Australia. 1914 (July 16) Melbourne to Sydney "Official Souvenir Australia's Aerial Mail" special picture postcard depicting the aviator Maurice Guillaux, bearing Kangaroo ½d + 2½d each cancelled by violet oval "AUSTRALIAN / AERIAL MAIL / MELBOURNE / 16 JUL 1914 / VIC" datestamp, with a Sydney c.d.s (July 18) and arrival c.d.s of Powlett River, numbered "260". A fine example of this pioneer flight card with an unusual franking. AAMC 3, $750. Photo on Page 40. (Image1)

1920 (Feb 24) Programme of the official reception for Capt. Ross Smith and his crew at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne. Ross Smith completed the first England to Australia flight landing at Darwin on February 10th, but did not arrive at Melbourne until February 24th, mails receiving the flight vignette and cancel two days later. Light vertical fold, otherwise fine, a map of the route flown shown on the back cover.

1934 MacRobertson Air Race, printed cover flown by C.W.A Scott and T. Campbell-Black (who won the race in a record time of 2 days 23 hours), with G.B ½d cancelled West Kensington (Oct. 17), posted back from Melbourne (Oct 24) to London registered with four Australian stamps applied, the reverse signed by both aviators. Very fine. 100 Covers flown. AAMC 433, $1,250. Photo on Page 40. (Image1)

1934 MacRobertson Air Race. Covers carried from London to Melbourne by Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn, one cover then flown around the world starting and ending in New York, both with G.B and Australian stamps, the second cover also with U.S stamps applied at the start and end of the round the world flight. Also a menu card for a luncheon given by the Commercial Travellers Club in Melbourne for the winners and participants of the air race. AAMC 434/a, $525+. (3). Photo on Page 40. (Image1)

1937 Mrs Bonney solo flight from Brisbane to Cape Town, covers with Australia stamps cancelled at Brisbane (Apr 8) and handstamped with flight cachet in violet, posted back to Mrs Bonney at Brisbane from her first stop at Darwin (Apr 13) franked 2d, penultimate stop and Kimberley (Aug 18) franked South Africa 2d, or the final stop at the end of her flight at Cape Town (Aug 19) franked South Africa 3d, all signed by Mrs Bonney with Brisbane backstamps, very fine. (3).

1938-53 Covers including 1938 "Premiers Dept Perth" cover from Sydney to the Agent General for Western Australia in London with violet oval "COMMEMORATING THE OFFICIAL OPENING / OF THE / EMPIRE AIR MAIL SERVICE / AUSTRALIA, 4th AUGUST 1938" (only used on V.I.P mail, a little staining); first all-up service to England flown by "Corialanus", intermediate internal stages (4); 1942 Mornington Island parachute mail cover; 1943 4th Liberty Loan flight, signed by the crew; 1945 first flight to Singapore, pilot signed; 1947 London to Sydney Qantas service, pilot signed; 1949 Sydney to Hong Kong and return, both pilot signed (2 of each); 1953 Sydney to Bangkok and Sydney to Hollandia, both pilot signed, etc. A fine lot with many signed by pilots or crew. AAMC $1065+. (19).