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| AUSTRALIA: AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHTS / AIRMAILS | ||||
| Lot | Description | Reserve | Estimate | Your Bid |
| 1217 |
1935-39 UK-Australia Imperial Airways interrupted airmails carried on IE317 (landed Benghazi due to weather then damaged undercarriage at Rutbah ? Sanford 350227), IE363 (delayed 2 days Allahabad), IE498 (delayed Rangoon, damaged undercarriage), IIE646 (struck by lightning, returned to Rome), E655 (delayed at Marseilles, collided with a buoy at Athens) & SE180 (engine trouble Corfu, mail transferred, more engine trouble at Habbaniyah), all diff frankings for 1/3d rate, all but last with arrival b/s confirming flight. (6) |
A$250 (US$158) (€148) (£123) |
A$350 (US$221) (€207) (£172) |
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| 1218 |
1910 (22 Jun) France 'Grande Semaine d'Aviation/ROUEN', illustrated cover to Sydney, possibly flown at event, b/s North Sydney 25 Jul, only recorded use of this envelope to Australia. VF. (P) |
A$150 (US$95) (€89) (£74) |
A$300 (US$189) (€177) (£147) |
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| 1219 |
1911 Coronation First UK Aerial Post (red-brown) pictorial PC franked GB KEVII & KGV ½d greens, tied by special 'SP 9 1911' cds. To Australia with message. Rare destination & interesting mixed franking. (P) |
A$150 (US$95) (€89) (£74) |
A$300 (US$189) (€177) (£147) |
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| 1220 |
1920 Portrait PPC of Lieut Sir Keith Smith in RAF uniform, pub by FW Thiel of Brisbane. VF UN with dated notation on reverse. Scarce. (P) |
A$60 (US$38) (€35) (£29) |
A$100 (US$63) (€59) (£49) |
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| 1221 |
1922 Geelong-Melbourne Herald Experimental Flight cover franked KGV 2d red with blue vignette (rounded UL cnr) alongside, both tied by Melbourne arrival cds. AAMC 64 cat $1500. AAMC 64 cat $1500. Also 1929-70 First Flight cover collection (42, cat $1600) mostly Australia (and/or return) to New Guinea/Papua, South Africa, Chile, GB plus 2 1935 Holymans Airways flights. Some mixed condition & AAMC cat $3100. (43) (P) |
A$400 (US$252) (€236) (£196) |
A$700 (US$441) (€413) (£343) |
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| 1222 |
1936 (12 Sep) lightly charred cover from Chevrolet, Knoxville USA to Australia via UK, carried aboard Imperial Airways flight IE482 during which the 'Athena' was destroyed by fire 29 Sep at Delhi as oxygen instead of compressed air was used to start engines, Melbourne b/s 7 Oct, Sanford 360929, AAMC 632 cat 'from $250'. Ex Perry. (P) |
A$200 (US$126) (€118) (£98) |
A$300 (US$189) (€177) (£147) |
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| 1223 |
1937 registered use of Ulm PPC (AAMC 348) flown from Sydney to Guam, franked with 1935 ANZAC 1/- & SA Cent 3d, tied by Enmore cds, Newtown & Sydney cds, Hong Kong transit. FAM 14 cachet in black, Guam arrival cds in purple. AAMC 728b cat $400+. Only a few known reg to Guam. (P) |
A$250 (US$158) (€148) (£123) |
A$350 (US$221) (€207) (£172) |
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| 1224 |
1937 registered use of Ulm PPC (AAMC 348) flown from Sydney to San Francisco, franked with KGV 1d green, Lyrebird 1/- & Hermes 1/6 tied by Enmore cds, Newtown & Hong Kong transit d/s. FAM 14 cachet in blue, arrival b/s, odd tone. AAMC 728b cat $400+. (P) |
A$200 (US$126) (€118) (£98) |
A$300 (US$189) (€177) (£147) |
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| 1225 |
1937 'Cygnus' crash cover still with Coronation 1d, 2½d & 6d pr, tied by Auckland 16 NO 37 cds, framed cachet in violet 'Damaged By Sea Water In Airplane Accident' to England. AAMC 782a cat from $150+. Scarce from NZ. |
A$100 (US$63) (€59) (£49) |
A$150 (US$95) (€89) (£74) |
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| 1226 |
1940 KNILM Bali crash cover, Registered, franked 5c tied 'Medan 13.1.40' cds (other stamps lost) plus cds tying black & green reg label, h/s in red 'Recovered from Lost/Flying Boat', to Sydney. AAMC 888 cat from $350+. Only 6 covers recorded with this h/s in red & very rare registered. (P) |
A$250 (US$158) (€148) (£123) |
A$400 (US$252) (€236) (£196) |
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| 1227 |
1940 (12-19 July) FAM-19 intermediate stage flights from Los Angeles to Honolulu (2, cachet in blue & green), Auckland; from San Francisco to Canton Is, Noumea & Auckland; from Honolulu to Canton Is, Noumea & Auckland; from Canton Is to Auckland, Noumea, Honolulu, Los Angeles & San Francisco; from Auckland to Noumea, Canton Is, Honolulu & Los Angeles; from Noumea to Canton Is, Honolulu, Los Angeles & San Francisco; all cacheted in various colours. Generally VF. AAMC 905b cat $3300+. (22). (P) |
A$500 (US$315) (€295) (£245) |
A$750 (US$473) (€443) (£368) |
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| 1228 |
1946 Airletter KGVI 7d blue flown 9 Apr 46 Sydney to London with framed opt cachet in red. AAMC 1038a cat $225. |
A$100 (US$63) (€59) (£49) |
A$150 (US$95) (€89) (£74) |
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| 1229 |
1953 (Jun 2-3) Coronation Day Airletters, each cacheted in violet, from Australia, British Solomons & Cocos to London, from London to British Solomons & New Zealand. AAMC 1318b cat from $250. (5) |
A$100 (US$63) (€59) (£49) |
A$150 (US$95) (€89) (£74) |
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| 1230 |
1955 (NOV) Cocos Keeling Inauguration Flights to England (2 reg, 1 taxed), NZ (1), USA (2), 1 taxed, mostly illustrated, diff designs. Mostly F-VF. (9) |
A$100 (US$63) (€59) (£49) |
A$150 (US$95) (€89) (£74) |
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| 1231 |
Airline/Air Travel ephemera collection with 1940s-50s Air Freight or Passenger Baggage Labels/Stickers with wide variety with Australia items noted inc QANTAS, ANA & TAA, QEA & BOAC Kangaroo Service, Tasman Empire Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, American Airlines, TWA, KLM & others. Only minor duplication, a few with adhesions. A very colourful group. (300+) |
A$200 (US$126) (€118) (£98) |
A$300 (US$189) (€177) (£147) |
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