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Status International Sale: 377

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHTS / AIRMAILS
image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1177
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1914 First Official Airmail by Guillaux Melbourne-Sydney use of special card franked Kangaroo 1d tied by 'Australian Aerial Mail Melbourne 16 JUL 1914' special violet pmk, Sydney arrival cds. F-VF. AAMC 3 cat $750. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$500



Opening AU$ 300.00
Sold...AU$ 450.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 450

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1178
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1914 'Wizard Stone' colour PPC prepared for First Melbourne-Sydney flight that was cancelled due to aircraft damage & pilot injury. Franked Kangaroo 1d tied by 'Sydney AU 24 14' pmk after being sent by train. F-VF. AAMC 2 cat $800. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$400



Opening AU$ 250.00
Sold...AU$ 375.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 375

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1179
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1935 (Oct 25) use of GB long 4½d Registered letter to Melbourne, uprated 1/- blk of six & 1½d for 2-2½oz rate, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE387 where Astraea, when landing Nov 2 at Rangoon, skidded on a wet runway & crashed through the boundary fence, sl damaging the starboard wing tip & cabin floor. The Captain was hurt & mail load was transferred to Arethusa, departing 2 days later. Melbourne arrival (Nov 10). A significant incident of which very few are recorded to Australia. Sanford #351102. (Image1)

Estimate AU$350



Opening AU$ 250.00
Sold...AU$ 350.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 350

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1180
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1936 UK-Sydney Airmail franked KGV 1/- & 3d, tied 'London 20 AUG 1936' pmk participant in the famed 'Desert incident' where 'Horsa' on Aug 29, during Imperial Airways flight IE473 (departed Aug 22), overshot Bahrain Aerodrome by 100kms at night, as the airfield lights were not switched on! -pilots becoming lost & making a forced landing in the desert, at Salwa Wells. The aircraft was found 40 hours later, & mail & passengers were flown out by RAF Mail to connect with IE474-75, the service delayed five days. Only 2 covers from this major incident believed recorded to Australia, the other also from GB, Sanford (Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways & Predecessor Airlines) #360809. Ex Perry. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,200



Opening AU$ 800.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1181
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1937 (Nov 16) USA to Melbourne franked 70c for Pan Am Clipper service departing S.F. Nov 21 per China, some water damage & very fine 'RECEIVED DAMAGED/AT HONG KONG' applied, subsequently joined Imperial Airways (flight IE605), b/s Hong Kong (Nov 29), Melbourne (Dec 10). (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 200.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1182
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1938 UK-Melbourne Airmail franked KGV 9d & 6d, tied 'Salford 5 JAN 1938' pmk, single rate, carried on Imperial Airways flight IE617 which experienced dual incidents, commencing with (I) Coolangatta force-landing at Corfu Jan 10-11 owing to inclement weather, resuming the following day & (ii) relieved on Jan 15 by Aurora, that aircraft was unable to land at Delhi due to fog, & force-landed 50kms northwest. The aircraft was sl damaged, passengers & mail were transferred to Delhi by motor vehicle, thence load to Areghusa for resumption of the service, b/s Melbourne (Jan 22). Sanford #380115. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 350.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 350

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1183
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1938 India-Melbourne Airmail franked KGV 8a & 3a tied 'Bombay Foreign 30 JAN 35' cds single rate carried by Imperial Airways flight IE309 in which Athena force-landed at Surabaya Feb 4 due to broken exhaust pipe, the service resuming following day, confirmed by Melbourne arrival (Feb 9). The only recorded cover India-Australia on this flight. Sandrod (Air Crash Mail of Imperial Airways & Predecessor Airlines) states: 'No mail is known in collectors' hands'. Ex Perry. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$900



