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1932 (April 19) England-Australia #258 cover endorsed "Per Mr CWA Scott" carried on his record-breaking flight of 8 days, 20 hours and 47 minutes in a DH60M Moth signed "C Scott" on face franked Great Britain KGV 1½d brown uncancelled but with 'DUTY OFFICE/19APR1932/LYMPNE AIR PORT' private cachet alongside, on arrival Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and 2d red and Airmail 3d green tied 'DARWIN NT/28AP32/AUSTRALIA' datestamps, some blemishes, Cat $1,400. [This item illustrated in AAMC (p.61) which states he carried only '...a few unofficial items from England."; the Eustis example sold for $1,438]