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Heavier-Than-Air Flights continued...

Other Foreign Flights continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
561   imageArgentina, 1929 (Nov. 1), Bahia Blanca - Comodoro Rivadavia First Flight by St.-Exupéry, three strikes of Bahia Blanca Nov. 1 c.d.s. on front, with Comodoro Rivadavia same-day receiver on reverse; back also sports a light purple "Aeroposta/[stylized arrow/plane]/Argentina (S.A.) cachet, "Leslie A. Boone" straightline owner's handstamp plus, in pencil, the notation "rare preliminary flight", Very Fine, Muller lists this flight (p. 115) as occurring on October 31, but all c.d.s.'s here are dated November 1, 168 pieces flown.
Muller 68: 3,000 points.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
562   imageArgentina, 1929 (Nov. 1), Bahia Blanca - San Antonio First Flight by St.-Exupéry, pretty three-stamp franking on Compagnie Générale Aéropostale. - Aeroposta Argentina, S.A. airmail cover; stamps tied by two strikes of Bahia Blanca Nov. 1 c.d.s.; reverse shows "Aeroposta/[stylized arrow/plane]/Argentina (S.A.)" purple cachet and sharp San Antonio same-day receiver in black; pencil notation lower left back, along with slight green paper adhesion, still Very Fine, Muller dates this flight Oct. 31, but all postmarks are dated Nov. 1, 42 covers flown.
Muller 69: 5,000 points.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
563   imageArgentina, 1929 (Nov. 1), Bahia Blanca - Trelew First Flight by St.-Exupéry, multi-stamp franking on airmail envelope, cancelled by three strikes of Bahia Blanca Nov. 1 c.d.s.; reverse with stylized arrow/plane cachet and Trelew same-day receiver, Very Fine, Nov. 1 date stamps, despite Muller's listing of the flight on Oct. 31, 30 covers flown.
Muller 70: 5,000 points.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
564   imageArgentina, 1930 (Jan. 14), Buenos Aires - Rio de Janeiro NYRBA Trial Flight Covers, three covers from Buenos Aires, one each to Rio, Santos and São Paulo, Brazil; Rio cover (AAMS #NY-3) with blue green "Por Avion NYRBA" straightline handstamp on front, with purple bridge-like Rio 16 Jan receiver on reverse; Santos cover (#NY-3d) sports both straightline and boxed "via NYRBA/correspondencia aerea" handstamps on front, plus 16 Jan receiver on reverse; São Paulo cover (#NY-3e) has both handstamps on front and 16 Jan receiver on back; further, #NY-3e is a meter cover - almost never seen; accompanied by 1984 Air Log & AFA News article on NYRBA, Very Fine, an appealing group, Santos cover noted "1 of 30".
Muller 76 vars: 2,250 points. 1950 AAMC NY-3, 3d, 3e.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
565   imageAsia, 1934 (Dec. 8-16), Imperial Airways & Qantas Empire Airways Inaugural England - Australia Service, Field #400; 13 covers from various segments of the trip; included are covers to Brisbane from London and Singapore; to Darwin from Basra and Kuala Lumpur (2); to Melbourne from Bangkok and Singapore; to Camooweal from Singapore; and from Sarawak and Kota (each via Singapore) to Queensland; Baghdad to Semarang (Java) and Singapore to Perth, Very Fine, add a map and you have the start to an interesting exhibit.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
566   imageAustralia, 1928 (June 8), Australian First Trans-Pacific Flight, Fiji - Australia, noted in typescript upper left "Per Aeroplane 'Southern Cross'/from Fiji courtesy of Captain/Kingsford Smith." with manuscript below "This envelope was carried accross [sic] the Pacific Ocean from Fiji to Australia in the 'Southern Cross' first transpacific Flight. June 8-9-1928" and signed Jas W Warner, Radio Oper.; also signed C. Kingsford Smith and Harry W. Lyon, Navigator; accompanied by photos and articles, including one from the Oct. 1928 National Geographic Magazine; central vertical fold, otherwise Very Fine, Australian Air Mail Catalogue #122b; Catalogue value A$12,500 (US$11,250 approximately., 2008), one of six flown.
