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Tom Frommer’s Grand Prix Pioneer Australian Air Mails (#116MG) Closed

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Lot 1651933 (Jan 11) Australia-New Zealand-Australia #296/299a 'Southern Cross' cover hand-painted by EA Crome carried on the second trans-Tasman flight to New Plymouth (AAMC #296) and back to Sydney on the return flight on March 26 (AAMC #299a) so endorsed on back, signed by C Kingsford Smith, PG Taylor, John SW Stannage, Jack Percival, J  Pethybridge and AG Neilson on face, franked with Kingsford Smith 3d blue tied Sydney '5MAY1933' cancel after return, Cat $1.500.

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Lot closed - Price Realized:$1,400 (9 bids)
Estimate: $1,000

Tom Frommer’s Grand Prix Pioneer Australian Air Mails (#116MG) Closed

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  • 1933 (Jan 11) Australia-New Zealand-Australia #296/299a 'Southern Cross' cover hand-painted by EA Crome carried on the second trans-Tasman flight to New Plymouth (AAMC #296) and back to Sydney on the return flight on March 26 (AAMC #299a) so endorsed on b
  • 1933 (Jan 11) Australia-New Zealand-Australia #296/299a 'Southern Cross' cover hand-painted by EA Crome carried on the second trans-Tasman flight to New Plymouth (AAMC #296) and back to Sydney on the return flight on March 26 (AAMC #299a) so endorsed on b - 2
  • 1933 (Jan 11) Australia-New Zealand-Australia #296/299a 'Southern Cross' cover hand-painted by EA Crome carried on the second trans-Tasman flight to New Plymouth (AAMC #296) and back to Sydney on the return flight on March 26 (AAMC #299a) so endorsed on b - 3