1929-40 Covers including 1929 (June 4-9) first flight covers flown by Western Australia Airlines from Perth to Adelaide (5, one to Bermuda), Kalgoorlie (2, one pilot signed) or Ceduna; Kalgoorlie to Forrest, Adelaide or Perth; Ceduna to Forrest; Forrest to Perth; Adelaide to Perth (7, one pilot signed), Forrest or Kalgoorlie; also 1938 (Aug 1) Perth to Ceduna first subsidised service, etc. A good lot, some intermediate flights very scarce, two with "Earliest Delivery" vignettes (Frommer 22) on reverse. E136/7, $800++. (26).

1935 (Aug 19-26) Australian Transcontinental Airways first flight covers flown in "Faith in Australia" from Adelaide to Darwin (5, three pilot signed) or Tennant Creek (pilot signed), Darwin to Adelaide (3, two pilot signed), Alice Springs or Tennant Creek (both pilot signed) or Alice Springs to Adelaide; and a cover carried on the July 30th Sydney to Darwin via Adelaide survey flight and back in the same Monospar aircraft then privately carried on the inaugural Adelaide to Darwin service and the return flight as far as Daly Waters where "Faith in Australia" was forced to land and this cover was posted franked 2d, signed by both pilots. A good group, some intermediate flights scarce, just 21 covers carried on the survey flight and the cover possibly unique reflown on the first regular service. E520, 522/3a, $980++. (13).

1935-43 Covers with 1935 (Oct 25) "Southern Star" relief flight from Sydney to "Faith in Australia" stranded at Daly Waters signed by all seven crew, posted upon arrival (Nov 7); 1935 (June 29) postcard flown by Commercial Aviation Co from Adelaide to Tennant Creek, posted upon arrival (July 2) franked 11/2d, pilot signed; 1937 (Mar 5) Guinea Airways first flight covers from Adelaide to Oodnadatta and Darwin or Darwin to Adelaide; 1938 (Aug) first subsidised service covers from Darwin to Alice Springs or Fitzroy Crossing, etc. E508, 546, 708/a, $550+. (7).

1939 (Jan 5) Cover from England to Perth, the stamp washed off, the reverse bearing Perth Post Office label explaining that it was salvaged from the mail plane which crashed at Katherine River on January 18th whilst en route with mails from England to Australia. Light vertical fold, otherwise fine. E843, $400.