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

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Lot 1911934 (Aug 7) Adelaide-Adelaide #396 cover endorsed "Round Australia Flight Carried by Courtesy of CJ Melrose Pilot" with Victorian Centenary 2d orange tied Adelaide '14AUG/1934' cancel on return, Cat $1,750. [6 flown; James Melrose completed the flight in 5 days 11 hours in his DH80A Puss Moth 'My Hildegaard', beating the record set by HF Broadbent in 1931 by almost 2 days]

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

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  • 1934 (Aug 7) Adelaide-Adelaide #396 cover endorsed "Round Australia Flight Carried by Courtesy of CJ Melrose Pilot" with Victorian Centenary 2d orange tied Adelaide '14AUG/1934' cancel on return, Cat $1,750. [6 flown; James Melrose completed the flight in
  • 1934 (Aug 7) Adelaide-Adelaide #396 cover endorsed "Round Australia Flight Carried by Courtesy of CJ Melrose Pilot" with Victorian Centenary 2d orange tied Adelaide '14AUG/1934' cancel on return, Cat $1,750. [6 flown; James Melrose completed the flight in - 2