Australia - First Flight Covers
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Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 1806 |
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1931 Plain cover 'Australia - England / Experimental Air / Service' with 1929 3d Airmail stamp, 3d & 6d (x2) Kingsford Smith and 5d brown definitive cancelled 'Adelaide / 22 AP 31'. Addressed to Australia House, London. Cachet on reverse 'First
Official Airmail Flight April 1931. Slit along top edge. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £20.00)
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Estimate £ 25
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1807 |
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 1931 Australia to England First Flight Cover (16.5mm x 10.5mm), postmarked Sydney on 22nd April 1931 and addressed to Imperial Airways, London, England. Franked with a combination of 9d & 1s (kangaroo & map) and 2d from
Kingsford Smith Flight issue. On airmail stationery “Per First All The Way By Air Royal Mail” and special cachet 'First Official Air Mail Flight / Melbourne to London'. Light discolouration along edges. Similar cover auctioned by Sparks Auctions in
2014 for $190 plus buyer’s premium. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £60.00) (Image)
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Estimate £ 75
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1808 |
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1931 Illustrated cover to New York (This letter was carried from Australia to England by the First All Australian Air Mail Service 1931) with Kingsford Smith's Flight 6d violet & 6d sepia Air Stamp, 1929 3d Airmail stamp, 1927 1½d Parliament House &
1929 1½d black swan. Registered at 'Wentworth Falls' and cancelled '17 NO 31'. Purple cachet 'Special Air Mail Flight / Nov 1931 / Australia - England'. Banner at bottom of cover ' Christmas Greetings from Australia'. 5 backstamps. Horizontal fold
and two 15mm cuts at top & left centres. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)
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Estimate £ 15
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1809 |
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1931 Australia to England First Flight Cover (14.25mm x 8.5mm), postmarked Drummoyne on 23rd April 1931 and addressed to Plymouth England. Franked with a combination of 9d & 1s (kangaroo & map) and 2d from Kingsford Smith Flight issue . On airmail
stationery “Per First All The Way By Air Royal Mail” and special cachet on reverse 'First Official Air Mail Flight / Melbourne to London'. Opened along top and SW corner creased. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)
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Estimate £ 15
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1810 |
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1934 Illustrated 1934 first official air mail cover to Papua and New Guinea flown in “Faith in Australia” captained by Commander CTP ULM with 'First Official Air Mail' cachet. Stamped with 6d Kingsford Smith's Flight Airmail stamp (SG139) & 2d red
definitive cancelled 'Ship Mail Room / Melbourne / 20 JY 34' with further 2d New Guinea stamp cancelled 'Post Office / ??? / 31 JL 34'. Backstamped 'LAE / New Guinea / 27 JL 34' in transit to England. Carefully slit along left edge. Nice, clean
envelope. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £20.00)
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Estimate £ 25
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1811 |
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1934 Illustrated cover from Sydney to Croyden NSW via New Guinea with 2d from Centenary of Victoria set (perf 10½). 1931 6d Airmail stamp, New Guinea 2d, and 6d Air Mail ovpt (without dates). Cancelled 'Air Mail / Sydney / 21st JY 34' and backstamped
'LAE / New Guinea / 27 JY 34' and 'Sydney 1 Au 34'. With 2 cachets 'Australia Papua and New Guinea July 1934 First Official Air Mail' and ' Papua - Australia July 1934 First Official Air Mail'. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £32.00)
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Estimate £ 40
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1812 |
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1934 Illustrated cover per VH-UXX 'Faith in Australia' with 1933 4d olive definitive and 1929 3d Airmail stamp, cancelled 'AIR MAIL / SYDNEY N.S.W. / 5-P 10 AP 34'. With cachet 'First Official Air Mail /APR / 1934 / Australia to New Zealand'.
