G.B. 1911 (Sept 9) First U.K Aerial Post, red-brown postcard flown from London to Windsor, addressed to Sydney, with KEVII ½d + KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "3". Reverse with "D.H. EVANS & CO" handstamp, message includes "Here is one of the very first postcards sent by aerial post. We are writing it in the shop". Minor corner faults, otherwise fine.

G.B. 1911 (Sept 13) First U.K Aerial Post, brown postcard flown from London to Windsor, addressed to Tasmania, with KEVII ½d + KGV ½d tied by the London Aerial Post c.d.s code "1", fine and a very scarce destination. Photo on Page 40. (Image1)

1919 England to Australia Air Race, cover addressed to "Mrs B. Green, 5 South Street, Manly, Sydney", carried on the record breaking flight from Hounslow to Darwin flown by Capt Ross Smith, Lt Keith Smith, Sgts J. Bennett and W. Shiers, this cover privately carried by the mechanic Wally Shiers, endorsed "By Kindness of our friend Shiers by plane", handstamped violet "PER / VICKERS "VIMY" AEROPLANE / TO AUSTRALIA" (applied twice), the reverse bearing the blue "FIRST AERIAL POST ENGLAND - AUSTRALIA" flight vignette tied by oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL / RECEIVED / 26 FEB 1920 / GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA" with a further strike alongside. The Smith brothers arrived in Darwin on December 10th after a flight of just 27 days and 21 hours winning the Australian Government's £10,000 prize for the first flight from England to Australia; they continued on to Melbourne on February 25th 1920, the letters having the vignettes and cancels applied the following day. Central vertical fold and a little soiling at right edge, otherwise fine and scarce, especially with the unusual endorsement showing private carriage by a crew member. E27, from $5,250. Photo on Page 42. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image1)

1920 (Feb 27) Menu card for a luncheon given by the Ministers of State for the Commonwealth to welcome Captain Sir Ross Smith and his crew, held at Federal Parliament House, Melbourne, the front with a superb coloured depiction of the vignette that was applied to the flown covers. Some surface "silverfish" damage to the edges of the card, clear of the coloured vignette design, very attractive and rare. Photo on Page 42. (Image1)

1929-55 Covers and cards including 1931 G.B to Australia Christmas flight with Croydon Aerodrome c.d.s, 1932 "Europa" catapult flight to Southampton cover addressed to Australia, 1936 G.B to Australia first bi-weekly service (2, with "CROYDON SURREY / AIR MAIL" datestamps), 1955 England to Australia Valiant record flight cover carried by S/L R. Tanner from Farnborough to Karachi and then posted (very scarce, few carried), etc. (9).

1931 First "All Australian" Air Mail, Australia to England flight by "Southern Star", covers flown from Australia (signed by G.U Allan), New Guinea (100 flown) or New Zealand to London; and covers carried on the delayed return flight from G.B to Australia (signed G.U Allan and C. Kingsford Smith) or New Guinea (30 flown, with red boxed cachet), Netherlands Indies to Australia (signed G.U Allan) or Straits Settlements to Australia. A useful lot, with three pilot signed covers, the covers to and from New Guinea uncommon, the Australia cover bearing 1928 Stamp Exhibition Kookaburra 3d miniature sheet of four. E222,a,d, 245,a. (7).

1934 MacRobertson Air Race. Cover with G.B 1½d cancelled by "MILDENHALL A'DME / BURY ST. E." skeleton c.d.s (Oct 18), flown by C.W.A Scott and T. Campbell Black who won the race in a record time of 71 hours, with an Australia 3d stamp applied and cancelled at Melbourne (Oct 25), signed by Tom Campbell Black. 100 Covers carried (mostly printed envelopes, without the Mildenhall Aerodrome c.d.s), very fine. E433, $1,250. Photo on Page 42. (Image1)

1934 MacRobertson Air Race. Cover from Holland to Australia carried on the Dutch aircraft "Uiver", signed by K.D Parmentier and J.J Moll; and covers carried on the return flight from Brisbane with Australia 2d and Dutch stamps cancelled upon arrival in Amsterdam (no mail was suppposed to be carried on this return flight from Australia, yet 45 covers were carried, 38 from Brisbane, with guarantee cachet on reverse, light staining), or from Batavia with "UIVER / BATAVIA" datestamps. E444, 458, b, $780. (3).

c.1880-1978 Mint and used collection in three S.G. Devon albums, comprising Australia and a few Australian States, Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos Island and Papua New Guinea, apparently complete unmounted mint from c.1966. (3 albums).

1932 2d Scarlet with "OS" overprint, die III with watermark small Multiple "Crown /A", variety watermark inverted, fine used with light c.d.s. Very scarce, with Ceremuga Certificate (2020). S.G. O125w, £3,500. Photo included on Back Cover. (Image1)

World War Two. 1939-48 Covers, mainly civil censors with a wide variety of seals and cachets including stampless cover with return address of "Bishop Newton, Anglican Miss, c/o A.N.C.A.W Port Moresby" charged 2½d postage due, cover to USA returned by the censor, covers to the Red Cross in Switzerland, air letters, etc. Also covers from P.O.Ws in Australia (2), and forces mail (27) with covers from Papua, New Guinea, Timor, Japan (one bearing "B.C.O.F Japan 1946" ½d + 1d + 3d), etc. (197).