Opening AU$ 600.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1184
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1938 India-Melbourne Airmail franked Pictorials 8a (2) & 3½a, tied by 'Bombay GPO' 1938 cds, double rate. Carried on Imperial Airways flight IE666 where Cassiopeia landed Jul 6 at Koh Samui, Thailand with engine trouble, Cordelia took over the mail load departing Jul 7, b/s 'Melbourne 13 JY 38'. (Image1)

Estimate AU$180



Opening AU$ 120.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1185
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1938 UK-Melbourne Airmail franked KGV 1/- & KGVI 3d, tied 'Ayr 11 JY 38' cds, single rate, framed 'Missent to Wellington NZ', carried by Imperial Airways flights IE670 when at Sharjah on Jul 16 Corio was involved in a collision with Cooee, Circe took over the mail load on 17 July. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150



Opening AU$ 100.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1186
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1940-41 Pacific clipper airmail covers to Australia at 70c/$1.40/$2.10 rates with President frankings 7c-$1 (pr & single), inc PEX perfin 15c (8) & 10c (2), etc, a couple with stains, two with Transpacific Clipper & one New Zealand Clipper h/s. (12). (Image1)

Estimate AU$300



Opening AU$ 200.00
Sold...AU$ 575.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 575

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1187
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1940-41 Pacific clipper airmail covers (5) to Australia with Airmail issue frankings at 70c (3), $2.10 or $3.50 rates. (5). (Image1)

Estimate AU$250



Opening AU$ 150.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1188
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Cat No:Collection

1941 Airmail covers (2) from Stockholm to same address in Sydney, franked at 4kr05 & 1kr30 for quadruple printed matter, or single airmail letter rates (1kr per 5gms), both with indications of immersion in water, former endorsed 'Recd Darwin in this condition minus stamps (initialled)' Sydney Censor tape & h/s. (These are the only recorded covers to Australia from this incident, the precise nature of which has yet to be determined. One possibility is that they were aboard S.S Atlantic City, which left UK Jul 23 1941, destined for South Africa to participate in the BOAC Horseshoe route Durban-Sydney (via Darwin). Atlantic City was torpedoed en route but not sunk & was towed, the mail eventually being transferred to City of Johannesburg). (2). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$750



Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 700.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 700

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1189
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1948 Airmail Vignettes: ANA Booklet comp with 48 labels in 24 prs. Unlisted in Frommer, cat $480 as individual labels. 1950 TAA bklt comp with 3 panes of 4 labels cat $160 as 12 labels. Total cat $640 (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$200



Opening AU$ 130.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 0

image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1190
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1966 Winton crash cover with meter franking 4c inc original contents. Badly water damaged & apparently originaly undelivered with boxed 'Not Known' & RTS finger, & Mt Isa cds of 9 Sept & 22 Sept. PO letter explaining the circumstances. AAMC 1588. Extremely rare crash & certainly unique undelivered. (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$1,000



Opening AU$ 500.00
Sold...AU$ 2,300.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 2300
image Sale No: 377
Lot No:1191
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Cat No:Collection

FFC & airmails 1926-59 collection starts with 'Angel' vignettes on covers (2), another on cover from Perth with WA Airways vignette, then good range from 1928 inc 1930 via Adelaide-Wyndham (AAMC $80) & Wyndham-Adelaide ($100), 1933 King Id - Melbourne ($150), 1931 Sydney-Bega ($75), 1934 Mac Robertson Air Race London-Melb ($100), 1934 Rocket Mail Maheno ($100), 1931 England-Aust Christmas mail ($125), 1932 England-Aust Kingsford Smith ($125), 1934 Ulm Goodwill Flight ($250) & many more. Almost all diff - any duplication is diff printed covers, frankings etc. Also some ephemera, mostly 1960s-70s Qantas baggage labels, ticket folder, Boarding Pass, Baggage Claim, photos, timetable etc. Generally F-VF. AAMC cat $5250, plus the ephemera. (150+). (P) (Image1)

Estimate AU$2,500



Opening AU$ 1,500.00
Sold...AU$ 1,500.00


Closed..Dec-07-2022, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500


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