Miscellaneous Pioneer, Survey And Record Breaking Flights
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1918 R.A.F Survey Flight from Cairo to Calcutta by Capt. Ross Smith and Sgts. J.M Bennett and W.H Shiers, with Generals Borton and Salmond as passengers. Stampless cover signed "S.E Borton, Brig. Gen. R.A.F" and addressed in his handwriting to Ambala, inscribed "Bearing", the reverse with superb circular "CARRIED BY FIRST AERIAL MAIL / CAIRO - DELHI / DECR. 1918" and an Ambala arrival c.d.s (Dec 17). The flight surveyed landing grounds en route, and stopped at Damascus, Basra, Bushire, Bandar Abbas, Chahbar and Karachi where a few letters were offloaded, before proceeding to Delhi where the remaining letters received the circular cachet. Kimpton records 15 covers from this flight, ten of which bear the circular cachet. In 1919 Ross Smith, Bennett and Shiers completed the first flight from England to Australia, following the route from Cairo to India surveyed on this 1918 flight. A fine and rare cover from a passenger on the flight, ex Jennings collection. Photo on Page 54. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image1)
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Lot No: 291
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1919 England to Australia Air Race & First G.B to India Flight. Stampless India Field Service postcard written by Bruce Clement from Baghdad on January 10th, the message including "just slipping this along per aeroplane today from here .... hang on to this as a novelty & keep, note when you receive it", inscribed "Received 20.3.1920", addressed to Nurse MacMiles, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney. Signed by Clement and upon arrival in Australia with "J. Bennett, Darwin 12.12.19", bearing a fine blue flight vignette tied by oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL / RECEIVED / 26 FEB 1920 / GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA". Thirty covers and cards from Mesopotamia, mostly from members of the Australian Wireless Squadron, were handed to Brigadier General MacEwen in Baghdad and flown in the "Old Carthusian" on the first G.B to India Aerial Post; they were then handed over to Jim Bennett who carried them to England and then on the first flight from England to Australia, signing 25 of them upon arrival in Darwin. Some of these 30 items no longer survive whilst most others are O.A.S covers without any indication of origin. An exceptional card from Baghdad, carried on both the "Old Carthusian" flight to India and the Ross Smith England to Australia flight, number 203 in the Frommer listing, minor creasing, otherwise fine, ex Jennings collection. E27a, from $5,750. Photo on Page 54. (Image1)
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Lot No: 292
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1919 England to Australia Air Race. Cover carried by Capt. Ross Smith, Lt. Keith Smith, Sgts. J Bennett and W. Shiers on their record breaking flight from Hounslow to Darwin, addressed to G. H Long at Toronto, Lake Macquarie, bearing blue "FIRST AERIAL POST, ENGLAND - AUSTRALIA" vignette tied by oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL / RECEIVED / 26 FEB 1920 / GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA" with a further strike alongside. The Smith brothers arrived in Darwin on December 10th after a flight of just 27 days and 21 hours winning the Australian Government's £10,000 prize for the first flight from England to Australia; they continued on to Melbourne on February 25th 1920, the letters having the vignettes and cancels applied the following day. A fine and scarce cover, number 198 in the Frommer listing. E27, from $5,250. Photo on Page 56. (Image1)
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Lot No: 293
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1919 England to Australia Air Race - Netherlands Indies. Cover addressed to Miss Treatt at Cremorne, Sydney, endorsed "Per Aerial Mail, Vickers Vimy-Rolls", handstamped violet "PER / VICKERS "VIMY" AEROPLANE / TO AUSTRALIA" with the blue flight vignette (small tear to upper left corner) tied by oval "FIRST AERIAL POST / RECEIVED / 26 FEB 1920 / GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA", a further strike on the front. The enclosed letter is written on 7th December from Soebang, Java, by Marjory Treatt. The cover has a few small edge tears and faults, with a horizontal fold near the base, nevertheless an exceptionally rare flight acceptance from the Netherlands Indies. Ross Smith landed at the Dutch Air Force Base at Kalidjati on December 6th leaving for Sourabaya the following day; during their short stay they met two Australian girls working as secretaries in Java and agreed to carry letters for them. The two girls sent nine letters from Java, seven written by Marjory Treatt to family members. Number 331 in the Frommer listing. E27a, from $5,750. Photo on Page 56. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image1)
