Aerophilately & Flight Covers continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate and Min. Bid in AU$'s |
| 881 |
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 24 Dec. 1943 (AAMC.970) Sydney - Mornington Island parachute mail cover with green vignette, signed by the captain and the
missionary in charge, together with a short history of the service, and a booklet titled Qantas Empire Airways Comes of Age. (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 882 |
   |
 QANTAS Special Flight vignettes: AAMC.971a (1943 Mornington Island) **; AAMC.1003b (1945 Sydney - New Guinea) **; AAMC.1089a (1946
Mornington Island) *; AAMC.1091a (1947 Sydney - Rabaul) No gum; AAMC.1127b (1947 Sydney - Lord Howe Is.) **; AAMC.1132a (1947 Mornington Island) No gum; AAMC.1190a (1948 Sydney - Vila - Espiritu Santo) **; and AAMC.1232c (1949 Australia - England 2nd
Class Air Mail) **. (Total: 8). (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$400-500
Min. Bid. AU$320
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 883 |
C |
 11 July 1944 (AAMC.976a) One of 23 covers flown on the first RAAF "Mosquito" A52-1001, signed by RAAF pilot, Brian
Walker and more than 30 others who witnessed the event. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate AU$100-150
Min. Bid. AU$80
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 884 |
C |
 10 Nov. 1944 (AAMC.982) Sydney - Fanning Island, registered cover, flown and signed by the pilot, P.G. Taylor aboard his Catalina
"Frigate Bird" with Fanning Island arrival backstamp. (One of only 15 flown). (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$160
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 885 |
C |
 April 1945 (AAMC.1002 & 1003) Sydney - Lae, and Lae - Sydney QANTAS Re-opening flight souvenir flown covers, both with special
green vignette, and both signed by the pilots; with despatch and arrival cds's. (2). Cat.$550. (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$350-400
Min. Bid. AU$280
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 886 |
PS |
 2 June 1945 (AAMC.1007a) First QANTAS Lancastrian Service Air Letter carried from Sydney to London and signed by the pilots,
Jackson and Thomas. With arrival mark verso. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 887 |
C |
 March 1946 (AAMC.1035) Darwin - Laverton flown registered cover carried on the first Lincoln Mk.1 bomber to arrive in Australia;
signed by all members of the RAAF crew and cancelled on arrival at Laverton RAAF P.O. One of only 6 carried, with numerous signatures and intermediate-stop datestamps. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate AU$150-250
Min. Bid. AU$120
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 888 |
C |
 December 1947 (AAMC.1124 & 24a, 1125 & 25b) Qantas vignettes for the 1st regular Australia - England service: unused
examples of the two vignettes together with flown covers with appropriate vignettes (plus 25th Anniversary vignette); both covers signed by the pilots. (4 items). Cat.$350+. (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$200-250
Min. Bid. AU$160
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 889 |
C |
 June 1949 (AAMC.1218) Sydney - Hong Kong QANTAS first flight cover with attractive vignette and signed by the pilot, Captain J.M.
Humphries. (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$80-100
Min. Bid. AU$60
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 890 |
C |
 1950-54 (between AAMC.1255 and 1345b) a group of first and special flight covers including, 14 Mar.1951 Aust. - Chile - Aust., 7
Sept.1953 Sydney - Hollandia, 3 signatures, 14 Nov.1953 Sydney - Bangkok, signed, 13 Mar.1954 'BELFAST' crash cover and 15 May 1954 Aust. - Canada, 3 intermediates. AAMC. $775+. (17 items). (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$250-350
Min. Bid. AU$200
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 891 |
C |
 6 Apil 1951 (AAMC.1270a) Chile - Australia return flight cover carried on P.G. Taylor's "Frigate Bird II"
Experimental flights across the Pacific to South America and return; with intermediate postmarks from Papette and Suva and a Sydney 21 April arrival cds. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 892 |
C |
 14 March 1951 (AAMC.1271d) Australia - Cook Islands flown cover, carried by Captain P.G. Taylor on his Special Survey Flight from
Australia to Chile in his Catalina "Frigate Bird II"; backstamped AITUTAKI. (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$120-150
Min. Bid. AU$100
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 893 |
C |
 September 1953 (AAMC.1323 & 1324) Sydney - Hollandia (Dutch New Guinea), and Hollandia - Lae (Papua New Guinea) QANTAS first
flight covers, each bearing the appropriate vignette and both signed by the captain (#1324) or the captain and crew (#1323), (2). (Image
1)
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Estimate AU$150-200
Min. Bid. AU$120
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 894 |
C |
 27 April - 4 May 1956 (AAMC.1358a) Australia - Honolulu flown cover, carried aboard the RAAF Dakota which carried General J.H.
Doolittle on his Australian Tour during the "Coral Sea" Celebrations; one of three covers created by Ernie Crome, endorsed on the back by him, and signed by the crew. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate AU$150-250
Min. Bid. AU$120
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 895 |
|
 1956 - 1985 collection of flown covers, many signed by the pilots and including hard-to-find items even though they have low AAMC
prices. (37 items; all different). (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$160
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 896 |
|
 23 November 1957 (AAMC.1379a) 40th Anniversary of the 1917 Adelaide - Gawler flight, (57) complete sheetlets of 4 vignettes, MUH.
Cat.$855. (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$150-250
Min. Bid. AU$120
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 897 |
C |
 11 September 1958 (AAMC.1395a) Australia - New Zealand - Australia flown "boomerang" covers carried in both directions
on the occasion of the Anniversary of Kingsford Smith's first Trans-Tasman flight, (62) Cat.$1,240. (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$100-200
Min. Bid. AU$80
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 898 |
C |
 QANTAS FIRST FLIGHT COVERS: 1959 - 1973 collection; most attractive and all different; several noted to/from intermediates.
(23). (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$250-300
Min. Bid. AU$200
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 899 |
|
 circa 1962 sheetlet of 4 labels "This Company is taking EXPORT ACTION by QANTAS AIR CARGO" with full margins and full
gum. A rare label produced by Qantas during the "Export Action" initiative which was initiated by BOAC in 1962 and which the Australian Government encouraged. (Image 1)
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Estimate AU$150-250
Min. Bid. AU$120
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
| 900 |
|
 BRITISH AIRWAYS "CONCORDE" FIRST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT: A souvenir photographic booklet "CONCORDE flight into the
future" carried on board the flight from Sydney to Melbourne (AAMC.1761) and signed by Captain Brian Trubshaw and the rest of the crew; accompanied by a signed letter/certificate of authenticity from J. Dzeimidzik, President of A.P.A. (2
items). (Image 1)
(Image 2)
(Image 3)
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Estimate AU$200-300
Min. Bid. AU$160
Closing..Apr-28, 10:00 PM |
