Great Britain and British Commonwealth Aerophilately & Flight Covers
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 259
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
1931-34 selection including 1931 Australia-Java AAMC.204, 1934 (Apr.) Australia-NZ-Australia AAMC.371 (4), 1934 (July) Australia-Papua, Papua-Australia (2), Australia-Papua-Australia (3) & Australia-New Guinea-Australia (2), 1934 (Nov.) Melbourne-Portland postcard AAMC.461 (2), 1934 Australia-England AAMC.470 (4); also New Zealand 1934 (Feb.) NZ-Australia NZAMC.81e; some with mild toning, condition generally good to fine. (20 items)
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Estimate AU$150-200 Min. Bid. AU$100
Opening AU$ 100.00
Sold...AU$ 140.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 260
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Collection
Feb.1917 (AAMC.14) Camperdown - Melbourne special postcard flown by Basil Watson. [66 flown]. The rarest despatch of the series.
Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008.
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Estimate AU$1,200-1,500 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,000.00
Sold...AU$ 1,000.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 262
Symbol: PC
Cat No: Collection
6 August (AAMC.20) Adelaide - Minlaton, special postcard [#35] carried by Captain Harry Butler in his Bristol monoplane, the "Red Devil"; reverse with photo of Butler, printed message and printed signature. Cat.$550.
Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008.
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Estimate AU$300-350 Min. Bid. AU$260
Opening AU$ 260.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 263
Symbol: PC
11 Aug.1919 (AAMC.22a) Minlaton - Adelaide Harry Butler card, carried on the return flight and cancelled on arrival 12 AU 19. The return flight mail was much smaller than that carried on the outward flight. Cat.$750.
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Estimate AU$400-500 Min. Bid. AU$360
Opening AU$ 360.00
Sold...AU$ 360.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 264
Symbol: C
Aug.1919 (AAMC.22aa.) Adelaide - Minlaton flights by Harry Butler: Aug.1919 (AAMC.22aa) souvenir postcard prepared for the flights. Unused.
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Estimate AU$150-200 Min. Bid. AU$140
Opening AU$ 140.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 267
Symbol: PC
Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) A "Ross Smith FIRST AERIAL POST" vignette cancelled by the oval cachet, on the picture side of a postcard picked up at Baghdad en route and addressed to F. Sammons Esq., at Corowa, N.S.W. Signed "J.M.Bennett, Darwin, 12.12.19" on the address side and with a second oval cachet at centre. Only 31 items in all originated in Mesopotamia, of which very few were postcards & signed by Bennett. An exceptionally rare item. Now recorded by Frommer as #280 and illustrated at page 76.
Provenance: Mike Shand
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Estimate AU$6,000-8,000 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 5,000.00
Sold...AU$ 5,000.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 269
Symbol: C
30 July 1920 (AAMC.47) Melbourne - Traralgon cover, flown by Captain E.W. Leggett for "The Herald & Weekly Times"; with special purple of yellow "By HERALD AERIAL DELIVERY" vignette attractively tied on the front of the envelope which also bears a Victorian 1½d adhesive tied on arrival at Traralgon. [Of 266 items reported to have been flown, very few appear to have survived].
Provenance: Frank E. Adams, Charles Leski Auctions, March 2012, Lot 1338 : $2,040 incl. BP.
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Estimate AU$1,600-1,800 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,400.00
Sold...AU$ 1,700.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 274
Symbol: D
Cat No: Collection
May 1921 (AAMC.52a) A "Palm Car" advertising leaflet dropped by Graham Carey, "Special Aerial Representative of Palm Cars", printed by Riall Bros, Port Melbourne. 32 x 23cm.
Provenance: Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, March 2003, Lot 67 : $1,515 incl. BP.
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Estimate AU$800-1,000 Min. Bid. AU$65
Opening AU$ 650.00
Sold...AU$ 600.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 275
Symbol: C
4 Dec.1921 Perth - Derby (AAMC.56a) Jas A Dimmett Motor Accessories Castrol Oil advertising cover carried by Western Australian Airways on the inaugural flight of Australia's first regular airmail service; with 3d Kangaroo (surface fault) and KGV 2d orange tied PERTH cancels, paying domestic letter rate plus 3d airmail surcharge, black 'PERTH DERBY/4DE21/AERIAL MAIL' skeleton cachet on face, 'DERBY/20DEC21/WESTN AUSTRALIA' arrival datestamp on reverse, Cat. $1100. The service was suspended soon after leaving Geraldton on 5 Dec due to the fatal crash of one of the three aircraft; the mail was flown back to Perth and sent on by the steamer SS Bambra.(Image)
Estimate AU$500-750 Min. Bid. AU$400
Opening AU$ 400.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 279
Symbol: C
April - May 1925 (AAMC.78b) Calcutta - Australia (Sydney) cover (half) carried by Francesco de Pinedo and Ernesto Campanelli on the final legs of their flight from Rome in an SIAI flying boat. [1 of 42 for Sydney]. Cat.$2,000.