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Lot No: 294
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1919 England to Australia Flight. Cover sent by G.A MunGavin, British Consul at Bandar Abbas, addressed to his sister at the Consulate, endorsed "Aerial Post - Captain Ross Smith A.R.A.F flying first Vickers Vimy plane England to Australia" and handstamped violet "PER / VICKERS "VIMY" AEROPLANE / TO AUSTRALIA", franked by India 1a + 11/2a tied by Bandar-Abbas c.d.s (Nov. 24), backstamped at Karachi (Nov. 25). Eighteen covers were carried from Bandar-Abbas on the Ross Smith flight; fourteen were flown to Karachi and four to Australia. A fine and rare cover, ex Jennings collection. E27e, from $5,500. Photo on Page 56. (Image1)
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Lot No: 295
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1919 England to Australia Flight. Real Photo of Ross Smith's aircraft and crowds of onlookers taken at Enfield Aerodrome, Adelaide, on March 23rd; and a programme for a gala performance of "The Sleeping Beauty" held at "Her Majestys Theatre" in Melbourne on February 25th 1920 in honour of and in the presence of Ross Smith, Keith Smith, Bennett and Shiers, with pictures of the four airmen. (2). Photo on Page 56.
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Lot No: 296
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1919 England - Australia Air Race, flown by Capt. Matthews and T.D Kay. 1919 (June 25) Cover to Bombay endorsed "By Aerial Mail" bearing Iraq 1/2a + 1a tied by Bagdad H.O c.d.s and circular violet "CIVIL POSTS / AERIAL / IRAQ" with a second strike alongside, backstamped at Bombay (Mar 7). Matthews and Kay were the first crew to leave England for Australia, departing from Hounslow three weeks before Ross Smith, but were delayed many times by bad weather and damage to the aircraft and abandoned the flight after crashing at Bali on 17th April 1920. A small number of covers were carried from Iraq to India, just five such covers recorded by Kimpton, this cover illustrated in the Australian Air Mail Catalogue. Ex Eustis collection. E26a, $3,000. Photo on Page 56 (Image1)
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Lot No: 297
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1920 R.J Paver and J.C McIntosh, Second England to Australia Flight (and the first in a single engine aeroplane). 1920 (Mar 7) India 1a postcard posted from Chahbar to Manora, cancelled "CHAHBAR / PERSIAN GULF DT" c.d.s with an arrival c.d.s alongside (Mar 8), signed by J.C McIntosh A.F.C, the message reading "Aerial Greetings" and "By the First British Aviator to land at Chahbar en route for Australia as a competitor in the England - Australia Flight". Paver and McIntosh were originally competitors in the England - Australia Air Race but their departure was delayed until January 8th by which time Ross Smith and his crew had won the competition; they arrived at Darwin on August 2nd, the second plane to make the flight. Just two cards are recorded flown by them from Chahbar to Karachi. A rarity of Australian and Indian pioneer air mails. (Ex Argyll Etkin 6 March 2015 Auction of Indian Air Mails, sold for £5,200). E34c, $4,000. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)
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Lot No: 298
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1925 Marchese de Pinedo, Italian World Air Flight to Melbourne. Right portion of a cover addressed to Sydney bearing two uncancelled India 1a stamps, with red cachet "Italian Consul General's (Melbourne) letter of 12-11-25 / No. 750 / 11 / Calcutta to Melbourne by Seaplane, 13/5/25", the reverse with red boxed cachet "ITALIAN WORLD AIR FLIGHT INDIA 1925" showing a plane over India. Signed by the President of the Aero Club of India and initialled by Stephen Smith, numbered "5". Pinedo signed the left side of the covers but later cut this portion off after a promised charity donation failed to materialise. Scarce, 93 covers carried. E78, $2,000. Photo on Page 56. (Image1)
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1925 Alan Cobham Anglo-Indian Survey Flight. Cover flown from Akyab to Rangoon with India 1a cancelled upon arrival (Feb 7), initialled "AJC". This flight surveyed the route used by Cobham for his England to Australia flight in 1926. Fine, 49 covers flown.
