. 250+. Symbol** * O PC View details Estimate$500 - $750Price Realized$800StatusSold Lot #144 A good selection of literature, as hardcovers & paperbacks, majority Australian related. Noted "QANTAS Aeriana 1920 - 1954", "QANTAS Rising" by Sir Hudson Fysh, "Pioneer Airwoman The Story of Mrs Bonney", "The Sky Beyond" by Sir Gordon Taylor, 'Smithy - The Life of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith" etc. Incl. a few catalogues, slight duplication, generally fine. 35+. SymbolL View details Estimate$120 - $250Price Realized$140StatusSold Lot #145 June 1914 (AAMC.2) "Wizard Stone" postcard, prepared for the first official airmail flight in Australia.With the flight cancelled 5 days before the scheduled date, the card was carried to Sydney by train instead. AAMC:$800 GSTex GSTSymbolPC View details Estimate$350 - $400Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #146 23 Nov.1917 (AAMC.16) Adelaide - Gawler, special card flown by Graham Carey in his 60hp Bleriot. The image side in superb condition; address side with a couple of minor faults. Cat.$2750. SymbolPC View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,000Price Realized$2,100StatusSold Lot #147 6-11 Aug.1919 (AAMC.20a) Adelaide - Minlaton special postcard carried by Captain Harry Butler in his "Red Devil" Bristol Tourer; with hand-written message. AAMC:$550. GSTex GSTSymbolPC View details Estimate$250 - $300StatusUnsold Lot #148 6-11 Aug.1919 (AAMC.22) Minlaton - Adelaide postcard carried by Harry Butler in his "Red Devil"; one of the numbered cards with a printed message and signature. AAMC:$750. GSTex GSTSymbolPC View details Estimate$300 - $350Price Realized$240StatusSold Lot #149 Nov.1919-Feb.1920 (AAMC.27b) The "Ross Smith" vignette, printed by the Commonwealth Stamp Printer on Crown A watermarked paper; with full margins and gum; very lightly mounted on the side margins. With [1963] Bolaffi certificate. A superb example. Symbol* View details Estimate$10,000 - $12,500StatusUnsold Lot #150 May 1921 "Palm Car" advertising leaflet dropped by R. Graham Carey as part of an advertising campaign "A Question from the Skies" over Melbourne and a number of Victorian and New South Wales districts. Fine frontal appearance; with a couple of minor repairs on the back. SymbolD View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #151 Useful group; (AAMC.71,106,107,148,149,151,1036a & 1038a) 2 June 1924 Adelaide - Sydney cover, flown by Australian Aerial Services Ltd on their inaugural service via Mildura, Hay, Narrandera and Cootmundra. 1 July 1927 Cloncurry - Normanton, cover flown by QANTAS [150 flown]. 18 July 1927 Normanton - Cloncurry, flown Davis Bros. cover, with typed endorsement "Certified First Flight" changed to "2nd". 1 Jan.1930 Sydney - Brisbane flown cover for the newly established ANA Ltd. with 2 tied vignet. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $800Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #152 2-4 June 1924 (AAMC.71 & 72) Adelaide - Sydney and Sydney - Adelaide (registered) covers, flown by Australian Aerial Services on their inaugural services via Hay, Narrandera and Cootamundra. AAMC.$1100. SymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #153 KINGSFORD SMITH'S FIRST FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC: Photo postcard issued for Radio Station 3LO in Melbourne, with printed signatures of Kingsford Smith and Ulm and the aviators photographed in front of the "Southern Cross". GSTex GSTSymbolPC View details Estimate$100 - $125Price Realized$75StatusSold Lot #154 10 Sept.1928 (AAMC.124) Australia - New Zealand cover, flown in the "Southern Cross" and signed by Kingsford Smith and Ulm. Postmarked on arrival in Christchurch, this was the first official airmail delivery from Australia. [15 flown]. AAMC:$5500. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,000StatusUnsold Lot #155 13 Oct.1928 (AAMC.126) New Zealand - Australia cover, carried on the return flight in the "Southern Cross" by Kingsford Smith and Ulm; signed and endorsed by the latter. With BLENHEIM departure cds and RICHMOND N.S.W. arrival cds. Additionally, with personal note from Ernie Crome (on reverse). [16 flown]. AAMC:$4250. