1933-34 Covers comprising 1933 (Feb 3) Sydney to Salamaua cover carried by sea to Port Moresby and then flown by Guinea Airways, franked 7d, the first official Australian acceptance for mail flown over Papua New Guinea air services; and 1934 (July 24) first Australia to Papua New Guinea flight in "Faith in Australia" covers flown Sydney to Port Moresby, or from Sydney, Brisbane or Rockhampton to Port Moresby and back to Sydney via Lae (Rockhampton cover signed C.T.P Ulm), Melbourne, Townsville or Rockhampton to Lae via Port Moresby, Sydney to Lae via Port Moresby and back to Sydney, Melbourne to Cairns and back to Melbourne, Port Moresby to Sydney via Lae (unusually with flight cachets dated June and July), Cairns to Brisbane, also an unused flight envelope and a fine picture postcard of the "Faith in Australia" at Lae signed by C.T.P Ulm. E296b, 390/5d, $845++. (14). Photo on Page 82. (Image1)

1938-45 Covers with 1938 (May 30) first official flight from Sydney to Port Moresby, Salamaua and Rabaul comprising covers flown Cooktown or Sydney to Port Moresby, Sydney to Rabaul, Sydney to Port Moresby and back to Sydney, Sydney to Rabaul and back to Sydney, Rockhampton to Sydney; also 1942 (Feb.) cover from Brisbane to Wau redirected to Port Moresby then returned to sender with Field P.O 0139 backstamp (June 1) and violet "NOT TRANSMISSIBLE / SERVICE SUSPENDED"; and 1945 (Apr 2) Qantas re-opened Australia - New Guinea service first flight covers carried on the outward or return flights franked 5d, both with flight vignettes and pilot signed, cancelled at No 7 Aust. Base P.O (Lae) or No. 1 Aust. Base P.O (Sydney). E808/12, 1002/3, $770++. (9).