Great Britain and British Commonwealth AUSTRALIA First Flight Covers
Sale No: 74
Lot No:1310
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1931 Flights [1] (Apr 23) Sydney to Ceylon on All the Way cover; [2] (May 22) Sydney to Ceylon on KLM All Air Route cover; [3] (Nov 19) Sydney to Ceylon on ANA First All Australian Airmail cover, with jusqua'a bars across 'AIR MAIL'. Unusual group. (3) (Image1)
Estimate AU$120
Opening AU$ 95.00
Sold...AU$ 110.00
Closed..Nov-14-2019, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 110
Sale No: 74
Lot No:1312
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1958 (31 Oct) Woods Airways 10th Anniversary Flight (of the World's smallest scheduled airline) Perth to Rottnest Island & return with appropriate cachets, both covers signed by Pilot "(Capt) J. Woods". Numbered No 10 & No 15 on reverse. Also letters from Paul Le Comte stating (amongst other things) that these covers are scarce due to purchase by Francis Field (UK). (5 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$50
Opening AU$ 38.00
Sold...AU$ 50.00
Closed..Nov-14-2019, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Sale No: 74
Lot No:1877
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1953 Coronation Flight a complete set of 24 QANTAS aerogrammes and 24 QANTAS illustrated covers comprising of 12 aerogrammes & 12 covers from GB to 12 British Commonwealth countries and 12 Commonwealth countries to GB all with the special violet cachet. Cat AAMC $1,000. (50) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 230.00
Closed..Nov-14-2019, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 74
Lot No:1878
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1931 Birdum-Daly Waters AAMC #228 with 2d & 6d Kingsford Smith tied by 'BIRDUM/3DE31/NTH AUST' datestamp, provisional blue/black registration label, 'TOO LATE' handstamp, signed by pilot J.N. Wilson, backstamped at Birdum, Daly Waters, Charleville, Toowoomba, Brisbane & Perth. Just 20 covers flown, and extremely rare being a registered example. (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 380.00
Closed..Nov-14-2019, 19:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 74
Lot No:1880
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1951 Australia-Chile Survey Flight set of intermediates on printed Covercraft covers with New Zealand address. Intermediates are New Caledonia, Fiji, Western Samoa, Aitutaki, French Polynesia & Easter Island, AAMC #1271a-g, Cat $1,350. A rare set. (6) (Image1)