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500StatusUnsold Lot #156 1 Jan.1930 (AAMC.148-9) Inaugural Flights by Australian National Airways: Sydney - Brisbane cover carried by Kingsford Smith and Allan in the "Southern Cloud" and a Brisbane - Sydney cover carried by Ulm, Sheppard and Chaseling (following the crash of the "Southern Sky"). (2 covers). AAMC: $475. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$200 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #157 1930-33 collection of flown covers on annotated album pages. Noted AAMC.148 (with Sydney-Brisbane vignette), 1 June 1930 Melbourne - Sydney & return reg'd covers, 180, 187, 187a, 187zh, 188 (various), 188a, 188d, 197, 198a, 222 (various), 245a and 296 (Kingsford Smith's Jan.1933 Trans-Tasman flight, signed on reverse by the whole crew). Mixed condition; mainly fine. (26 covers). AAMC: $3800+. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250StatusUnsold Lot #158 19-21 Feb.1930 (AAMC.151,152.) Camooweal - Daly Waters and return, covers flown and signed by the pilot, Frank Neale, for Australian Aerial Services. [50 & 30 flown respectively]. 19 Feb.1930 (AAMC.153) Darwin - Daly Waters cover (with Camooweal backstamp) carried by Captain Murray Jones as part of a very small mail which was technically not permitted by the Post Office. This is one of only 14 covers he was able to take with him (despite the fact that there were bags of mail waiting to be desp GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $500Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot #159 31 Mar.1930 (AAMC.155 & 156) Brisbane - Townsville and return, flown covers carried by Queensland Air Navigation Co on their inaugural twice-weekly service. Fewer than 100 covers were carried each way by pilot J.H.Treacy in an Avro 10 "Star of Townsville". The company ceased operation shortly after these first flights and the service was restored by Qantas in May 1931. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #160 June-July 1930 Kingsford Smith in America: Following his successful flight across the Atlantic from Ireland to New York in June 1930, Kinsford Smith and his crew embarked on a tour of the United States: covers from New York (27/6) signed by Kingsford Smith "Welcome to New York Major Charles Kingsford Smith....."; from Oakland Airport (4/7) "Kingsford Smith Arrives today" and San Francisco (7/7) signed by Kingsford Smith. (3 covers). GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #161 9-19 Oct.1930 (AAMC.170) London - Darwin flown cover, carried and signed by Kingsford Smith on his record solo flight aboard the "Southern Cross Junior". [NB: This is the exact cover which illustrates the flight in AAMC at p.48]. Cat.$3500. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500Price Realized$2,100StatusSold Lot #162 Oct.1930 (AAMC.171b) Darwin - Sydney cover, flown and signed by Kingsford Smith on the last leg of his record solo flight from England. The cover is accompanied by a note from Nelson Eustis (Sept.1990) in which he explains that covers specifically from this leg had not previously been identified but that the present cover proves the existence of covers additional to the 15 listed as coming from Rome. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #163 19 Jan.1931 (AAMC.175) Launceston - Melbourne flown registered cover, carried and signed by Kingsford Smith aboard the "Southern Cloud". The cover was then handed to pilot Eric Chaseling, who flew it to Sydney in the "Southern Sun". The cover is so signed and endorsed on reverse. AAMC:$950. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$800 - $1,000Price Realized$600StatusSold Lot #164 1 Apr.1931 (AAMC.183) Norfolk Island - Lord Howe Island flown 2d Envelope, carried, signed and endorsed by Francis Chichester. Chichester had planned to fly on to Sydney but was delayed at Lord Howe as a consequence of storm damage to his 'plane. AAMC:$950. GSTex GSTSymbolPS View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #165 1931-34 attractive range of FF covers on annotated album pages with several registered. Comprising AAMC.196, 204, 296b, 351-2, 353-354, 357 & 472a. (9 covers). AAMC.