AAMC 1073.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Suggested Bid $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
567   imageAustralia, 1930-84, first flights, over 150 covers, better includes 3 Aug 1937 first glider flight Geelong to Melbourne, 4 Dec 1934 first Australian rocket flight, 13 Dec 1935 Adelaide to Kangaroo Island, 28 Mar 1936 Narimine to Dubbe, 19 Apr 1937 Darwin to Brisbane aboard "Lawrence Hargrave", 18 Dec 1949 Special Christmas Flight Brisbane to Mornington Island, 3 Oct 1950 Wellington to Sydney via flying boat, with photos, newspaper clippings and luggage stickers, a phenomenal collection of this popular country, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

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Suggested Bid $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
568   imageAustralia, 1930 (Feb. 18-25), Brisbane - Camooweal - Daly Waters Flight, covers from various legs of the trip; Australian Air Mail Catalogue #151-153; from or through Brisbane: Brisbane - Daly Waters, Adelaide - Daly Waters, Canberra - Darwin, Adelaide - Darwin, Sydney - Derby, Sydney - Camooweal; Sydney - Daly Waters; Broken Hill - Canberra; Daly Waters - Sydney (noted "one of only twelve picked up on first flight out of Daly Waters south bound"); Alexandria - Camooweal; Camooweal - Daly Waters; Darwin - Brisbane; and Broken Hill - Sydney, Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image)
Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
569   imageAustralia, 1931 (Mar. 23), Australia - England First Official Air Mail Flight, 16 covers and related in all, most being varieties of AAMC #TO 1138, starting with a New Zealand-posted letter to London "via Port Darwin" bearing the violet "Commonwealth of Australia/Australia-England/First Official Air Mail Flight/From Melbourne Australia to London England/April/1931" fancy cachet; also includes a registered Field #A18c, Field #A18b with "1st/England/Australia/Official/Air Mail/1931/by/Imperial Airways" over map cachet, three Field #A18e (Darwin - Athens) covers, an Apr. 23 Experimental Air Mail cover from Adelaide to London "via Brisbane & Darwin/First flight Ex Melbourne", seven additional Field #A18e: six to London from Singapore, Rangoon (4) and Calcutta plus a Bombay - Cairo flight; a Britannia-cacheted cover with "Australia-England/First Official/Trial Flight/Rangoon-Calcutta" handstamp in black and boxed "First Airmail/Burma-England" handstamp in violet, plus a final "First Experimental Flight/by Imperial Airways" cover (Muller #99 var, Baldwin #A18e var) with deep magenta boxed "First Air Flight/Australia-England/Delivery/Delhi 4-5-31." handstamp, Very Fine, an interesting look at how the mails moved through the furthest reaches of the Empire.
AAMC TO 1138.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction
570   imageAustralia, 1934 (Oct. 18), Brisbane - Oakland First Trans-Pacific Flight, one cover cancelled Mascot, NSW, 18 OC 34, with Fiji 3d cancelled 20 Oct. and US 3¢ NRA cancelled Honolulu Nov. 1 on front, signed C. Kingsford Smith, with Los Angeles Nov. 5 receiver on reverse; second cover (#TO 1216 var) is a welcome cover with large blue cachet, cancelled Oakland Airport Sta. Nov. 4; accompanied by contemporary photos and newspaper clippings, Very Fine, Australian Air Mail Catalogue #455; Catalogue value A$3250 (US$2925 approx., 2008), only 75 covers flown.
AAMC TO 1216, 1216 var.
Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Suggested Bid $750-1,000
SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
571   imageAustralia, 1934 (Oct. 20), London - Melbourne Race, cover confiscated in Abadan, bearing large purple map of Australia "England/MacRobertson Air Derby/Australia/Carried by 'Miss Utica' Plane" cachet, signed by Jack Wright, pilot; additional six-line green cachet on front reading "This actual flown cover confiscated by Persian government and held 24 hours before returning to pilots"; reverse shows green "Guaranteed authentic flown cover" handstamp with details added in manuscript, with violet Utica, NY JAN 18 1935 receiver; photos of Wright & Polando and plane included, Very Fine, Eustis #451a; Catalogue value A$550 (US$495 approx., 2008), one of 179 covers flown to Abadan.
AAMC 1217c.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
572   imageAustralia, 1934 (Oct. 20), England - Australia Record Flight by Scott & Campbell-Black, in the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race; special registered cover cancelled by three registered Melbourne c.d.s.'s; blue and red crayon Registry crossings; signed on reverse by both pilots; presented on an exhibit page, with five pages of accompanying photos of Smith and the plane, Very Fine, Eustis #433 (Australian Air Mail Catalogue, p. 74); Catalogue A$1250 (US$1125 approx., 2008).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $275.00
Will close during Public Auction
573   imageAustralia, 1934 (Oct. 20), England - Australia Air Race, covers from five participants, each with cachet or typewritten authentication of participation; from H.L. Brook (signed), Cyril E. Kay (signed), Davies (signed), McGregor & Walker, and Hansen & Jensen (signed Hansen), Very Fine overall, Australian Air Mail Catalogue #437-439, 440a (McGregor-Walker), 441 (Hansen & Jensen); Catalogue A$1750 (US$1575 approx., 2008).
