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Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale: 47

AIR MAILS
Australia
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 136
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image 1919 England to Australia Air Race. Cover carried on the record breaking flight from Hounslow to Darwin, addressed to "Mrs C.W Hobson, Smithfield Grange, Brook Street, Coogee, Sydney, N.S.W" with fine oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL / RECEIVED / 26 FEB 1920 / GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA", the flight vignette sadly removed (an impression visible to the right of the cachet, showing where the vignette had been applied), minor creasing and the flap removed, cover 156 in the Frommer listing. E27. Photo on Page 24. (Image1)

Opening GBP 240.00
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Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 137
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1929 Covers flown from Perth to Adelaide, comprising first G.B acceptance posted from London (May 9) franked 4½d (also flown from London to Marseille) with June 7th c.d.s applied upon redirection in Victoria; and cover from Ceylon (Nov 18) franked 26c, probably the first Ceylon acceptance for this service. (2).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 138
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1929-34 Covers and cards flown to, from or within Australia, covers from G.B including 1929 first acceptance for Perth - Adelaide route, 1931 second experimental flight from G.B unusually franked 2d + 2/6 (Batson, Salcombe rubber datestamps), 1931 KLM flight to Batavia franked 2/6, also 1934 Brisbane to Batavia flight, etc. (17).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 139
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1929-46 Covers and cards from or to Australia including G.B 1929 (Nov 12) Ross Smith 10th Anniversary postcard from Hounslow; 1929 (May 8-10) Perth to Adelaide first acceptance from G.B (3) or Switzerland; 1938 (June 23-25) covers from G.B (2) or Austria carried on the first all the way flying boat service from Southampton to Australia; 1938 (July 22) last G.B to Australia flight with additional air mail fee (2) and last flight from Australia to England with additional fee (paid 1/6); 1940 (June 14) first England to Australia flight by the horseshoe route; 1946 (Apr 6) London to Sydney via Singapore first post war flight air letter signed by the three pilots; also other mainly commercial covers (11), a few postcards or photos of aeroplanes, and 1935-36 Imperial Airway Egypt to Australia Air Route Map. (25+).

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Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 140
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image Amy Johnson. 1930 Cover to Victoria endorsed "Per kind favour Miss Amy Johnson", apparently hand carried on her solo flight from England (or possibly from Darwin?), posted upon arrival at Brisbane (May 28) franked 1d. Amy Johnson completed the first solo England to Australia flight in 19 days, landing at Darwin on May 24th; four days later she flew her plane "Jason" to Brisbane, but crashed into a fence upon landing. A few minor stains, otherwise fine and a rare cover from this famous flight, just a few covers carried unofficially from England. Photo on Page 24. (Image1)

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Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 141
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1931 Covers carried on the Imperial Airways London to Australia experimental flights, comprising first flight covers from London (11, one with T.P.O c.d.s, one posted back from Darwin to England), Australia to London (8, one to Dublin, also another cover that missed the flight with "TOO LATE" handstamp) or Australia to Athens (3); and second flight covers from London to Australia (2, one posted in France and forwarded from London) or Australia to Singapore or London (5). Covers to or from various Australian towns, one first flight cover from Sydney signed by C. Kingsford Smith, also Imperial Airways letters (5), picture postcards (2), newspaper cuttings and J.S Davis receipts showing he ordered 2080 first flight covers for all stages and 140 second flight covers from London. (31+).

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Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 142
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Siam. 1931 (Apr 21) Cover from Adelaide to Bangkok carried on the first Australia - England experimental flight as far as Singapore, franked 1/6, Singapore and Bangkok backstamps. A very scarce destination, just twelve covers to Siam carried on this flight.

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 143
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1931 Covers carried on the first all-Australian flight from Australia to England (6, two to Belgium or France, one posted back to Australia, carried on the "Southern Star" Christmas flight); and covers from London carried on the "Southern Star" flight to Australia (7, one with Croydon Aerodrome c.d.s) or New Guinea, one cover signed by G.U Allan, another signed by C. Kingsford Smith and Allan. A useful lot, to and from various places in Australia, just 30 covers flown from England to New Guinea. (14).

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 144
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image 1931 (Dec 3) Registered cover from Lord Howe Island to Cape Town, eight different stamps totalling 1/7½d tied by four "LORD HOWE ISLAND / N.S.W" datestamps, flown from Adelaide to Perth, Karachi to Cairo, and then by the first flight to Cape Town via Kisumu, Nairobi and Johannesburg. An unusual cover. Photo on Page 24. (Image1)

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 145
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1931 (Dec 21) London to Sydney Christmas flight by Australian National Airways, printed cover franked 1/4, signed by G.U Allan and R.N Boulton, unusually still containing the printed insert stating it was carried on the "Southern Star" piloted by C. Kingford-Smith and G.U Allan on December 22nd. Most of these inserts were removed and destroyed after the flight was twice delayed, finally departing on 7th January 1932.

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 147
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1935 (July 18) Cover addressed to C. Kingsford Smith, carried on the last official flight of "Southern Cross" from Mascot to Richmond, posted upon arrival franked 2d, signed by C.T.P Ulm.

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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 148
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1938 (July/Aug) Covers from England (6) or South Africa to Australia carried on the first all-up flights at the 1½d rate; first all-up flight covers from England to New Guinea (2, one posted back to England franked 2d); and 5d rate first all-up flight covers from Australia to London (6, one to Germany) or South Africa, or from Papua to London. Also covers carried on the August 9th first three-weekly flying boat service to England, from Australia to Batavia, Akyab, Bombay or London (6); British P.O notice and leaflet announcing the 1½d all-up rate; similar Australian leaflet; photos and postcards (with a fine press Photo of the departure of the first all-up air flight from England to Australia), etc. (30+).

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Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
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Sale No: 47
Lot No: 149
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Late Fees. 1930-38 Commercial covers to England (16), India, Burma, Egypt or Europe (4) all franked with a late fee, various late fee cachets, c.d.s or machine cancels of Melbourne or Sydney, rates include 6d, 1/7, 3/1 and 4/7 to England, 4d, 1/10, 2/3 or 2/4 to Europe, 1/2 to Burma and 1/3 to India, all fine. (23).

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Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
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