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

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Lot 1781933 (Oct 4) England-Australia #332 EA Crome hand-painted cover of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's Percival Gull monoplane 'Miss Southern Cross' carried by him on the record-breaking 7 day, 4 hour, 47 minute flight signed "C Kingsford Smith" on face, franked with Kingsford Smith 2d red tied 'MASCOT/14OC33/NSW' datestamp on arrival, Cat $1,750. [Only about 6 of the small mail carried were hand-painted]

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Lot closed - Price Realized:$1,000
Estimate: $1,300

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

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  • 1933 (Oct 4) England-Australia #332 EA Crome hand-painted cover of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's Percival Gull monoplane 'Miss Southern Cross' carried by him on the record-breaking 7 day, 4 hour, 47 minute flight signed "C Kingsford Smith" on face, franke
  • 1933 (Oct 4) England-Australia #332 EA Crome hand-painted cover of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's Percival Gull monoplane 'Miss Southern Cross' carried by him on the record-breaking 7 day, 4 hour, 47 minute flight signed "C Kingsford Smith" on face, franke - 2
  • 1933 (Oct 4) England-Australia #332 EA Crome hand-painted cover of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's Percival Gull monoplane 'Miss Southern Cross' carried by him on the record-breaking 7 day, 4 hour, 47 minute flight signed "C Kingsford Smith" on face, franke - 3