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
574   imageAustralia, 1935 (Mar. 21), Darwin - London Flight, cover with pretty two-country, two-color franking, Australian issue tied by Darwin 21 MR 35 c.d.s., GB by Croydon 1 APR c.d.s.; noted in manuscript "Carried by the Miles Falcon/G-ACTM/Australia-England/Piloted by H.L. Brook/in 7 days 19 hrs 50 min/Signed" with Brook's signature; light pencil notation (AAMC number) on flap, Very Fine, Australian Air Mail Catalogue #493; Catalogue value A$400 (US$360 approx., 2008).
AAMC TO 1229.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image)
Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $120.00
Will close during Public Auction
575   imageAustralia, 1937 (Apr. 8), Brisbane - Khartoum Flight, dual-reign franked cover (including a Queensland Queen Victoria!), cancelled by "Air Mail/8 AP 37/Brisbane Qld" c.d.s.'s; with 10 piaster Sudan Air tied by "Sudan Air Mail/13.VI.37" c.d.s. and boxed purple "Solo First Flight Brisbane-Capetown" cachet, repeated on reverse with Brisbane 8 AP 37 circular and boxed 24 JUN slogan c.d.s.'s; signed on front by the pilot (Mrs.) H.B. Bonney, Very Fine, Australian Air Mail Catalogue #715a (Eustis #590); Catalogue value A$325 (US$293 approx., 2008).
Estimate $100 - 150. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $190.00
Will close during Public Auction
576   imageAustralia, 1938 (Jan. 17), Outer Harbor - Adelaide Imperial Airways Round-Trip Demonstration Flight, cover carried aboard the flying boat "Centaurus", commanded by J.W. Burgess, who signed and dated the cover 18/1/38; no backstamps, Very Fine, Australian Air Mail Catalogue #781, one of three carried.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image)
Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
577   imageAustralia, 1939-41, Australia - Timor Guinea Airways Flights, three covers, comprising Australian Air Mail Catalogue #871, 874 and 912; #871 (July 28, 1939) noted in typescript "ADELAIDE.DARWIN via/Portuguese Timor survey/flight in the Guinea Airways 'plane 'Salamaua.'"; #874 (same date), noted "By special survey flight/Adelaide.Darwin.Portuguese Timor/by Guinea Airways Ltd." and signed (by pilot?), signed Eustis guarantee on reverse; #912 (Jan. 16, 1941) noted "First Flight/Australia-Portuguese Timor." with violet diamond "7/Passed/by/Censor/2" handstamp and signed H.B. Hussey; proper receivers on reverse of first and last covers; also included are two Guinea Airways Limited Darwin baggage tags, Very Fine.
Estimate $300 - 400. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $375.00
Will close during Public Auction
578   imageAustralia, 1952-77, Quantas first flights, over 120 covers mounted on pages, from countries such as Australia, Mauritius, South Africa, New Zealand, British Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Pakistan, Ceylon, Thailand, Malaya Johore, Australian Antarctic Territory, India, Egypt, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan, Cocos Keeling Islands, Iran, Malaysia, with some excellent frankings, an excellent opportunity to acquire a large quantity of these popular covers, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $500 - 750. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10) (Image11) (Image12) (Image13) (Image14) (Image15) (Image16) (Image17) (Image18) (Image19) (Image20) (Image21) (Image22) (Image23) (Image24) (Image25) (Image26) (Image27) (Image28) (Image29) (Image30) (Image31) (Image32) (Image33) (Image34) (Image35) (Image36) (Image37) (Image38) (Image39) (Image40) (Image41) (Image42) (Image43) (Image44) (Image45) (Image46) (Image47) (Image48) (Image49) (Image50)

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Suggested Bid $500-750
SOLD for $250.00
Will close during Public Auction
579   imageAustria, 1914-37, airmail covers, 20 covers or cards, 12 of which are 1924-37 First Flights or Events including Muller numbers 98, 119, 136, 150 (4), 161, 162 (2), 193 and 227; also includes a postcard showing pilots Jean Bourhis and Gustave Lemoine in the cockpit of their plane, postmarked Jun 12, 1914, two covers flown from Germany (Neisse & Hirschberg) to Vienna, Jul 23, 1928, and a 1932 registered Airmail cover from Vienna to Mannheim franked with 10s Crane (C31).
Muller 98/150, etc.
Estimate $200 - 300. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5) (Image6) (Image7) (Image8) (Image9) (Image10)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $225.00
Will close during Public Auction
580   imageAustria, 1918 (Mar-Oct), Vienna - Kraków - Lemberg Flights, 10 covers flown between these three cities Mar 31 and Oct 2, though the only First Flight is Vienna - Kraków, Mar 31; all franked with First Issue Airmails including 1.50k (7), 2.50k (5) and 4k (3).
Muller 72/73, etc.
Estimate $150 - 200. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction

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