1931 (April) Calcutta-Darwin-Calcutta AAMC 177 per GP Fairbairn & K Shenstone with 'Lion' flight cachet in purple, India 1a tied by Calcutta cds of 3APR31, KSmith 2d for surface mail to India tied by 'DARWIN/24AP31/NT' cds & another India 1a cancelled on return to Calcutta 25MAY31, Cat $1200. The AAMC states that 43 covers were carried.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1931 (July 3) Australia to Greenland (!) via Japan per Francis Chichester in his Gypsy Moth AAMC 210, 2d red KGV tied by Sydney Airmail cds, Manila transit & Japanese arrival marks, large "I CERTIFY THIS LETTER NO 89 OF ONLY 148 CARRIED FROM AUSTRALIA TO JAPAN..." cachet and signed by Chichester, faults, Cat $525.

Grade C (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

1934 (May 11) Australia to NZ "Goodwill flight" by Charles Ulm in "Faith in Australia" AAMC 379 with 1d green KGV pair & 2d KGV tied by Sydney slogan cancel (1d's not cancelled) plus NZ KGV 1d x2 with one tied by Wellington arrival cds for 12MY34, numbered 224/250 & signed by Ulm, Cat $250.

Grade A/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1978 large souvenir cover for 50th Anniversdary of Trans-Pacific Flight with imperf M/S affixed, adorned with cachets & signatures of at least 30 autographs of pioneer aviators - some of whom must have been ancient! - including "N Brearley", "Harold Litchfield", "Lores Bonney", "Keith Virtue", "Bob Boulton", "Nancy Bird" etc etc, endorsed on the reverse by Ernie Crome "One of Fifty only". A lovely souvenir.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$60