$845. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot #166 27 June 1931 registered cover from Brisbane to Melbourne with typed endorsement "Last Air Mail from Brisbane by Australian National Airways, June 27, 1931." NB: The company, founded by Kingsford Smith and Ulm in October 1928 ceased trading on this date. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #167 24 Sept.1931 (AAMC.215) Wyndam - England flown cover, signed by Kingsford Smith; in an Avro Avian V "Southern Cross Minor" VH-UQG. He left Sydney via Melbourne on the 21st and Wyndham WA on 24 Sept., and arrived in England 7 Oct. He had an emergency landing in Turkey, was arrested, and failed to beat the record. He sold the plane in London.Endorsed on reverse: "Carried by Squadron-Leader Charles Kingsford Smith in Southern Cross "Minor" from Australia to England. Departed Wyndham 2am 24th ... GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$3,000 - $4,000Price Realized$2,800StatusSold Lot #168 18 Sept.1931 (AAMC.215a) Sydney - Melbourne cover, flown and signed by Charles Kingsford Smith in the "Southern Cross Minor". This was the first leg of his Australia - England solo record attempt. [10 flown this leg]. Cat.$2500. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$500StatusSold Lot #169 Jan.1932 (AAMC.245,245a) England - Australia Christmas Mail cover, flown and signed by Kingsford Smith, Boulton and Ulm. Also, covers carried on the flight as far as Alor Star (Kedah) and Singapore. (3 covers). AAMC: $475+. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot #170 19 March 1932 (AAMC.256) flown real photo postcard depicting the Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction: To commemorate the opening of the Bridge, Charles Kingsford Smith flew a party of senior engineers (including Bradfield) responsible for its construction, over the bridge on the opening day. Carried in the "Southern Cross" the card is signed by the pilot and his passengers and was cancelled at the special Bridge Post Office. [15 flown].Provenance: Nelson Eustis collection, Lot 193, Ma... GSTex GSTSymbolPC View details Estimate$4,000 - $5,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #171 13 June 1932 (AAMC.269a,373,834) Sydney - Bourke - Sydney (Quaker's Hill) cover flown & signed by L.J.Jones, the designer and Dorothy Mitchell, sister of the pilot Roy H.Mitchell, who was killed when the aeroplane crashed on 16 June. [10 flown]. 12 Apr.1934 Port Moresby - Townsville cover, flown & signed by Sidney Marshall in a Westland Widgeon on a flight delayed some 2 weeks due to engine problems. This was the first land-plane solo flight from Papua to Australia. [40 flown envelopes signed] GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #172 11 Jan.1933 (AAMC.296) Sydney (Gerringong Beach) - New Zealand (New Plymouth) cover carried on the second trans-Tasman flight; signed by Kingsford Smith & P.G.Taylor and with typed endorsement on reverse. [10 flown]. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$1,250 - $1,500StatusUnsold Lot #173 11 Jan. - 26 Mar.1933 Australia - New Zealand - Australia flown cover, with original artwork by Ernie Crome; signed by Kingsford Smith, Taylor, Stannage & Nelson and endorsed and signed on reverse by Pethybridge & Percival. [10 thus flown]. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$460StatusSold Lot #174 26 Mar.1933 (AAMC.299) New Zealand (Waipapakauri) - Sydney, cover flown and signed by Kingsford Smith on the return flight of the "Southern Cross". [50 flown] GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800Price Realized$450StatusSold Lot #175 26 Mar.1933 (AAMC.299a) Sydney - New Zealand - Sydney cover signed by Charles Kingsford Smith & carried on the second flight of the "Southern Cross" from NZ to Australia. [one of 10 covers flown in both directions]. Cat.$1500. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$600 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #176 30 Sept.1933 (AAMC.331) Mascot Aerial Derby large souvenir postcard signed by all the competing aviators; with official yellow vignette on reverse. [Only 50 prepared]. Signatures include Mrs A. Lee, Marni Kerry, Jean Gardiner, J.R.Palmer, H. Broadbent, Frank Neale. AAMC:$550. GSTex GSTSymbolPC View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #177 4-14 Oct.1933 (AAMC.332) England - Australia cover, flown by Kingsford Smith on his record-breaking flight in the "Miss Southern Cross", a Percival Gull monoplane. [20 flown]. AAMC:$1750. SymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250StatusUnsold Lot #178 13 Jan.1934 (AAMC.350) Australia - New Zealand cover, flown and signed by Kingsford Smith on his Third Trans-Tasman flight in the "Southern Cross". GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$350 - $400Price Realized$280StatusSold Lot #179 RECORD FLIGHT BY CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH: 23 Aug.1934 (AAMC.398) cover flown Sydney - Melbourne (postmarked on arrival) in the record time of 2 hours, 11 minutes, by Kingsford Smith & P.G.Taylor in the Lockheed Altair "Lady Southern Cross" [VH-USB]. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $750StatusUnsold Lot #180 CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH & P.G. TAYLOR CROSS THE PACIFIC FROM WEST TO EAST: 21 Oct.1934 (AAMC.455) Trans-Pacific flight cover from Brisbane to San Francisco via Fiji and Honolulu; flown by Kingsford Smith, with Taylor as co-pilot, in a Lockheed Altair 8D, the "Lady Southern Cross". Backstamped LOS ANGELES (NOV 5) on completion of the journey, and signed by Kingsford Smith. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$2,500 - $3,500StatusUnsold Lot #181 Oct.-Nov.1934 (AAMC.455a) Hawaii - California cover, flown by Kingsford Smith & Taylor in the Lockheed Altair "Lady Southern Cross" on the last leg of their epic flight from Brisbane. The cover is signed by Taylor over a 3-line handstamp: "Charles Kingsford Smith, Pilot/ "Lady Southern Cross"/ Australia - Fiji Islands - Hawaii - U.S.A." Accompanied by a souvenir cover postmarked on their arrival at Oakland Airport, California. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$2,000 - $2,500StatusUnsold Lot #182 1934-35 range of FF and special flight covers on annotated album pages; many signed, others with vignettes or registered. Comprises AAMC.475, 497-8, 504, 510, 536-7, 537a, 549-50, 552, 558-9, 560-61. (15 covers) Mainly fine. AAMC:$1025. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot #183 KINGSFORD SMITH: A group comprising a flown registered Christmas mail cover from Sydney to London signed by Kingsford Smith together with an original photo of him in front of the aeroplane; also, a "Special Flight Ticket" for a flight with Kingsford Smith in the "Southern Cross", and 5/- & 10/- Anzac Memorial Appeal tickets (with coupons intact) for flights in "Faith in Australia" with Ulm and Allan. (5 items). Symbolc View details Estimate$200 - $250Price Realized$180StatusSold Lot #184 24 Mar.1935 (AAMC.493) Australia - England cover with DARWIN desptach cds, flown, signed and endorsed by the pilot, H.L.Brook in a Miles Falcon G-ACTM. [85 flown]. AAMC.$400. SymbolC View details Estimate$150 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #185 March 1935 (AAMC.495ba) WASP AIrlines vignette, proof sheet in black, with untrimmed margins. 162 x 134mm. SymbolP View details Estimate$300 - $400StatusUnsold Lot #186 25 Mar.1935 (AAMC.495e) Narromine - Sydney flown cover, signed by the pilot, Harry Purvis and bearing an IMPERFORATE example of the WASP Airlines vignette. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot #187 28 Mar.1935 (AAMC.495e) Narromine - Sydney flown cover, signed by the pilot, Harry Purvis and bearing an IMPERFORATE example of the WASP Airlines vignette. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot #188 15 May 1935 (AAMC.500a) Australia - New Zealand "Southern Cross relief flight" cover, carried aboard the "Faith in Australia" and signed by the 11 airmen and officials involved, including P.G. Taylor, Jack Percival, John Stannage & R.N. Boulton. [25 flown]. AAMC:$700. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #189 The Last Flight of the "Southern Cross" 18 July 1935 (AAMC.515) A cover (#74) carried from Mascot to Richmond, with special vignette showing the route the aeroplane had followed around the world; signed by Kingsford Smith, Mary Kingsford Smith, P.G. Taylor, John Stannage and the other personnel on board. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,250Price Realized$850StatusSold Lot #190 23 Oct.1935 (AAMC.545) England - Italy - England cover (#10), flown by Charles Kingsford Smith and Tommy Pethybridge, with handstamped explanation on reverse, signed by B. Sheil. [49 flown]. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #191 1936-38 collection on annotated album pages; mainly fine and including AAMC:596a, 623, 632a, 632e, 652-3, 812, 815, 815a, etc. Some duplicates. (21 covers). AAMC: $1260+. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot #192 18 May 1937 (AAMC.730d) Townsville - Sydney cover, flown aboard the Junkers 86 "Lawrence Hargrave" and signed by the crew members, McLaughlin & Kerr. [12 flown]. Cat. $250. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$100 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #193 1939-46 range on annotated album pages; includes AAMC.843, 887a, 911c, 964a (various) and 1066a. Mainly fine. (12 covers). AAMC: $1470. SymbolC PS View details Estimate$400 - $500Price Realized$300StatusSold Lot #194 22 July 1939 (AAMC.873) Adelaide - Darwin - Dili flown cover, carried by Guinea Airways on a survey flight to Portuguese Timor; signed by the crew of Cameron, Ross and Scott as well as the Minister for Civil Aviation, J.V. Fairbairn, who was on board. SymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot #195 17 Jan.1941 (AAMC.912) Sydney - Dili, censored cover flown on the Flying Boat "Coliolanus"; endorsed and signed by the pilot, Capt. H. Hussey. With "Not Opened by Censor" cachet in violet and DILI backstamp. Cat.$400+. GSTex GSTSymbolC View details Estimate$250 - $300Price Realized$190StatusSold Lot #196 2-10 Sept.1942 (AAMC.947d) Sydney (2/9) - Tonga (7/9) - Penrhyn Island (10/9) cover carried by Pan American Airways on a survey flight in co-operation with the US Naval Transport Service; the "Philippine Clipper" was flown under the command of Captain John Tilton. Very few covers carried. SymbolC View details Estimate$500 - $600Price Realized$440StatusSold Lot #197 10 Nov.1944 (AAMC.982) Sydney - Fanning Island registered cover, flown and signed by P.G. Taylor on the return leg of his first crossing of the Central Pacific in the Catalina "Frigate Bird". [15 flown]. AAMC: $650. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot #198 1947-74 range on annotated album pages; noted Feb.1947 Canton Island to Sydney; Dec.1947 Nauru to Sydney; Apr.1951 Chile to Sydney; Mar.1954 Constellation crash, and others; mainly fine. (13 items). AAMC: $1120. SymbolC View details Estimate$300 - $400Price Realized$225StatusSold Lot #199 LEGAL GROUP: 1898 Sth. Aust. cover to a solicitor in GB franked 2½d, 1901 'Insolvency Court Adelaide' long cover to Brisbane franked 6d with 2d violet, o'pt 'OS' strip of 3; 1909 Manilla - Tamworth reg. long cover with solicitors purple h/stamp at top L.,1926 Supreme Court, Hobart long cover to Ulverstone; Q'ld 1/- violet with 'Supreme Court' cds, 1892 receipt with "Supreme Court NSW' purple h/stamp and Tasmania £1 Stamp Duty with 1923 ''Prothonotary's Office' cancel. Mainly fine. SymbolC O View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #200 Postal History: 1877 Gawler to GB cover franked with "8 PENCE" on 9d;1898 Sth Aust. postal card & 1903 Melb. - Scotland postcard both taxed with "T/5 cts" & "1d/F.B.B." h/stamps; 1908 NSW long reg., re-directed cover, various p/marks incl. "Werris Ck to Sydney TPO"; 1909 Perth Avis De Reception with 1d strip of 3; 1960 Melb. cover franking incl. 3d o'pt Stamp Duty and 2 other. Mainly fine, 8 items. SymbolC PS View details Estimate$120 - $200Price Realized$90StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1234|Next Previous 1234 Next Previous 1234 Next