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Lot No: 300
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1925 Alan Cobham Anglo-Indian Survey Flight. India 1/2a postcard flown from Calcutta to Delhi, cancelled at Havelock Square (Feb 16) with a 1a due handstamp, signed by Arthur Elliott, the flight engineer. A pink "BY ANGLO-INDIA AIR SURVEY D.H.50" label affixed, the reverse with triangular Calcutta to Delhi flight cachet. Fine, 40 cards flown to Delhi.
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Lot No: 301
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1925 Alan Cobham Anglo-Indian Survey Flight. Cover to England carried on the return flight to London, bearing an uncancelled India 2a stamp and green "BY ANGLO-INDIA AIR SURVEY D.H.50, CALCUTTA TO LONDON" label, triangular Calcutta to London flight cachet, posted upon arrival with a 3d postage due mark and postage due stamp applied. Backstamped "WADDON AERODROME / CROYDON" c.d.s (Mar 17) and signed "A.B Elliot, Engineer". Fine, 121 items carried.
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Lot No: 302
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1926 Alan Cobham England - Australia Flight. Stampless "De Havilland Aircraft Co., Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware" envelope to Western Australian Airways Ltd in Perth with typed inscription "Carried by special aeroplane from London to Melbourne piloted by Mr A.J Cobham, July/August 1926" and signed by Alan Cobham, fine and very rare, only about ten covers carried from England to Melbourne. E95, $4,250. Photo on Page 56. (Image1)
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Lot No: 303
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1926 Alan Cobham England - Australia Flight. Printed Calcutta to Rangoon cover with a black border and explanation that Arthur Elliott, the flight engineer, had been killed by a bullet fired from the ground between Baghdad and Basra. Franked by India 1a cancelled at Calcutta (July 23) and signed by Sgt. A.H Ward who replaced Elliott on the flight, the reverse bearing a photographic England - Australia flight vignette and a Rangoon c.d.s (July 26). 45 Covers flown from Calcutta to Rangoon, just seven signed by Ward. E99b, $650. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 304
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1926 Alan Cobham England - Australia Flight. Cover to Sydney endorsed "per favour of Captn Cobham, air flight from London to Melbourne arrived Darwin 5 Aug 26 at 2.45pm", franked 11/2d tied by Darwin c.d.s (Aug 7), flown from Darwin to Sydney. Very fine and rare, just ten covers carried. E97, $1,750. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 305
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1926 Alan Cobham Australia - England Return Flight. Cover addressed to Cobham in London with typed inscription "Demonstration Air Mail England to Australia, carried by Alan J. Cobham on De Havilland 50 Seaplane. Departed Sept 4th 1926, Arrived Oct. 1st 1925", signed by Alan Cobham and numbered "5". Handstamped with a Darwin c.d.s (Sep. 3), posted upon arrival on October 1st with G.B 1/2d and 1d cancelled by a Hampstead machine. Also an accompanying typed certificate signed by Alan Cobham stating the cover is genuine, and is one of only nine carried. Two insignificant edge nicks, otherwise fine and a rare cover from this historic flight, the first from Australia to England. E100, $3,500. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 306
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1926 Alan Cobham Australia - England Flight. Cover flown from Baghdad to England with five Iraq stamps each tied by Bagdad H.O c.d.s (Sept 27) and three strikes of boxed "BY AIR / Iraq to Great Britain / with Alan Cobham". A fine cover, 110 flown. E101c, $750.