Provenance: Nelson Eustis
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Estimate AU$1,200-1,500 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,000.00
Sold...AU$ 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 280
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
21-22 July 1925 (AAMC.80-89a) Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney per Australian Aerial Services intermediates group comprising Melbourne-Echuca, Melbourne-Sydney, Echuca-Broken Hill, Deniliquin-Broken Hill, Hay-Broken Hill, Broken Hill-Echuca, Broken Hill-Mildura, Sydney-Deniliquin & Sydney-Echuca between #80-89a, KGV adhesives including 4d olive (2) & 4½d (5); generally fine to very fine, Cat $2700. (9 covers)(Image)
Estimate AU$1,000-1,200 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 750.00
Sold...AU$ 750.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 282
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ALAN COBHAM & DE HAVILLAND: A two-page display on De Havilland headed sheets, comprising of 3 original photographs; one of Cobham's DH50J Seaplane (G-EFBO) "to be used by Mr. Alan J. Cobham on his forthcoming flight to Australia"; one of Arthur Elloitt (who would die en route from a bullet wound) and another signed by Cobham.
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Estimate AU$300-350 Min. Bid. AU$240
Opening AU$ 240.00
Sold...AU$ 320.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 285
Symbol: C
1 July 1927 (AAMC.106) Cloncurry - Normanton cover, flown by QANTAS, with 1½d Canberra corner strip of 3 tied/cancelled by 'CLONCURRY/30JE27' datestamps, signed by pilot Hudson Fysh and by the postmaster. [150 flown].
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Estimate AU$140-180 Min. Bid. AU$100
Opening AU$ 100.00
Sold...AU$ 120.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 286
Symbol: C
14 Oct. 1927 (AAMC.112) England - Australia intermediate cover from Northern Territory to Victoria endorsed "Carried by Captain Lancaster and Mrs Keith Miller from Darwin to Charleville, then by ordinary mail to destination" with KGV 1½d red (3) tied 'CHARLEVILLE/28MR28/QUEENSLAND' datestamps on arrival with red R label affixed alongside and signed by pilot "WA Lancaster" on face, TOOWOOMBA '27MR28' transit and MELBOURNE '29MR28" arrival datestamps on back, Cat $1,000. [12 flown]
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Estimate AU$600-800 Min. Bid. AU$500
Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 500.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 287
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
22 Feb.1928 (AAMC.119) Darwin - Bundaberg registered cover, flown by Bert Hinkler and endorsed by him "Carried by Aeroplane Avian G-EBOV Darwin - Bundaberg" followed by his signature. He arrived at Bundaberg, his home-town on February 27th and all covers were postmarked on the 29th. [12 flown on this final leg.]. Cat.$2500++
Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008.
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Estimate AU$1,500-2,000 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,200.00
Sold...AU$ 2,000.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 289
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
10 Sept.1928 (AAMC.124) Charles Kingsford Smith & Charles Ulm flew across the Tasman Sea for the first time in the "Southern Cross" on this date. This cover is one of 15 carried and is signed by both pilots as well as their crew, H.A. Litchfield and T.H. Williams. Although the Australian P.M.G. Department did not agree to send an official air mail, this cover was sent by the Department and was addressed to the Minister of Posts & Telegraphs in New Zealand. [Eustis comments: "Covers from this flight are the rarest of all flown between Australia and New Zealand"].
Provenance: House, Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, March 2003, Lot 125 : $5,825 incl. BP.
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Estimate AU$4,000-5,000 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 3,200.00
Sold...AU$ 3,200.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 290
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
30 Mar. 1929 (AAMC.131) Australia - England cover carried by Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, HA Litchfield & T McWilliams on the 'Coffee Royal incident' flight endorsed 'Per Squadron-Leader CE Kingsford Smith & Flight-Lieut CTP Ulm "SOUTHERN CROSS" AUSTRALIA/ENGLAND FLIGHT MARCH 1929' signed "C Kingsford-Smith" and "CTP Ulm" on face franked with KGV 1½d red tied 'RICHMOND/30MR29/NSW' datestamp.
Ex Frommer, sold for $4300+ in the September 2016 sale of his Grand Prix Pioneer Australian Air Mails Collection.
On 1 April en route to England the 'Southern Cross' met bad weather and made an emergency landing in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia; before the crew and plane were recovered on 13 April, Keith Anderson and Robert Hitchcock had perished in the search; dubbed the 'Coffee Royal' incident after the brand of coffee and brandy the crew drank while awaiting rescue; 8 of the 12 covers carried were subsequently flown to England on the record-breaking flight in June.
