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1933 (Oct 9) England-Australia-England #335/343 two covers flown by Lord Apsley and his party in the Spartan Cruiser 'Faithful City', the former intermediate after their arrival endorsed "Carried Sydney Melb Sydney" and signed by pilot "PW Lynch-Blosse" on back with KGV 2d red tied Sydney '10NOV/1933' cancel, the latter on the return trip (so endorsed on back; 12 flown) with KGV 2d red tied 'MASCOT/18NOV33/NSW' and Great Britain KGV 1½d brown tied 'CLACTON-ON-SEA ESSEX/27DE/33' datestamp on arrival, Cat $775.