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Lot No: 307
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1926 Alan Cobham Flight. 28 Page booklet with illustrated covers produced for a luncheon given by Sir Charles Cheers Wakefield to Alan Cobham upon his return after his flight from England to Australia and back, held at the Connaught Rooms, London W.C, 4th October 1926. A fine and rare booklet containing an account of the flight with a list of stops and a route map, menu and toasts, list of guests, and photos of Cobham, his aircraft and arrival at Melbourne and London. Also a large Photo of his arrival in London. (2). (Image1)
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Lot No: 308
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Alan Cobham. 1926 Covers from his subsequent 1926 trip to the USA, comprising 1926 (Nov 25) S.S "Homeric" to Battery Point, New York City, demonstration flight cover bearing USA 2c cancelled in New York and G.B 11/2d cancelled "HOMERIC" and the date, initialled "AC" by Cobham, numbered "116"; and Dec. 3/4 covers carried on demonstration flights from Philadelphia to Bolling Field Washington D.C, or around Washington D.C both initialled or signed in full by Cobham, flight cachets, posted at Philadelphia or Washington D.C. Also an original press Photo of Cobham with his wife and Sir Henry Chilton of the British Embassy visiting the White House. (4). (Image1)
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Lot No: 309
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1927 Dennis Rooke Solo Flight. Printed "By Baby Moth Aeroplane / Pilot:- Mr Dennis Rook" cover to Rawlapindi, flown from Croydon to Karachi and posted upon arrival with India 1a tied by Drigh Road c.d.s (June 22). Rooke's England to Australia solo flight was abandoned when he crashed near Gaya, Bihar State, on August 4th. Fine and extremely scarce. E104, $1,000. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 310
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1927-28 Capt. Bill Lancaster and Mrs Chubbie Miller "Red Rose" England - Australia Flight. Cover flown from Calcutta to Rangoon bearing white "By Air from Calcutta" vignette and endorsed "By Capt. Lancaster and Mrs K. Miller Calcutta-Rangoon", with two India 1/2a stamps cancelled at Park Street, Calcutta (Dec 18), backstamped at Cotataung and Rangoon G.P.O (Dec 31). Mrs Miller became the first woman to fly from England to Australia when they landed at Darwin on 19th March 1928 after a flight of five months. Also a 1929 cover flown by Miller from Santa Monica to Cleveland during the Women Flyers Derby, posted at Columbus, Ohio, signed on the reverse by Miller and Lancaster. 52 Covers flown from Calcutta to Rangoon. E113b, $450+. (2). Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 311
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1927-28 Capt. Bill Lancaster and Mrs Chubbie Miller "Red Rose" England - Australia Flight. Cover flown from Calcutta to Darwin bearing white "By Air from Calcutta" vignette, two India 1a stamps cancelled at Park Street, Calcutta (Dec 20) and Australian 1d cancelled at Darwin (Mar 21), signed by Miller and Lancaster, numbered "11". Fine and scarce, the journey including a crash at Muntok, Sumatra, on January 10th. The Australian Air Mail catalogue states 37 covers were flown to Darwin; however both Newall and Stephen Smith state that 34 of these were lost and only three covers were actually delivered. E111. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 312
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1927-28 R.A.F Empire Cruise Flight from Felixstowe to Broome, Western Australia, led by Gp. Capt H.M Cave-Brown-Cave. Cover bearing British Flight vignette, flown from Calcutta to Rangoon with India 3p pair and 1a cancelled at Park Street, Calcutta (Feb 3 1928), backstamped at Rangoon (Feb 8), numbered "66". This R.A.F flight provided long range training and experience in operating flying boats away from bases and support vessels. 92 Covers flown from Calcutta to Rangoon. E115b, $350.
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Lot No: 313
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1928 Bert Hinkler First Solo Flight from England to Australia. Printed Aero Club of India "From Calcutta by Bert Hinkler" postcard flown from Calcutta to Rangoon with India 1/2a tied by Park Street, Calcutta c.d.s (Feb 17), Rangoon arrival c.d.s (Feb 18), the reverse signed by Stephen Smith. Hinkler achieved his record breaking flight in 16 days, for which he was awarded £2,000 by the Australian Government and £500 by the Queensland Government. Also a real Photo postcard of Hinkler speaking on Melbourne radio, signed by Hinkler. 50 Cards were flown from Calcutta to Rangoon. E118, $800. (2). Photo on Page 58.
