1915 5s. grey and yellow (Die II) type 6 Wmk, perf 12, large part o.g. few shortish perfs, otherwise fine and fresh appearance. SG 42 (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
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Sale No: 5916
Lot No: 39
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Cat No: Collection
1920 R. Graham Carey flight 'Velvet Soap' advertising card dropped in his flight over Melbourne, few usual light bends otherwise fine, card is signed by the pilot R. Graham Carey, also few other memorabilia of R.G. Carey including two Melbourne Air Service card signed by the pilot, a rare group being this card one of the just four known, Eustis 47c (Image)
Opening GBP 480.00
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Lot No: 40
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1926 A.J.Cobham Darwin-Sydney flight, stampless cover cancelled by Darwin (3.Sep.26) cds with typed inscription "Demonstration/Air Mail/ England to Australia/ carried by Alan J. Cobham/ on De Havilland 50 Seaplane" cover is signed by Alan Cobham and numbered "10", fine condition and rare, only 10 carried. Also a signed A. J.Cobham card dated 3rd January 1927 certifying that the cover is genuine, Eustis 97 (Image)
Opening GBP 800.00
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Lot No: 41
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1926 A.J.Cobham Darwin-London flight cover bearing Australia 1½d and GB 1½d both cancelled by The Hyde (2. OC.26) cds, on reverse typed 'Carried by Mr. Alan Cobham's/DE HAVILLAND machine on his/flight to Australia; a small tear at top and some toning, nevertheless a rare cover with only 9 carried, cover is signed by Alan Cobham, Eustis 101 (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
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Lot No: 42
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1931 Francis C. Chichester Norfolk Island to Lord Howe Island flight, 2d postal stationery envelope tied by Norfolk Island (Mar 30) and Lord Howe Island (April 1) cds, numbered 26 and signed by the pilot Francis C. Chichester, fine condition, only 27 recorded, Eustis 183 $950 (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
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Lot No: 43
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1931 Francis C. Chichester New Zealand to Australia solo flight via Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island, 2d postal stationery envelope tied by Norfolk Island (Mar 30) and Lord Howe Island (April 1) cds, numbered 48 and signed by the pilot Francis C. Chichester, fine condition, Eustis 184 (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
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Lot No: 45
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1932 Hans Bertram flight Melbourne-Darwin bearing 2d and 3d(2) cancelled on arrival at Darwin on 10 December, backstamped Wyndham and Brisbane (19 Dec), fine condition, only 12 covers carried, cover is signed by the pilot H. Bertram, Eustis 240 (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
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Lot No: 46
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1932 Charles W. A. Scott Record Breaking flight England - Australia addressed to Sydney bearing an uncancelled GB 1½d stamp, flown to Darwin and posted upon arrival as a registered letter, franked with Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d and 3d (faulty) and air mail 3d all cancelled by Darwin (28.Apr.) cds, alongside handstamped oval 'DUTY OFFICE / 19 APR 1932 / LYMPNE AIR PORT'. On reverse written 'Posted by me at Lympne England 19th April and again at Darwin 28th April 1932', and with cancel at Darwin (28.Apr.), Brisbane(9.May) and Sydney (9.May), fine condition, cover is signed on reverse by the pilot W. Scott, Eustis 258 $1,400 (Image)
Opening GBP 280.00
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Lot No: 48
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1936 L.E. Clark flight Sydney-Auckland cover bearing Australia 2d SA centenary cancelled by Enmore (14. NO. 36) and NZ 1d Health stamp cancelled by slogan postmark alongside also Christchurch (20. NO. 36) cds, few usual toning on the stamps otherwise fine condition, only 6 covers carried, cover is signed by the pilot L.E Clark on reverse, Eustis 646 (Image)
Opening GBP 140.00
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Lot No: 49
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Cat No: 200b
1941 2½d on 2d scarlet, CDS-used with R2/5 RP medallion flaw. Scarce. SG 200b, £250 (Image)
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Lot No: 50
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Cat No: 190ab
1944-9 6d purple-brown corner block of twelve with (lower plate) RP 3/3 'top hat' flaw, o.g. with the selvedge and two normals hinged, the variety fine unmounted. R1-2/3-4 stained on reverse. Difficult positional multiple. SG 190ab, £1600 (Image)
Opening GBP 550.00
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Lot No: 51
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1970-75 7c Sturt's Desert Pea, vertical strip of six, third stamp showing ERROR BLACK (berries, value, inscription) OMITTED, second and fourth showing partial omissions, unmounted o.g. Only 12 examples recorded. SG 468ba (Image)
Opening GBP 420.00
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Lot No: 52
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Cat No: 567a var.
1974-79 $10 Tom Roberts, lower marginal example showing variety "DOWNWARD SHIFT OF PERFORATIONS BY 13mm". Fine unmounted og with normal for comparison. Spectacular. SG 567a var (Image)
Opening GBP 95.00
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Lot No: 53
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Cat No: 748 var.
1980 22ct Salvation Army, imperforate corner marginal pair. Extremely scarce with only 30 pairs recorded. Fine unmounted mint. SG 748var (BW 870b) (Image)
Opening GBP 250.00
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Closed..Mar-02-2020, 19:00:00 EST
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Lot No: 55
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Cat No: Collection
1937-52 KG VI used collection (188) on leaves with a number of better items. We note 3d 'White Wattles', 1941 2d scarlet Medallion flaw (machine cancel) and coil pair (rather fragile), a number of other coil pairs (some not counted in catalogue value due to posthumous cancels), 2d purple medallion flaw, 2d NSW 'man with tail', £2 roller flaw, some thin papers, etc. STC £1675
