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1932 (June 7) Australia-England #266 intermediate cover carried by JM Weir from Sydney to Darwin on his attempted flight to England signed "JM Weir 4.6.32" on back franked with Sydney Harbour Bridge 3d blue and 2d red tied 'DARWIN NT/7JE32/AUSTRALIA' datestamp, Cat $550. [12 flown; he eventually reached India after being forced down by monsoon gales near Alor Star, but abandoned the flight at Karachi on July 3 due to ill health]