THE KURT GOLDSMITH COLLECTION OF FIRST FLIGHT COVE continued...
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 AUSTRALIA 1926 (27 Sep) Sir Alan Cobham cover from Baghdad to England carried on the return Melbourne to England flight, bearing an Iraqi mixed franking, tied 'Baghdad 27 SP 26' cancels, a special 'By Air Iraq to Great Britain with Alan
Cobham' cachet applied and 'London 2 OC 26' arrival c.d.s. Fine & scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 92 |
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 AUSTRALIA 1926 (30 June) Sir Alan Cobham London to Melbourne stampless flight cover, one of just ten officially carried covers, each numbered and signed by Alan Cobham, this example being number 1. Postmarked 'Darwin 3 SE 26' prior to
onward carriage to Melbourne and accompanied by a signed note by Cobham, confirming the quantity of covers, the dates of departure and arrival. A great rarity (number 7 recently sold in Australia for A$2600 plus premium). (Image)
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Estimate £ 700-1,000
Starting Bid £ 700
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1926 (30 Jun) Sir Alan Cobham London to Melbourne flight cover with KGV 1½d applied upon arrival and tied 'Melbourne 16 8 26' c.d.s, signed by Alan Cobham, the letter unclaimed, with 'Unclaimed' and 'Dead Letter' cachets, also
'Left for England' h/stamp. A handful of unofficial covers only were carried, a rare item. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-450
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1926 (4 Sep) Sir Alan Cobham Melbourne to London return flight cover with 'Darwin 3 SP 26' departure c.d.s, GB 1½d applied upon arrival and tied 'Hampstead 3 10 26' c.d.s. This is one of just nine official covers carried on this
flight, each numbered and signed by Alan Cobham, this being number 8. Accompanied by a signed note by Cobham, detailing the quantity of covers carried, departure and arrival dates etc. An exceptional rarity. (Image)
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Estimate £ 600-800
Starting Bid £ 600
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1928 (Oct 13) Trans-Tasman Kingsford Smith return flight bearing NZ 1d tied 'Blenheim 13 10 28' cancels with 'Richmond 14 10 28' arrival c.d.s, signed by Kingsford Smith. Only 16 covers were carried, a very scarce & important
flight cover. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-450
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
| 96 |
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 AUSTRALIA 1928 (Sep 10) Trans-Tasman Kingsford Smith Australia (Richmond) to New Zealand (Christchurch) cover, bearing NZ 1d tied 'Christchurch 11 SP 28' cancel (applied on arrival), signed by both pilots (Kingsford Smith and Charles
Ulm), very light foxing, one of just 15 covers carried, a scarce and important flight cover. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-450
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1929 cover to Paris bearing KGV 1½d (2) with French 40c & 1f.50, tied 'Richmond 30 3 29', flown by Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm, lost between Richmond and Wyndham, found after 13 days (a period referred to as the 'Coffee
Royal' episode), with the mail subsequently carried by Kingsford Smith on his first flight to England on 25th June, arriving on 10th July. The cover is signed by Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm. A fine & very scarce cover. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-450
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1929-34 range of fight covers (16) incl.1929 (Dec 17) Australia to Colombo by sea then Karachi to London by flight, 1931 (April) Australia to England signed by Kingsford Smith (and another, unsigned, to Athens), a group of
'Special Air Mail Flight Australia to England Nov 1931' Christmas greetings covers (5), 1934 Qantas covers (3) incl. Baghdad to Rambang) etc. (Image) (Image2)
(All Images)
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Estimate £ 150-200
Starting Bid £ 150
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1929-36 group of flight covers (10) on leaves with 1929 Eyre's Peninsular Airways (3), incl. Adelaide to Elliston and Port Lincoln to Streaky Bay, both signed by pilot J. Mollison, 1931 Sydney to Melbourne Kingsford Smith covers
(2) - one signed by pilot E. Chaseling (the 2d & 3d tied first day cancel) and 1934 Melbourne to Sydney covers (2) - one signed by Kingsford Smith. Also 1935 Round Australia Flight, Geraldton to Derrinallum (one of just six carried), signed by pilot
J. Fairbairn and 1936 Brisbane to Adelaide air race, two covers, each signed by pilots F. Thompson & R. Hillier respectively. A fine & scarce group.
(Image)
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Estimate £ 300-350
Starting Bid £ 300
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA collection with 70 or so airmail covers in an album with first flights incl. 1930 Wyndham to Perth, 1934 Daly Waters to Perth (2, one pilot signed), 1935 Hobart to Sydney, 1933 Port Moresby to Wau (signed) and
numerous Adelaide Airways, several signed, incl. 1935 Melbourne to Adelaide, 1934 Adelaide to Cowell with 6d Air, 1s Lyre bird and 3d etc. Other covers of interest incl. 1935 Sydney to the Marquess of Tavistock in UK bearing 1s Anzac + 3d (2), 1942
Qantas Parachute Mail (2, signed), 1938 GB to Australia with 'Inauguration of Direct Flying Boat Service' h/stamp, Qantas Singapore to Cloncurry etc.
