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

Molonglo Defence Camp: 'MOLONGLO DEFENCE CAMP/29MY18/NSW' very fine large-part strike tying KGV Rough Paper 1d red to small piece. Significantly scarcer than the Concentration Camp cds. PO 7.3.1918; renamed Molonglo Concentration Camp 19.6.1918. Probably the shortest-lived ACT post office!

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

Molonglo Concentration Camp: 'MOLONGLO CONCENTRATION CAMP/30JA19/NSW' largely very fine strike tying KGV punctured 'OS' ½d green & Rough Paper 1d red to small piece. Renamed from Molonglo Defence Camp 19.6.1918; closed 7.6.1919. One of the shortest-lived ACT post offices.

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

231: '231' Type 1 of Military Encampment, very fine virtually complete strike on 2d violet on piece. Rated RR. Used at various temporary Military Camps.

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

232: '232' Type 1 (with side-bars) of Cathcart (2), largely fine strike on Laureates 6d blue. Rated RRR. PO 7.2.1859; closed 6.9.1946. [Goldmining; 6km WSW of Ararat]

Grade B B1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

232: '232' Type 2 (large thick figures) of Cathcart (2), very fine almost complete strike on Reading 1d rosine pair. Rated RR. PO 7.2.1859; closed 6.9.1946. [Goldmining; 6km WSW of Ararat]

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

256: '256' of Mount Doran / Elaine (1), very fine almost complete strike on Bell 2d violet. Rated RR. PO 1.3.1859; renamed 24.6.1862; renamed back to Mount Doran 23.10.1877; closed 31.12.1930. [20km SE of Ballarat]

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

276: '276' Type 2 (Type 1 with bars removed) of Freshwater Creek, largely very fine almost complete strike on Reading 1d brown lightly overstruck by large-part 'FRESHWATER CR .../VI[C]' cds. Rated RR. PO 21.3.1860; closed 25.3.1961. [14km SSW of Geelong]

Grade A A2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

278: '278' of Jericho / Wehla, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Laureates 4d red. Rated RR. PO 1.1.1860; renamed 17.9.1867; closed 30/4/1966. [Goldmining; 20km S of Wedderburn]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

307: '307' Type 1 (original state with side bars) of Growler's Creek, discernible (inverted) strike tying Adapted Design 6d to 1864 cover to London, oval 'GROWLER'S CK/FE18/64/VICTORIA' b/s, Melbourne transit & London arrival of 'AP8/64' in red on the face, soiled & part of the flap missing. Rated RRRR. PO 1.8.1860; renamed Wandiligong 25.1.1875. [Alpine goldmining; 6km SSE of Bright]

Grade C C1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

320: '320' of Braybrook, one superb and two very fine complete strikes on Reading 1d rosine & 2d violet x2 on piece. Rated RR. PO 1.12.1860; closed 25.3.1955. [10km W of GPO]

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

324: '324' of Larpent (1), largely very fine virtually complete strike on De La Rue 2d violet (faults). Rated RRR. PO 7.1.1861; closed 2.7.1883. Larpent (2) was allocated BN 1846 when it opened on 11.3.1891. [Western District; circa 10km W of Colac]

Grade C A2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

325: '325' of Moonambel, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Bantam ½d red pair. Rated RR. Allocated to Mountain Creek PO 5.12.1861; renamed Moonambel 12.10.1863; closed 31.10.1986. [14km NW of Avoca]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

341: '341' of Morang, largely very fine virtually complete strike on Laureates 2d violet. Rated RR. PO 1.4.1861; closed 9.5.1895. [14km NW of GPO]

Grade A A1- (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

345: '345' of Clydesdale, very fine to superb virtually complete strike on Bell 2d violet. Rated R. PO 3.6.1861; closed 31.1.1974. [Goldmining; 7km SSE of Newstead]

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$25

349: '349' Type 2 (large spaced figures) of Green Hill, very fine almost complete strike on 1d pink (thinned). Rated RRR. PO 1.7.1861; replaced by Green Hills Railway Station 1.4.1891; renamed Green Hill (2) circa 1904; closed 31.8.1962. [Goldmining; 8km NNW of Kyneton]

Grade A- A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

741: '741' of Shelbourne East, very fine large-part strike on Bell 2d violet. Rated R. East Shelbourne PO 17.3.1871; renamed circa 1875; closed 10.4.1922. [25km N of Maldon]

Grade A A2 (Image1)

Estimate AU$25

782: '782' of Moutajup, superb virtually complete central strike on Astley ½d grey pair. Rated SS. PO 3.6.1872; closed 28.2.1975. [12km W of Dunkeld]

Grade A A1+ (Image1)

Estimate AU$25

787: '787' of Diamond Hill, largely very fine almost complete strike on Naish 2d brown. Rated RR. PO 1.9.1872; closed 21.6.1947. [Goldmining; 5km S of Bendigo]

Grade A A2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$30

792: '792' of Callawadda (1) / Bismarck (2), largely fine almost complete strike on Bell 2d violet. Rated RR. PO 1.1.1873; renamed 1.8.1890; closed 1.7.1895. [circa 15km NE of Glenorchy]

Grade A B2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$40

793: '793' of Toolamba (1), very fine virtually complete strike on Naish 2d brown. Rated R. PO 1.1.1873; closed 31.7.1881. [13km SSW of Sheparton]

Grade A A1 (Image1)

Estimate AU$25

801: '801' Type 2 (medium-sized figures 9.5mm high) of Koetong, largely very fine almost complete strike on Naish 2d brown. Rated R. PO 8.5.1873; closed 7.8.1878; re-opened 1.9.1882. [24km ENE of Tallangatta]

Grade A A2- (Image1)

Estimate AU$25