1925-1927 "FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL" COVERS, ETC.: Range of early air mail covers inc. 1925 (25 Sep) env to Melbourne franked 4½d with Australian Aerial Services blue 'Angel' vignette alongside both tied Mildura cds, 1926 (22 Dec) env sent to Adelaide under separate cover with first day usage of "FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL" cachet in purple for return to Cessnock with typed "First recorded use/of boxed "FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL" cachet/from Adelaide,/22.December, 1926." alongside, 1927 (26 Apr) 1d p.stat card franked 3d Derby W.A. to Sydney with fine boxed "FORWARDED/BY AIR MAIL" cachet in pale blue with adhesives & cachet tied by Derby cds's, 1927 (30 July) env franked 1½d (top marginal strip of 3) tied Cloncurry cds's via FF to Normanton with boxed "BY AIR MAIL ONLY" cachet & typed "Certified First Flight/Postmaster......." & signed, etc. (6 cards/covers) Cross Reference : AIR MAIL COVERS (Image)

1929 FIRST FLIGHT COVERS, ETC.: Range of 1929 air mail covers inc. (17 Apr) env via FF Brisbane to Charleville with 3 different red Air Mail labels confirming FF status & signed by pilot, (8 May) env ex England to Melbourne "First England-Australia/Airmail" with Melbourne arrival cds for 7 June on rear, (2 June) group of Adelaide FF covers to Ceduna, Mount Lawley, Perth (3) & 2 posted under cover to Adelaide or Ceduna to Chicago, etc. (13 covers) Cross Reference : AIR MAIL COVERS, GREAT BRITAIN (Image)