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Lot No: 314
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1928 Bert Hinkler Flight. Picture postcard to Stephen Smith in Calcutta franked India 1/2a, typed inscription "Bert Hinkler's flight Karachi-Bundaberg" and bearing a yellow Air Mail label, Park Street Calcutta c.d.s (July 4). One of just six cards flown from Calcutta to Bundaberg in Queensland, posted back to Calcutta without an Australian stamp on July 4th, therefore handstamped "20 / CTMS / T", with a Bundaberg c.d.s. Minor creasing, otherwise fine and a rare card from this record breaking flight. E117, $4,250. Photo on Page 58. (Image1)
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Lot No: 315
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1929 S.J Moir and H.C Owen Flight. Registered cover to Concord West, Sydney, flown from Darwin to Sydney in the DH50 "Atalanta" piloted by Cpt. Lester Brain, which carried Moir and Owen after they had crashed at Cape Don at the end of their two month flight from England. Endorsed "Per "Atalanta" Darwin to Sydney" and signed by Owen and Moir, posted upon arrival at Sydney (June 20) bearing a 11/2d stamp, a further stamp missing, endorsed "Stamp missing when received at Central Concord P.O". Moir and Owen did not carry any mail on their flight from England to Australia, but 20 signed covers were carried by them on the "Atalanta" from Darwin to Brisbane and Sydney. E130, £700. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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Lot No: 316
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1929 Charles Kingsford Smith and C.T Ulm "Southern Cross" Flight from Richmond, N.S.W to England. "Atlantic Oil Co" cover to the Chairman of Anglo-American Oil Co. Ltd in London, endorsed "via aeroplane Southern Cross" with Australia 11/2d and G.B 11/2d both cancelled by a Richmond N.S.W c.d.s (Mar 30) and a London machine (July 12). Kingsford Smith and his crew lost their way and made a forced landing in remote north-west Australia, surviving largely on coffee and brandy (therefore known as the Coffee Royal affair) until found on April 12th; the flight was resumed from Derby on June 25th arriving on July 10th. Just twelve covers carried on these two journeys of the Southern Cross. Small opening tear at upper edge, otherwise fine and rare. Also an original real Photo of Kingsford Smith and his crew. E131/142, $2,750. (2). Photo on Page 62.
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1929 Kingsford Smith "Southern Cross" Flights. Stampless cover to England with Richmond, N.S.W c.d.s (Mar 30) and London arrival datestamps (July 12), a 3d charge mark and 3d postage due stamp applied, signed "O.K C.T.P Ulm" by the co-pilot and navigator, with the original letter enclosed, written on March 16th from Bronte, which includes "a few lines to greet you all per favour of Capt. Kingsford Smith who is conveying this to England in the aeroplane "Southern Cross" on the flight to England & back to Australia. I trust this flight will be as successful as their wonderful adventure across the Pacific". A rare cover and letter, one of just twelve items carried on the initial ill fated "Coffee Royal Affair" flight and subsequent record breaking flight to England, minor edge faults. E131/142, $2,750. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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1930 H.L Piper and C.C Kay First England - Australia Monoplane Flight. Postcard to Victoria, flown from Karachi to Sydney and posted upon arrival, endorsed "England - Australia 1930 Flight, Karachi 19 Feb 1930" and signed by both pilots, with Australia 1d cancelled at Sydney (Apr 10). Flying Officers Piper and Kay were New Zealanders in the R.A.F, both given a leave of absence to attempt to break Bert Hinkler's 15 day record flight from England to Australia, but failed by a wide margin after mechanical breakdowns and bad weather. No mail was carried from England and just nine cards from Karachi. Fine and rare. E150a, $900. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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1930 Amy Johnson First Female Solo Flight from England to Australia in the DH60 Moth "Jason". Stampless cover to Hudson Fysh, Managing Director of Quantas at Long Reach, Queensland, with typed heading "Introducing Miss Amy Johnson", signed and endorsed upon receipt "Flown from England to Australia by Miss Amy Johnson, Hudson Fysh", with enclosed letter from the Managing Editor of Australia Newspapers Cable Service in London, "Dear Hudson, This will introduce to you Miss Amy Johnson, if she ever happens to fly up against you, who is making a lone-hand return flight to Australia. Miss Johnson is a good sport. She has taken on a very difficult job in the face of many discouragements. Everybody has pointed out to her what an awful time she will have and advised her to take up knitting of something of the kind. I am sure you will do anything that you can for Miss Johnson; she deserves to succeed". Amy Johnson left Croydon on May 5th and arrived in Darwin on May 24th, a flight time of just 20 days, then flew to Brisbane where she crashed upon landing on May 29th. Her future husband J. Mollison then flew her onto Sydney in "Southern Star". Also two cards of Johnson. A rare cover from this famous record breaking flight, one of just five covers carried from England, a few minor faults. E158, $4,500. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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1930 Kingsford Smith England - Australia Solo Flight. Cover to the Aero Club of Sydney posted at Rome Littorio Airport (Oct 10) bearing four Italian stamps and a Par Avion label, inscribed "Rome to Australia via Southern Cross" and signed by Kingsford Smith. Just 15 covers carried from Rome to Sydney on this record breaking flight. Very scarce. E171a, $3,000. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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1930 Kingsford Smith England - Australia Record Breaking Solo Flight in "Southern Cross Junior". Cover franked 11/2d (light c.d.s.) and bearing a blue "By Air Mail" label, addressed to Kingsford Smith in Sydney, endorsed "Per Aeroplane "Southern Cross Junior" from England. London Oct. 9th 1930, Darwin Oct. 19th 1930" and signed by Kingsford Smith. One of the few covers carried from England on this record breaking flight of just 9 days 23 hours, beating the previous record set by Bert Hinkler in 1928 by five days. Fine and rare, illustrated in the Australian Air Mail Catalogue. Also contemporary news cuttings about the flight and a printed card signed by Kingsford Smith sent in response to the many messages of congratulation he received. E170, $3,500. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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1930 Oscar Garden Solo Flight. Cover flown from Calcutta to Rangoon with India 1/2a block of four tied by Park Street, Calcutta c.d.s (Oct 30) and an "Air Mail Calcutta to Rangoon" vignette tied by boxed violet "ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA FLIGHT / WITH MR OSCAR GARDEN, ACROSS THE BAY OF BENGAL", signed by Oscar Garden. The reverse with a 1a stamp cancelled at Rangoon (Oct 31), signed by Stephen Smith. Light staining but very scarce, just eleven covers flown from Calcutta to Rangoon, the flight from Croydon to Wyndham completed in 20 days. E173a, $1,200. Photo on Page 62. (Image1)
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1931 Francis Chichester solo Australia to England flight attempt via Philippines and Japan. Cover flown from Manila to Katsuura where Chichester crashed and his flight was abandoned, franked 2c, 6c and 8c air mail stamps cancelled at Manila (July 22), with arrival backstamp and flight cachet, signed by Chichester, numbered 143. Also 1967 Gypsy Moth F.D.C with Greenwich special cancel signed by Chichester. E212, $325. (2).
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1931 G.P Fairbairn and K. Shenstone Flight. Cover addressed to Calcutta, flown from Calcutta to Darwin from where it was posted, bearing India New Delhi 1a stamps cancelled at Park Street, Calcutta (3 Apr. and 25 May 1931) and Australia Kingsford Smith 2d tied by Darwin c.d.s (Apr 24), handstamped "BRITISH FLIGHT / ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA / PILOTS:- G.P FAIRBAIRN & K. SHENSTONE / PLANE:- "SPARTAN ARROW", G-ABHD" and "DETAINED TILL 5th APRIL / ENGINE OVERHAULED". Fairbairn and Shenstone flew from Hanworth to Darwin in 59 days after being delayed by an accident when taking off from Basra, and taking nearly three weeks to cross India. 43 Covers carried from Calcutta to Darwin. E177, $550.
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1931 Charles Scott Record Breaking Solo England - Australia - England Flight. Cover carried on the return flight from Wyndham to Lympne, posted in Wyndham (May 25) franked Australia Kingsford Smith 3d, reposted as a registered letter upon arrival at Hythe (June 6) franked 11/2d + 3d, backstamped at Hythe and West Kensington. Scott was the first person to fly solo from England to Australia and back to England, the outward journey completed in a record time of 9 days 4 hours and 11 minutes (breaking Kingsford Smith's record by over 17 hours) and the return in 10 days 23 hours (again breaking Kingsford Smith's record). One of just three recorded covers carried on this historic record breaking flight, with enclosed letter from C.C Wakefield & Co Ltd (sponsors of the flight) reading "This letter is being carried by Mr C.W.A Scott on his attempt to establish a new light Aeroplane Record from Australia to England". Fine and very rare. E209, $2,750. Photo on Page 64. (Image1)
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Lot No: 326
