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1931 (Oct 31) England-Australia #219 intermediate cover to Victoria carried by CA Butler in the Comper Swift after his record-breaking flight from Lympne to Darwin franked with Airmail 6d sepia tied 'CAMOOWEAL/12NO31/QUEENSLAND' datestamp on arrival at the first stopping point on his subsequent Darwin-Sydney flight and signed CA Butler on face, Cat $750. [14 flown; en route to Sydney, Butler landed at the small town of Tooraweenah, NSW to visit the General Store owner's daughter, to whom he proposed after refuelling at their roadside pumps]