Aerophilately & Flight Covers continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate and Min. Bid in AU$'s |
| 840 |
C |
 7 October 1935 (AAMC.537a) Canberra - Sydney - Darwin flown cover, carried by Holymans Airways, (New England Airways & Qantas) on the inaugural service from Melbourne via Canberra. A scarce example signed by
the pilots, C.H. Scott and P.L. Taylor. (Image)
|
Estimate AU$80-100
Min. Bid. AU$60
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 841 |
C |
 16 Dec.1936 (AAMC.664-696) Brisbane - Adelaide South Australian Centenary Air Race, the complete set of 33 covers individually prepared for each competitor in their respective aircraft including the Civil Aviation
Department's Monospar piloted by Flt Lieut D Ross (AAMC.695) & the "Herald" Percival Monospar Gull (AAMC.696) piloted by Capt. P.G. Taylor, who both flew as officials not competitors, plus the unlisted cover prepared for CA Butler
who was unable to compete. All are preprinted covers with individual typed flight details, signed by the respective pilots and are cancelled at Adelaide after the 19th December or at the pilot's home town. Cat.$10,000+With some flights carrying
as few as 4 covers, a maximum of four complete sets is possible, with one being held in the National Library, Canberra, this is likely to be the only complete set held in private hands. Ex Frommer. (34 items) (Image)
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Estimate AU$5,000-7,500
Min. Bid. AU$4,000
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 842 |
C |
 THE BRISBANE - ADELAIDE AIR RACE of DECEMBER 1936: 16-18 Dec.1936 (AAMC.683) flown cover, carried and signed by R. Godsall, entrant No.27, who flew a DH80A Puss Moth. [One of only 12 covers carried].
Cat.$300. (Image)
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Estimate AU$160-180
Min. Bid. AU$120
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 843 |
C D |
 27 November 1938 (AAMC.834) "Calpurnia" crash mail cover from London; addressed to Melbourne; accompanied by the "Partington" slip explaining the reason for the delay in the delivery of the
mail. One crew member and 2 passengers lost their lives. (Image)
|
Estimate AU$80-100
Min. Bid. AU$60
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 844 |
C |
 18 Jan.1939 (AAMC.843) England - Tasmania cover retrieved from the crash of Guinea Airway's "Koronga", killing all personnel aboard. The cover bears the red handstamp "{Damaged in airline which
crashed at Katherine River, North Australia." (Image)
|
Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 845 |
B |
 March 1940 (Frommer 56c) QANTAS airmail vignette booklet (lacks staple) with both covers and 3 complete panes of 8 vignettes plus blank margins. Rare. Cat.$500.
Ex Tom Frommer Gold Medal Collection,
2003. (Image)
Get Market Data for [Australia Collection] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 846 |
|
 6 May 1940 (AAMC.900ab) Sydney - New Zealand flown cover, carried on the first flight of the "Awarau" for TEAL and signed by Captain Oscar Garden and his co-pilot, Chris Griffiths; UMUTOI arrival
b/stamp. A very small unofficial mail was carried by the pilots. (Image)
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Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 847 |
C |
 17 Jan.1941 (AAMC.912) Sydney - Dili (Portuguese Timor) registered cover, flown and signed by Captain H.B.Hussey for QANTAS; the first time Dili had been included as a stopover en route for Singapore. With war
looming in the area, the route was suspended on 6 Dec. 1941. [Only 54 mail items carried]. (Image)
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Estimate AU$300-400
Min. Bid. AU$240
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 848 |
C |
 December 1942 (AAMC.935 & 936) Sydney - Mornington Island and Brisbane - Mornington Island QANTAS flown Christmas mail covers with special vignettes; delivered by parachute. The Sydney cover signed by the