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1931 Charles Scott Record Breaking Solo Return Flight. Mourning cover to London endorsed on the reverse from "Harry Corones, Hotel Corones, Charleville, Queensland", addressed to London franked Australia 2d and G.B 11/2d, carried by Charles Scott who signed the cover and endorsed it "26.5.31-5.6.31, VH-UQA, By Air", posted at Hythe on June 7th, two days after Scott's arrival. Also four contemporary newspaper cuttings about the flight. The cover has been trimmed at the upper edge upon opening, otherwise fine and very rare, one of just three recorded covers carried by Scott from Australia to England. E209, $2,750. Photo on Page 64. (Image1)
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Lot No: 327
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1931 James Mollison Record Breaking Australia - England Solo Flight. Cover posted in Wyndham (July 28), carried by Mollison on his record breaking 8 day 191/2 hour flight to Pevensey and Croydon (breaking the record set by C. Scott two months earlier by 11/2 days), posted upon arrival in London as a registered letter franked 11/2d + 3d, addressed to the Managing Director of his sponsors, C.C Wakefield & Co Ltd. A rare cover from this historic flight, one of just three recorded covers (the other covers both also carried on his previous flight attempt in June which crashed at Darwin upon take off, this second successful flight flown from Wyndham). E214, $4,000. Photo on Page 64. (Image1)
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Lot No: 328
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1931 Kingsford Smith Australia - England Flight in "Southern Cross Minor". Cover posted in Wyndham (Sep 24) franked Australia Kingsford Smith 3d, flown to England and posted upon arrival, to the Vacuum Oil Co Aviation Dept. in London with G.B 1/2d + 1d stamps tied by a London machine (Oct 8). Signed by Kingsford Smith, the reverse with a typed inscription "Carried by Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith in Southern Cross "Minor" from Australia to England. Departed Wyndham 2a.m, 24th September 1931, arrived England 7th October 1931". Private cachets of the Vacuum Oil Co dated Dec. 14 or Dec. 16 subsequently applied to both sides. Possibly unique, the Australian Air Mail Catalogue stating Australia to England flown covers "may exist". E215, unpriced. Photo on Page 64. (Image1)
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Lot No: 329
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1931 Kingsford Smith "Southern Cross Minor" Flight. Cover to Croydon posted at Rome Littorio Airport (Oct 7) bearing Italy 1.25L, a G.B 11/2d cancelled in London that same evening. Signed by Kingsford Smith with printed signature of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and boxed cachet "AUSTRALIA-ENGLAND / RECORD FLIGHT / WING COMMANDER C.H KINGSFORD SMITH / ROME-LONDON / OCT 7, 1931". The cachet was actually inaccurate as Kingsford Smith failed to break the Australia - England time record held by James Mollison. Fine and scarce, just ten covers flown from Rome. E215b, $2,750. Photo on Page 64. (Image1)
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1931 C. Arthur Butler England - Australia Solo Record Breaking Flight. Stampless cover to "Capt. Haig, Vacuum Oil Co. Pty. Ltd, Melbourne", with typed inscription "Carried by Mr C.A Butler when establishing England - Australia Record in Comper "Swift". Departed Lympne October 31st, 1931, arrived Darwin November 9th 1931. Time, 9 days 1 hour 42 minutes" and "By Courtesy of Mr Butler", signed by C.A Butler. Butler established a new time record for a solo flight to Australia, beating Scott's record by 2 hours 29 minutes, flying the smallest aircraft ever to have flown the England to Australia route. A rare cover, very few carried. E217, $850. Photo on Page 64. (Image1)
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Lot No: 331
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1932 Flt Lt. L. Hamilton and F/O R.F Coupland Flight. Cover posted at Rome Littorio Airport (Feb 19) franked 1L pair + 5L with datestamp of Ruvo di Pugla, Bari (Feb 25). Signed by the two pilots with printed signature of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, both sides with six line cachet stating this was one of eight covers intended to be flown from Rome on the England to Australia flight, which was abandoned when the aircraft crashed near Bari. Fine and scarce. E251, $3,000. Photo on Page 64. (Image1)
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Lot No: 332
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1932 R.T Richards and Lady Chaytor Flight. Cover to Ernest Crome, Newtown, N.S.W, with blue Air Mail label and typed inscription "England - Australia Flight from Darwin by Courtesy, Lady Chaytor", signed by both pilots, posted upon arrival at Sydney (May 12) franked 2d. Richards and Lady Chaytor flew from Lympne to India, where Lady Chaytor became ill and continued to Australia by sea. Richards continued the flight to Sydney, a few covers carried on the final stage from Darwin to Sydney. E252a, $450. Photo on Page 64. (Image1)
