30 Sept.1932 (AAMC.P47) Port Moresby - Salamaua cover, flown by Denny & Drayton for Guinea Airways - the first flight of a contract arrangement with the Papuan Government for mails to connect with steamships to Australia. [124 flown].
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A group of flown covers, mainly signed: 2 April 1934 (AAMC.P69a) Port Moresby - Australia, flown & signed by Sidney Marshall; 1 Sept.1935 (AAMC.P90a) Daru - Port Moresby - Darwin, flown & signed by Squadron Leader O. Hempel; 27 Nov.1935 (AAMC.P94) Port Moresby - Oroville Police Camp - Daru, flown cover; and, 20 Jan.1938 (AAMC.P124) Sydney - Port Moresby cover, flown & signed by Barbara Hitchins and her passenger, C.R. Roberts. (4 covers). Cat.$2250.
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