(Image)
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Estimate £ 250-300
Starting Bid £ 250
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1931 (April 1) C. W Scott solo UK to Australia (and return) registered cover with 3d Air applied upon arrival and tied 'Wyndham 25 MAY 31' c.d.s, then readdressed returned to the UK, with GB 1½d and 3d applied and
tied 'Hythe 6 JU 31' c.d.s. A little damage to back flap. A second cover was flown on Scott's second record flight in April 1932, with 6d Air applied upon arrival and tied 'Darwin 28 AP 32' c.d.s (and signed by Scott). A fine and scarce air of flight
covers. (Image)
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Estimate £ 250-300
Starting Bid £ 250
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1931 (Feb 19) Fairburn and Shenstone cover with 'British Flight England - Australia' commem cachet to Calcutta where two India 1a's applied, 'Detained Till 5th April Engine Overhauled' h/stamp applied, thence onward
to Darwin, with 2d Air applied tied 'Darwin 18 4 31' c.d.s. A second cover flown on UK to Australia 1932 (Aug 3) flight, signed by pilot Richard Allen.
(Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1931 (Oct 7) Kingsford Smith flight cover bearing Italy 1L.25 and with 'Australia - England Record Flight Wing Commander Ch. Kingsford Smith Rome - London Oct 7 1931' cachet applied for the intermediate stage, GB 1½d
applied upon arrival tied 'London 7 10 31' c.d.s. Only ten covers carried, signed by Kingsford Smith, very scarce. (Image)
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Estimate £ 300-400
Starting Bid £ 300
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1931 2d, 3d & 6d on commem Melbourne to Sydney (then onwards to UK via USA) registered cover tied 'Melbourne 19 MR 1931' first day cancels, flown by Kingsford Smith and signed by him, a second cover with 3d (2) on
Sydney to Melbourne flight, tied 'Sydney 19 MR 31' first day cancels, also signed Kingsford Smith. A fine pair of flight covers. (Image)
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Estimate £ 180-200
Starting Bid £ 180
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1931 collection of flight covers (15) written up on leaves, mostly first flights, incl. 1931 (May 1) Hobart to Melbourne and return cover (May 2), 1931 Calcutta to Sydney, first experimental flight England to
Australia (4.4.31) to Rangoon and from Singapore to Batavia, four commem April 1931 with the 'Melbourne to London first flight' cachets, Port Darwin to London, New Zealand to Calcutta, England and Rangoon (each bearing NX issues and signed by
Kingsford Smith), 1931 (28 April) KLM Holland to Batavia with 2/6d Seahorse (scarce on cover) etc. Some scarce covers, a fine & interesting lot. (Image)
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Estimate £ 250-300
Starting Bid £ 250
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1931 Francis Chichester group of flown covers (5) on leaves with Australia 2d on 1½d stationery envelope with 'Norfolk Island 30 MR 31' c.d.s to Lord Howe Island with '1 AP 31' arrival c.d.s and a second cover
bearing 6d Air tied 'Lord Howe Island 5 JU 31' to Rose Bay, each with 'Carried by Air First Flight to Australia' cachet and signed by pilot. A third cover bears 2d & 3d tied 'Thursday Island 7 7 31' to Katsuura (Japan), via Manila, also signed, a
cover carried internally within the Philippines with 'First Aerial Mail Mati to Ormoc July 13 1931 Via F. Chichester's Flight' cachet and a fifth cover Manila to Katsuura, also signed by Chichester. A fine & very scarce group of covers. (Image)
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Estimate £ 350-450
Starting Bid £ 350
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1931-38 collection of flight covers (16) written up on leaves, mostly first flights, with 1931 (May 21) 'Australia - Netherlands Indies Melbourne to Batavia' to England and another to Java, 'Special Air Mail Flight
Nov 1931 Australia to England' Roseville to London bearing 'OS' 6d Air (2) and KGV 2d, also Rabaul to England bearing New Guinea 6d and 2s Airs, New Zealand 1931 Christmas mail flight to UK (2, one signed Kingsford Smith) and UK to Sydney flown by
and signed Kingsford Smith, 'Christmas Greetings England to New Guinea' flight, 1935 (Oct 30) Adelaide to Port Lincoln, signed by pilot, mail refused and cover endorsed accordingly. Some scarce covers, an interesting lot. (Image)
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Estimate £ 200-250
Starting Bid £ 200
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1932 (Feb 18) Hamilton and Coupland England to Australia, via Rome with Italian stamps applied and tied '19 2 32' c.d.s, then crashing near Puglia, resulting in the abandonment of the flight. Signed by both pilots.
Scarce (we believe one of only eight covers carried). (Image)
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Estimate £ 150-200
Starting Bid £ 150
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1932 Sydney Bridge illustrated commem card bearing the 2d bridge issue tied 'Posted on Bridge During Opening Celebrations', carried on the Kingsford Smith 'Southern Cross' commem flight, with the 'Sydney Harbour
Bridge 19 MAR 1932' boxed cachet. Also bearing the commem vignette in black & gold, signed by Kingsford Smith and 8 dignitaries (Governor, Sir Philips Game etc). Such cards bearing multiple signatures are exceptionally scarce and this is an item of
considerable importance. (Image)
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Estimate £ 700-900
Starting Bid £ 700
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
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 AUSTRALIA 1933 (May 29) Darwin - Brisbane - Sydney Survey flight cover from London, signed by the pilot G. Prendegast and four crew members, also 1933 Carl Nauer flight cover Zurich to Darwin and onwards to Brisbane, Sydney
and Melbourne and 1933 (June 21) Australia to UK, signed by pilot C. Ulm, aborted in Ireland, with a few covers, including this example, carried to Karachi with arrival 'Customs House' cachet applied. (Image)
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Estimate £ 120-160
Starting Bid £ 120
Closing..Nov-11, 12:00 PM |