pilot, W.H. Crowther; the Brisbane cover signed verso by the Missionary-in-Charge, R.E.Braunholz. [28 and 114 flown, respectively]. The Sydney 1942 cover is the scarcest of the series, with only 28 flown and fewer than 20 now accounted for. (2
items). (Image)
|
Estimate AU$800-1,000
Min. Bid. AU$650
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 849 |
C |
 24 December 1946 (AAMC.1089) Sydney - Mornington Island Christmas parachute mail cover, flown for QANTAS by E.R. Nicholl; with special vignette affixed at left and signed by J.B. McCarthy, Superintendent, verso. (Image)
|
Estimate AU$80-100
Min. Bid. AU$60
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 850 |
C |
 14 Oct. 1947 (AAMC.1113-1114) Sydney - Norfolk Island & return flown covers; both with special vignettes prepared for the QANTAS flights and both covers signed by the captain, L.R. Ambrose, who piloted the
Lancastrian in both directions. (2 covers). (Image)
|
Estimate AU$120-150
Min. Bid. AU$100
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 851 |
C |
 Nov.1948 (AAMC.1193b) Johannesburg - Sydney QANTAS first flight vignette, superb Unused. Cat.$100. (Image)
|
Estimate AU$60-80
Min. Bid. AU$50
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 852 |
C |
 15-19 March 1949 (AAMC.1205) Hong Kong - Sydney flown covers (2), carried by QANTAS Skymaster on a round-trip survey flight under the command of Captain E.C. Sims, who has signed both covers which also bear the
attractive special vignettes used exclusively for these flights. Cat.$300. (Image)
|
Estimate AU$160-180
Min. Bid. AU$120
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 853 |
C |
 19 Dec.1949 (AAMC.1234) Mornington Island Christmas Mail special cover, flown for TAA and signed by the pilot, R.K. Crabbe and signed verso by the Mission Superintendent; with original TAA headed letter enclosed.
(2 items). (Image)
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Estimate AU$80-100
Min. Bid. AU$60
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 854 |
B |
 November 1952 (Frommer 92c) "QANTAS 1922 - 1952 30 Years as Royal Mail Carriers" special airmail vignettes in a complete booklet comprising of front and back covers and 10 panes of 5 vignettes held in
place by the two original staples. Cat.$400. Very scarce thus. (Image)
|
Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 855 |
C |
 5-9 Sept.1953 (AAMC.1323 & 1325) Sydney - Hollandia and Hollandia - Sydney flown covers, each bearing the special Qantas first flight vignette and signed by the captain and crew, (2). (Image)
|
Estimate AU$120-150
Min. Bid. AU$100
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 856 |
C |
 13 Mar. 1954 (AAMC.1337) BOAC "Belfast" Singapore crash covers (2) to England; one bearing the 2/- Royal Visit from HOBART; the other with 4 x 6d Kookas from MELBOURNE. Both covers with boxed red
"SALVAFGED MAIL" cachet. (Image)
|
Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 857 |
|
 Nov.1960 (Re.AAMC.1443) QANTAS "40 YEARS OF SERVICE" complete sheetlet of 15 vignettes, together with a blk.6 and a blk.9; rouletted and with full gum. (25 vignettes). Cat.250. (Image)
|
Estimate AU$100-150
Min. Bid. AU$80
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 858 |
|
 Special Flight vignettes in sheetlets of 4 comprising July 1964 Melbourne - Sydney (proof sheetlet in brown only), October 1964 Fiji - Tonga (2 perforated sheetlets), October 1965 Rarotongo - Penrhyn - Tahiti -
Rarotonga (2 imperf sheetlets and 1 perforated), September 1967 Samoa - Wallis - Gilbert & Ellice (2 perforated sheetlets), 1968 Norfolk Island (1 imperf. sheetlet) and September 1976 Pacific Islands flight (artist's proof sheetlet of 8
units, Imperf, signed and numbered #30 of 30 by the artist. (Total: 10 items). (Image)
|
Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
| 859 |
C  |
 24 Sept. 1936 (AAMC.R7, 7b) Enoggera Rifle Range flown cover with green triangular vigette, accompanied by a complete sheetlet of 4 of the vignettes MUH. (2 items). Both very fresh. (Image)
|
Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120
CLOSED
Closing..Dec-18, 04:00 PM |