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 296
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
9 Oct.1930 (AAMC.171a) England - Australia intermediate cover flown by Charles Kingsford Smith in the Southern Cross Junior endorsed 'ROME to AUSTRALIA/via the "SOUTHERN CROSS"' and signed "CKingsford-Smith" on face, franked with Italian stamps tied 'ROMA/AEROPORTO DEL LITTORIO-POSTA AEREA' datestamps, fine condition, Cat $3000.
Ex Frommer, sold for $3100+ in the September 2016 sale of his Grand Prix Pioneer Australian Air Mails Collection.
Kingsford Smith flew solo as part of an England-Australia air race via Italy and India, reaching Darwin in 10 days thereby beating Hinkler's 15-day record, and reaching Sydney in 13 days to win the event.(Image)
Estimate AU$2,000-2,500 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,600.00
Sold...AU$ 1,800.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1800
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 297
Symbol: B **
May 1931 (AAMC.202c; Frommer 36c) Qantas white/blue vignette 'By Air Mail / NORTH QUEENSLAND Australia's Winter Playground': complete booklet comprising of three strips of 8 with black on mauve cover, no staple. Believed to be the only surviving example of this booklet prepared in anticipation of Qantas starting to fly this route in May 1931.
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Estimate AU$800-1,000 Min. Bid. AU$60
Opening AU$ 600.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 298
Symbol: C
11-12 May 1934 (AAMC.379) Australia - New Zealand Goodwill Flight cover #211, carried by the "Faith in Australia" and signed by the pilot, Charles Ulm. Cat.$250.
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Estimate AU$150-200 Min. Bid. AU$120
Opening AU$ 120.00
Sold...AU$ 180.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 299
Symbol: C
7 - 14 August 1934 (AAMC.396) Round Australia cover carried from Adelaide to Adelaide aboard "My Hildegarde" and signed by the pilot, James Melrose. Melrose flew eastward and concluded his journey in the record time of seven days. [only 6 covers prepared by Eustis were flown on the round trip]. [NB. This is the cover illustrated in AAMC at p.72].
Provenance: Lucien Toutounji.
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Estimate AU$1,250-1,500 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,000.00
Sold...AU$ 2,000.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 300
Symbol: C
20 October 1934 (AAMC.438) MacRobertson Air Race cover carried by Hewitt, Kay & Stewart and signed by C.E.Kay.
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Estimate AU$120-150 Min. Bid. AU$90
Opening AU$ 100.00
Sold...AU$ 90.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 90
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 301
Symbol: C
October 1934 (AAMC.451a) MacRobertson Air Race cover flown by J.H Wright and J. Polando from Mildenhall to Abadan with large cachet signed by Wright, G.B 1½d cancelled at Mildenhall Aerodrome (skeleton c.d.s, Oct. 20) and Persia 30d cancelled at Abadan, posted to Utica New York with arrival backstamp. 179 Covers flown to Abadan, but 110 of these were destroyed. Wright and Polando withdrew from the race at Calcutta due to engine trouble.
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 302
Symbol: C **
Cat No: Collection
"The Last Flight of the Southern Cross": 18 July 1935 (AAMC.514, 515, 516e&f) collection comprising low-numbered covers #3 and #14 each bearing an imperforate or a perforated special vignette, both covers signed by all seven personnel aboard this historic short flight from Mascot to Richmond, namely pilots Charles Kingsford Smith and P.G.Taylor, who were accompanied by Mary Kingsford Smith, John Stannage, Beau Shiel, John Ulm & C.G.Scrimgeour (radio broadcaster), the latter item with 2009 Certificate of Authenticity signed by Charles Kingsford Smith Junior; also an unnumbered cover, with perforated vignette, signed by Kingsford Smith; plus IMPERFORATE PROOF vignette sheetlet block of 4 and perforated block of 4 both with untrimmed margins. A prestigious group of items commemorating this celebrated event - Cat. $3,400. (5 items)
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Estimate AU$2,400-2,800 Min. Bid. AU$
Opening AU$ 1,900.00
Sold...AU$ 1,900.00
Closed..Jun-26-2021, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 468
Lot No: 306
Symbol: C
Dec.1941 large-part distressed airmail cover-front to England with KGVI 3d x2 - singed, a third missing - tied by 'AIF FIELD PO/NO 24' cds in use at Hama in Lebanon (Proud "Not Seen”), endorsed "Accidentally Burned/ in Transit/28.12.41 [initials]", remnants of four British PO repair labels. [On 27.12.1941, a bag of mail was damaged in transit between FPO 24 & FPO 21 at Rayak in Syria. This new discovery is believed to be the only recorded mail from this incident]
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