Great Britain and British Commonwealth AUSTRALIA First Flight Covers
Sale No: 70
Lot No: 266
Symbol: F
Annotated accumlation on Album sheets mainly 1929 to 1930's noted 1929 Brisbane-Charleville, 1930 Sydney-Melbourne, 1931 Australia-Netherlands Indies, 1934 Port Pirie-Adelaide, 1934 MacRobertson Air Race cover, viewing will reward. (41) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 270.00
Closed..May-16-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 270
Sale No: 70
Lot No: 267
Symbol: c
1934 (24 Jul) Australia-Papua and return (Port Moresby backstamp 26JL34 & Sydney backstamp 1AU34). Plus 3 covers Australia-New Guinea & return (Lae 27JL34 & Sydney backstamp 1AU34). Also New Zealand 1934 (29 Mar) New Zealand-Australia 'Southern Cross' cover 'KAITAIA' cachet & (2 JL) New Zealand-Australia plain cover with KAITAIA 2JL34 cds and 'Faith in Australia' cachet. Plus newspaper cutting re one of the flights from New Guinea, AAMC #367,389a,393,395. Generally fine. (8 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sold...AU$ 48.00
Closed..May-16-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 48
Sale No: 70
Lot No: 787
Symbol: c
1929 'Coffee Royal' Australia-USA (Jun 25) ANA printed cover to USA endorsed "Per Southern Cross/via London" at upper-left & "By kind favor of/C.Kingsford Smith/and/CTP.Ulm" at lower-left with authorised (uncancelled) combination franking of 3d Airmail 3d and USA 10c Air for American internal airmail fee, London 'JUL11/1929' backstamp; somewhat soiled. Rare. Previously sold for $1,700+ in a June 2001 Melbourne auction. [Presumably this is one of the 12 covers carried to London, as no mention of this cover going to USA in AAMC.] (Image1)
Estimate AU$800
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 1,050.00
Closed..May-16-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 1050
Sale No: 70
Lot No: 788
Symbol: c
Cat No: Collection
1930s Selection with group of EAMS covers x10, 1934 Macrobertson Air Race Roscoe Turner covers x2 (one signed by Turner) and a mutilated Melrose Darwin-Charleville cover AAMC #436b, plus 1939 cover intended for Aotearoa delivery flight but detained in Australia until commencement of regular air service to NZ in 1940; also 1938 re-commissioning of HMAS Albatross cover with address segment excised; condition variable. (15) (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 300.00
Closed..May-16-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 70
Lot No: 789
Symbol: c
1934 NZ-Australia illustrated special flight card franked with 7d Trans Tasman, signed by pilot C.T.P. Ulm, AAMC #361, fine condition, Cat $300. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 220.00
Closed..May-16-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 70
Lot No: 790
Symbol: c
1934 NZ-Australia illustrated special flight card, signed by pilot CTP Ulm and crew members GU Allan, RN Boulton & N Rogers. Cat $325+. (Image1)
Estimate AU$180
Opening AU$ 135.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..May-16-2019, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 70
Lot No: 791
Symbol: c
1940 NZ-Australia and return flight per "Awarua", both signed by Capt. O. Garden and O.Griffin. AAMC #900aa & Bb, Very fine condition. Cat $400. (2) (Image1)