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Lot No: 333
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1932 Charles Scott Record Breaking England - Australia Solo Flight. Cover to Sydney handstamped oval "DUTY OFFICE / 19 APR 1932 / LYMPNE AIR PORT" and bearing an uncancelled G.B 11/2d stamp, flown to Darwin and posted upon arrival as a registered letter franked Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d + 3d (faults) and Air Mail 3d all tied by Darwin c.d.s (Apr 28). The reverse signed by Charles Scott and inscribed "Posted by me at Lympne England 19th April and again at Darwin 28th April 1932", backstamped at Darwin, Brisbane and Sydney. Scott set a new London-Darwin flight record of just 8 days, 20 hours and 47 minutes. Vertical fold at left, otherwise fine and very scarce. E258, $1,400. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
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Lot No: 334
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1932 Hans Bertram and A. Klausmann Junkers Goodwill Flight from Cologne to Australia. Cover to Calcutta flown from Ichapur to Rangoon franked India 3p + 1a cancelled upon arrival, also bearing flight vignette tied by circular "ATLANTIS / ICHAPUR / 14 APRIL / 1932 / JUNKERS, D-1925" and handstamped "BERTRAM ATLANTIS / EXPEDITION". Also a postcard of Bertram bearing the expedition cachet and signed by Bertram, the reverse inscribed "Hans Bertram Rekordflug Australien - England". Bertram and Klausmann flew from Soerabaya to Darwin on May 14th but were blown off course and landed in remote northwest Western Australia, and were not found until June 23rd when they were close to death. 75 Covers flown. E244a, $650. (2). Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
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Lot No: 335
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1932 J.M Weir Australia - England Solo Flight Attempt. Cover to France with typed inscription "From Darwin 6/6/32" and signed "J.M Weir, UHVGX", posted in London (Aug 3) franked G.B 11/2d, backstamped in Paris. Weir flew from Darwin on June 6th bound for England but abandoned the flight at Karachi on August 4th; he then sailed to England with his dismantled aircraft. Very rare, just two covers flown from Darwin to Karachi. E265, $1,500. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
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Lot No: 336
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1932 Richard Allen England - Australia Solo Flight. Cover to Ernest Crome at Newtown, N.S.W, inscribed "England Australia Flight by courtesy of Mr R. Allen" and signed by the pilot, flown from Heston to Wyndham and posted upon arrival with Australia Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d + 3d cancelled at Wyndham (Sep 20), backstamped at Sydney and Newtown, a blue Air Mail label applied. Allen completed the journey in 46 days after being taken ill for ten days at Baghdad. E272, $375. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
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Lot No: 337
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1932 Jacques Hebert Solo Round the World Flight Attempt. Cover to Ashfield, N.S.W inscribed "Carried by courtesy Mr Jacques Hebert England - Australia Flight" and signed by the pilot, flown from Heston to Darwin in 55 days and to Cloncurry where Hebert crashed and therefore had to abandon his round the world attempt. One of just three covers flown from England, then carried on commercial flights from Darwin to Brisbane and Sydney where the cover was posted (Dec 13) franked 1/2d (2) + 1d, Ashfield arrival datestamps (Dec 14). A rare cover. E283, $1,500. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
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Lot No: 338
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1932 Jacques Hebert Solo Flight. Cover to Calcutta flown from Calcutta to Akyab and posted upon arrival (Nov 17) franked 1a3p, bearing flight vignette tied by violet "Across the Bay to Akyab / ASMANI CHARI" and signed by Hebert, reverse with Calcutta c.d.s and Stephen Smith signature. 57 Covers flown.
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Lot No: 339
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1933 Carl Nauer Zurich-Australia Solo Flight. Cover to Nauer in Switzerland with three Swiss stamps cancelled at Wangen (Mar 9), flown to Brisbane and posted upon arrival (May 23) as a registered letter franked 6d, backstamped at Brisbane, Sydney and Zurich Airport, numbered "41". 100 Covers flown from Zurich to Australia, some to Brisbane and others to Sydney. Nauer shipped his plane to Cape Town from where he intended making the return flight to Switzerland, but he disappeared near the mouth of the Congo in early August. E306, $850. Photo on Page 66. (Image1)