Backstamped 'Christchurch / N.Z. / 12 AP 34 5.30PM'. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £32.00)
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Estimate £ 40
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1813 |
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1934 Illustrated 1934 first official air mail cover to Papua and New Guinea flown in “Faith in Australia” captained by Commander CTP ULM with 'First Official Air Mail' cachet. Stamped with 6d Kingsford Smith's Flight, 3d Sydney Harbour Bridge
cancelled 'Ship Mail Room / Melbourne / 20 JY 34' with further 2d New Guinea stamp cancelled 'Lae / New Guinea / 27 JL 34'. Further cds 'Post Office / Salamaua / 31 JL 34' in transit to London. Carefully slit along top edge. {C} (Start Price /
Minimum Bid) = £20.00)
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Estimate £ 25
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1814 |
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1934 Plain registered cover from Sydney to Papua New Guinea with full set of Centenary of Victoria stamps (perf 10½). Cancelled 'Registered / Sydney / 10th JY 34' and backstamped 'Port Moresby / 26 JY 34'. With 2 cachets 'Australia Papua and New
Guinea July 1934 First Official Air Mail' and ' Papua - Australia July 1934 First Official Air Mail'. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £28.00)
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Estimate £ 35
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1815 |
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1934 Illustrated cover per VH-UXX 'Faith in Australia' with 1929 3d Airmail stamp, 6d Kingsford Smith and 1931 New Zealand 7d Airmail stamp, cancelled 'Adelaide / 6 AP 34 & 'Kaitaia / 14 Ap 34 / NZ (on NZ stamp)'. With cachet 'First Official Air Mail
/APR / 1934 / Australia to New Zealand'. Backstamped 'Sydney 14 April 1934' & 'Auckland / N.Z. / 12 AP 34'. Slit carefully along top edge, NW corner re-reinforced. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £24.00)
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Estimate £ 30
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1816 |
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1934 First Airmail Flight from Mundubbera to Brisbane on 2 June 1934. Plain cover stamped with 3d Airmail stamp (1929) and 2d red definitive. Backstamped 'Brisbane 3rd June 34'. Nice clean cover, neatly slit along left edge. {C} (Start Price /
Minimum Bid) = £12.00)
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Estimate £ 15
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1817 |
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 1934 Plain cover 'Per Australia - New Zealand Air Mail' with cachet ' First Official Air Mail, Apr 1934, Australia - New Zealand'. Unusual make up with Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge 2d Recess, 2d Letterpress and 3d,
cancelled 'Ship Mail Room / Melbourne / 7 AP 34', backstamped 'Auckland / NZ / 12 AP 34'. Some light foxing, envelope sealed. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £48.00) (Image)
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Estimate £ 60
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1818 |
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153 |
1934 Illustrated cover to Huddersfield, England 'Opening of the Air Mail Service between Australia and England by Qantas Empire Airways and Imperial Airways'. 1s.6d dull purple (Hermes), perf 11, cancelled 'Air Mail / Brisbane QLD / 5 DE 34'.
Backstamped 'SKELMANTHORPE 26 DE 34' (Near Huddersfield). Carefully slit along top edge. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)
Get Market Data for [Australia 153] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate £ 15
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1819 |
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1938 KGVI: Illustrated cover, Sydney to Australia House, London for 'Commencement of thrice weekly flying-boat air mail service' operated by Qantas Empire & Imperial Airways. 5d orange-brown cancelled '3 / Air mail / Sydney NSW / 4 AU 38'. Very fine
appearance, reverse envelope flap torn. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)
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Estimate £ 15
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
| 1820 |
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1938-39 First Official Tri-Weekly Airmail from Sydney to London - plain cover with 5d chestnut, cancelled '3 / Air Mail / Sydney NSW / 30 JY 38'. Also registered plain envelope, Ellinbank to Edinburgh with 3d KGVI 1937 Die II and KGV 5d light
chestnut with part imprint with reinforced top corners. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £12.00)
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Estimate £ 15
Closing..Oct-01, 12:00 PM EST. |
