1911 First UK Aerial Post black pictorial Postcard (cnr creases) franked KGV ½d & 1d tied by special 'SP 9 1911' code 2 cds, to Queensland. Scarce usage to Australia. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1911 First UK Aerial Post green pictorial envelope franked KGV 1d red tied by special 'SP 9 1911' cds to Tasmania. Superb fresh. Very rare destination to Australia & any envelopes being many times less seen than postcards. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$800

1919 Minlaton-Adelaide Harry Butler numbered PPC with printed message, franked KGV 1½d red-brown, tied by 'Minlaton AU 6 19' pmk. F-VF. AAMC 22 cat $750. Attractive. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1934 Registered FFC Australia-New Guinea printed envelope franked Vic Cent 3d & 1/- (both perf 10½) for outbound flight, & Undated Bird 5d (3) tied by 'Lae 30 JUL 34' cds, diff flight cachets on front & back. AAMC 395 cat $40, plus the Vic Cent 1/- cat $350 as mixed franking on cover. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1935 (23 Jan) cover Kenya to Sydney, Australia Imperial Airways flights AN206 to Egypt, then IE309 on the Athena which suffering a broken exhaust, force landed at Surabaya, departing the following day, Mosman (9 Feb) arrival cds, the only recorded from Kenya on this flight, Sanford states 'no mail is known in collector's hands'. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500

1936 Athena crash cover (a little charred) Firenze-Sydney at 6.25L rate, caught fire at Delhi & destroyed. Very scarce from Italy, Sanford #360929, AAMC 632 cat $250+. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1938 (August 1) Airmail cover franked KGV 5d chestnut to England pmk 'Ship Mail Room 1 AU 38 Melbourne' being the first day for the new 5d Airmail rate to the UK. A scarce & unusual FDC! (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1938 (3 Jun) airmail cover Belgium to Melbourne franked 8.25Fr by Imperial Airways IE660 during which 'Ceres' Jun 12 was caught in heavy monsoon rain from Karachi to Singapore made a forced-landing in Lake Dugari (Central India). The aircraft was unable to continue stuck in mud, mail was carried by bullock cart for 32km, & by car for a further 15km, to join the railway at Lake Gwalior, relief aircraft Capella was waiting. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1941 (17 Feb) Interrupted/delayed cover PanAm FAM19 transpacific flight 16 at 4/- rate to USA 5/10d rate ('Prisoner of War Service' h/s) to UK. 'Honolulu' Noumea-Canton Island experienced engine failure but able to return to Noumea where delayed a further day. (2). (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1944 Crash cover OAS 'N.S.A' envelope to NSW superb AFPO No 201 cds at Gurney Strip, Milne Bay, on reverse sealing label tied by 'Damaged By Water - Aircraft Accident' violet cachet. AAMC 992d/P159 cat $1400. Extremely rare. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200

1947 Sydney-Norfolk Is & return franked Newcastle 5½d tied by 'Sydney 14 OC 47' cds or franked Ball Bay 5½d tied by 'Norfolk Island 14 OC 47' cds. Both with large vignette. AAMC 1113-14 cat $250. (2). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1947 Sydney-London & return franked Hermes 1/6 tied by 'Sydney 1 DE 47' cds or KGVI 3d & 1/- tied 'London 7 DE 47' cds - both with large pictorial & Qantas Anniv vignettes, plus 1946 Melbourne-Sydney TAA cover franked Emu 5½d tied by 'Melbourne 9 SE 46' cds. AAMC 1064 & 1124-25 cat $225. (3). (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1947 Sydney-Japan & return franked Hermes 1/6 tied 'Sydney 16 DE 47' or franked BCOF opt 3d tied by 'AFPO 28 RAAF Japan 18 DE 47' cds, both with large varieties. AAMC 1128-29 cat $300. (2). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

1947 & 48 Mornington Is Parachute Mail, franked KGVI 2½d or Scout 2½d, tied by 'Sydney 19 DE 47' or 24 DE 48 cds. Both with large vignette. AAMC 1132 & 1199 cat $300. (2). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

1948 Airmail Vignettes: ANA Booklet comp with all 48 labels in 24 prs, unlisted in Frommer as a booklet, cat $480 as individual labels. 1950 TAA booklet comp with 3 panes of 4 labels cat $160 as 12 labels. Total cat $640+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1949 Sydney-Hong Kong, plus return both franked Aust KGVI 2½d, or HK KGVI 5c, tied by 'Sydney 15 MR 49' or 'Hong Kong 19 MR 49' each with large vignette. AAMC 1204-05 cat $300. (2). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$180

Interrupted/delayed airmails 1934-38 Sweden-Australia on Imperial Airways, flights IE298 (commercial first flight, damaged undercarriage, later tailskid), IE300 (burst tyre at Baghdad), IE303 (crash landed at Mirabella, later force landing 100km east of Darwin as pilot could not find Darwin, Sanford #350116, 2 recorded Sweden to Australia), IE388/9 (bad weather in Mediterranean), IE415 (force-landed in Iraq), IE437 (burst tyre at Surabaya), & another that must have caught up to IE646 due to the delay (struck by lightning out of Rome, returned & left the next day), all with arrival b/s confirming flight. Rates mostly 110/195ore, one underpaid 95ore with Taxe Percue h/s, last at 180ore. (7) (Image1)

Estimate AU$600

Interrupted/delayed airmails 1935-40 Australia-UK on Imperial Airways inc IW366 (engine trouble at Sharjah, card & cover), IW370 (engine trouble Akyab Burma 2 covers), IW370 (engine trouble Sharjah), IW482 (forced landing at Rhodes), IW553 (mechanical problems at Crete), IW582 (damaged at Cawnpore, India), WS14 (engine trouble at Townsville), WS30 (engine trouble at Dubai & again at Kisumu), allocations based on cover dates in most of these incidents mail was transferred to another plane (10). (Image1)

Estimate AU$450

Rocket flights 1966-74 covers range with AAMC R103(2), 104 (2) inc Aerogramme to USA, 105(2), 108, 112(2), 117, 119, 120, 121 (2), 139, 158, 177, 182, 187, 190, 193, 195 & 198, plus R121 4 dif UN pictorial envelopes. VF. Any duplication is extra pictorial types of cover. AAMC cat $640+. (26). (Image1)

Estimate AU$300