AUSTRALIA - FIRST FLIGHTS / AIRMAILS
| LotNo. |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 2284 |
 1914 (6 July) FFC
Melbourne to Sydney First Official Airmail Souvenir Card with 1d Kangaroo, Australian Aerial Mail 16 July cds, received Sydney 18 July, 1960 (16 NOV), many flts but still collectable. FFC QANTAS Round the World with 5/- Arms (tape stain). The first
scarce. AAMC 3 & 1443 cat $770. (2) (P) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$100.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2285 |
 1920 (7 May)
cover from France to Timaru endorsed 'Par Avion Paris London' bearing (10c, 33, few faults) paying for the 3Fr25c Airmail rate to UK then by ship. Believed to be the earliest item to Australia or NZ accelerated by a commercial international airmail
service. Ex Perry. (P) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$1,200
Currently Opening at...AU$800.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2286 |
 1927
Cloncurry-Normanton FFC franked Parliament 1½d strip of 3, tied by 'Cloncurry 30 JU 27' cds & with 'Forwarded by Air Mail cachet. AAMC 106 cat $175. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$70.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2287 |
 1929-35 First
Flight covers with 1929 Perth-Adelaide (2 diff), 1931 Launceston-Victoria-Sydney & 1935 Melbourne-Adelaide. Also 1929 Air cover Perth to USA franked Air 3d & KGV 3d. AAMC 137, 139, 208 & 561, plus the last. (5) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$70.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2288 |
 1931 Zeppelin
inwards cover (200x130mm) flown Germany to Australia franked with Zeppelin South American Flight 2RM tied by Friedrichshafen d/s, carried on inaugural day of 'LZ127' Graf Zeppelin Baltic Sea flight via Berlin & Copenhagen with b/s, then Surface Mail
to Australia with Pictorial cachets in violet & blue, Sydney arrival cds. Sl staining but quite amazing & unique usage. Ex Rodney Perry & previously sold in Melbourne auction in 2013 for $3450. (P) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,500
Currently Opening at...AU$800.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2289 |
 1934 Christmas
Flight England-Australia franked KGV 2d, 4d, & 10d tied by 'London Air mail 17 DE 31' Sydney arrival b/s. AAMC 245 cat $125. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$75
Currently Opening at...AU$50.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2290 |
 1931 Christmas
Mail England-Australia cover (delayed til January) franked GB KGV 1/- & 2d (2) tied by 'London 17 DE 31' cds, Sydney b/s. AAMC 245 cat $125. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$75
Currently Opening at...AU$50.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2291 |
 1931 (17-21
November) First Air Mail Service Rabaul - Australia-England signed by Charles Kingsford Smith. Generally VF. AAMC 222e cat $375+. (P) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2292 |
 1933
Brisbane-Salamaua FFC with Brisbane-Port Moresby by ship, then Air to Salamaua. Franked 1931 Airmail 6d brown opt OS, tied by 'Airmail Sydney 3 FE 33' cds, Salamaua arrival b/s. AAMC 296B cat $175 (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$90
Currently Opening at...AU$60.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2293 |
 1934-39 UK -
Australia interrupted Imperial Airmail, all confirmed by arrival dates, IE300 (burst tyre at Baghdad), IE449 (force landed Waingapue, Dutch East Indies), IE 552 (Hengist destroyed by fire at Karachi, just after mail transferred), SE199 (Clio delayed
by engine trouble at Alexandria and again at Akyab) (5) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$240
Currently Opening at...AU$160.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2294 |
 1934 New
Zealand-Australia cover franked 7d blue Trans-Tasman Air Mail opt tied by Hataitai 23 JAN 34 cds, 'Auckland 17 DE 34' transit cds, flight cachet & Sydney b/s. AAMC 360 cat $75. Stamp SG 554 cat £45 as loose stamp & 'from x2' on cover. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$50
Currently Opening at...AU$35.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2295 |
 1934 Faith in
Australia Flights to NZ 'Feb 1934' franked Faith in Australia opt 7d. Mar 1934 Kaitaia franked Air 7d, April 1934 Aust-NZ & return franked Australia & NZ Airmails. July 34 Kaitaia to Aust franked Air 7d. AAC 360 cat $300. (4). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$120
Currently Opening at...AU$80.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2296 |
 1934
England-Australia FFC franked KGV 6d & 9d, tied by 'Edinburgh 5 DE 34' cds. To Sth Aust with Adelaide b/s. AAMC 469 cat $75. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$45
Currently Opening at...AU$30.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2297 |
 1935-36 Germany -
Australia interrupted Imperial airmail, IE 317 (Sanford #350227, Hanno suffered a damaged undercarriage upon landing Feb 27 at Rutbah, Iraq), IE327 (Horsa on Apr 3 experienced damage to undercarriage at Basra), IE393 (Arethusa delayed from Nov 24
for 3 days at Hua Hin. Siam, due to the airfield being waterlogged), IE445 (engine trouble Penang, mail transferred), IE509 (engine trouble, Athens, mail transferred). (5)
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Estimate AU$240
Currently Opening at...AU$160.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2298 |
 1930s-50s Butler
Air Transport, ANA Australian National Airways multi-colour luggage labels. VF fresh MNH. (2) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$20
Currently Opening at...AU$10.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2299 |
 1930s-50s Butler
Air Transport, ANA Australian National Airways multi-colour luggage labels. VF fresh MNH. (2) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$20
Currently Opening at...AU$10.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2300 |
 1930s-50s Butler
Air Transport, ANA Australian National Airways multi-colour luggage labels. VF fresh M. (2) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$20
Currently Opening at...AU$10.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2301 |
 1937 Rocket mail
cover franked KGV 1d green tied by Brisbane 8 MR 31 cds, with same date vignette & R3 cachet. Superb fresh. AAMC R9 cat $130. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$90
Currently Opening at...AU$60.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
| 2302 |
 1937 Commonwealth
of Australia oversize 26.5x19cm generic envelope from Mt Gambier to Naracoorte with arrival b/s & (unofficial) m/s notation 'First Mail per AN Airways 'Moogana' Mt Gambier to Naracoorte 9.15a 9.50a 30.8.37'. An extremely rare PO outer envelope for
Airmail articles. VF. AAMC 762(var). Only 15 carried. (P) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$400.00
Closing..Jul-22, 05:00 PM |
