Great Britain and British Commonwealth Aerophilately & Flight Covers
Sale No: 508
Lot No: 425
Symbol: PC
HARRY HAWKER FLIES AT ELSTERNWICK, FEBRUARY 1914
Three real photo postcards (unknown photographer) depicting "Hawker's Aeroplane" (on the ground at Elsternwick golf course); "Hawker descending over Elsternwick Hotel"; and, "Hawker and aeroplane at Elsternwick Golf Links, February 1914"; all annotated verso. (3 items).
On February 7, 1914, a Saturday, Hawker had signed himself up to a promoter, Albert Soulthorpe, of Swanston Street, Melbourne, to give ‘a public display of aviation at Caulfield Racecourse or other suitable grounds’. Proceeds were to be equally divided between the promoter and the aviator. Moorabbin people turned out in full force, but only to become insignificant in their numbers against the thousands who arrived from other parts of the metropolitan area and beyond.
6 Aug.1919 (AAMC.21e) Adelaide - Minlaton Flights, Harry Butler souvenir postcard with printed message re. Unley Aviation Day at the Unley Oval; unused. Cat.$650.
Sale No: 508
Lot No: 429
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) a "Ross Smith" vignette attractively tied by one of 3 strikes of the oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL" cachet on a cover picked up in INDIA, one of the refuelling stops on the flight from England to Australia where Indian adhesives were affixed and tied by the oval cachet. With the three-line violet h/stamp at left beneath a third strike of the cachet. One of only 14 covers originating in India and one of only eight with the exceptional combination of the Ross Smith vignette together with Indian stamps. The cover is #95 in the Frommer listing, described and illustrated at page 40.
Provenance: The Tom Frommer International Large Gold Collection.
Aug.1920 (AAMC.47c) "Velvet Soap" advertising postcard dropped over Melbourne by R. Graham Carey in his Maurice Farman Shorthorn biplane, as depicted on the card. The reverse of the card shows Carey in the cockpit and an aerial view of the soapworks of J. Kitchen & Sons, the manufacturers of Velvet soap. [Eustis says "Only four cards known on his exhibit page.].
2 Nov.1922 (AAMC.66a) Charleville - Longreach cover, addressed to Dr. F.A. Hope Michod, Deputy Chairman of Directors of the newly formed Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd., carried on the first air mail delivery flight by QANTAS. Piloted over this sector by P.J. McGinness. A remarkably fine example of these rarities.
Dr. Hope Michod, one of the original financial backers of QANTAS, later became Chairman.
2 Nov.1922 (AAMC.66c) Winton - Longreach flown cover, carried on the first air mail delivery flights by QANTAS and self-addressed and signed by the pilot, Hudson Fysh. An exceptionally rare example of the covers flown without the red label. A few spots, as usual. Cat.$7500.
THE FIRST QANTAS "BY AIR MAIL" LABELS: Jan. 1923 (Frommer 7d) Qantas black on pale blue-green "BY AIR MAIL" label (with thin lettering) used on a July 1923 cover from Cloncurry to Melbourne; and another example (with thick lettering) used on an October 1923 cover from Cloncurry to Brisbane.blue-green, (2). Ex. Maurice Williams.
22 July 1925 (AAMC.87) Melbourne - Sydney flown cover carried by A.A.S. on their inaugural flight linking several new intermediates. Lovely 3-colour franking. Cat.$300.
BERT HINKLER AIRMAN BUNDABERG, Australia, London to Darwin flight in 16 days, Feb 1928, in oxidized silver plate (50mm) (C.1928/1), by CDR (C.Douglas Richardson for Stokes). In original Stokes box.
19 August 1929 (AAMC.143) Air Peninsula Airways first flight covers from Adelaide to Wallaroo (1 of 6), Port Lincoln (1 of 4), and Elliston (1 of 6); all signed by the pilot, James Mollison. (3). Cat.$1800.
20 August 1929 (AAMC.143a) Air Peninsula Airways first flight cover from Wallaroo to Streaky Bay (1 of 2), signed by the pilot, James Mollison. Cat.$600.
20 August 1929 (AAMC.143b) Air Peninsula Airways first flight covers from Cowell to Port Lincoln (1 of 2), and Elliston (1 of 2); both signed by the pilot, James Mollison. (2). Cat.$1200.
20 August 1929 (AAMC.143c) Air Peninsula Airways first flight cover from Port Lincoln to Elliston (1 of 2); signed by the pilot, James Mollison. Cat.$600.
20 August 1929 (AAMC.144) Air Peninsula Airways first flight covers from Streaky Bay to Wallaroo (1 of 2), and Adelaide (1 of 3); both signed by the pilot, James Mollison. (2). Cat.$1200.
Sale No: 508
Lot No: 451
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
A 1930 - 1936 collection of flown covers, comprising of Feb.1930 Camooweal - Daly Waters (AAMC.151), June 1930 Sydney - Melb. (AAMC.161), July 1930 Geraldton - Wyndham (AAMC.165a), May 1931 Melb. - Hobart (AAMC.198), Nov. 1931 Kalgoorlie - London pilot signed (AAMC.222), Nov. 1931 Sydney - Brisbane pilot signed (AAMC.224), July 1934 "Faith in Australia" flight to Papua (AAMC.394), Oct.1934 "Uiver" MacRobertson Race cover, pilot signed (AAMC.445), Dec. 1934 London - Darwin (AAMC.469q), Oct. 1935 Sydney - Melbourne - King Island (AAMC.537), Oct. 1935 Cooktown - Townsville (AAMC.550), May 1936 Hamilton - Melbourne, pilot signed (AAMC.604), and Dec. 1936 Sydney - Wagga and Wagga - Melbourne flown covers (AAMC.661 & 663). Cat. $1300+. (Total: 14 flown covers).
21 Feb.1930 (AAMC.152) Daly Waters - Camooweal cover, flown and signed by the pilot, Frank Neale, for the inaugural flight by Australian Aerial Services. Cat.$350+. [Only 30 flown].
May - July 1933 (AAMC.312) 2nd Mackay Aerial Survey Expedition flown cover postmarked at HAY (1 of 4) and signed by the pilot, Frank Neale, the navigator, Harry Bennett, Donald Mackay and T. Robertson, pilot of the second plane. Cat.$500.
October 1934 (AAMC.433) England - Australia MacRobertson Air Race cover carried by the winning entry DH66 Comet 'Grosvenor House' in a total elapsed time of 71 hours and signed by both pilots "CWA Scott" and "Tom Campbell Black" on the back. Posted back to England with adhesives tied by 'REGISTERED/24OC34/MELBOURNE' datestamp with black/blue registration label alongside, fine condition; 100 flown - Cat. $1,250.
Sale No: 508
Lot No: 464
Symbol: C PC
Cat No: Collection
1933-40 group incl. 1934 MacRobertson Race cover (AAMC.438) signed by Kay; 1934 Melbourne-Portland Autogiro Flight postcard (AAMC.461); 1936 (Oct.2) Adelaide-Renmark group (4) each with a 3d Airmail Pl.4 single (plus 2d); 1940 TEAL Australia-NZ Regular Service FF (3, one reg'd, AAMC.899); also 1931 Australia-England & 1934 Australia-New Guinea flights plus 1934 Adelaide to USA incorporating Australia-London "First Contract Flight" franked with 1/6d Hermes & 9d Macarthur. (20) Cat.$1,100+.
THE LONDON to MELBOURNE, MacROBERTSON CENTENARY AIR RACE 1934: Porcelain hanging plaque by Koninklyk Goedewaagen Gouda (and numbered "143" on reverse), 18.5cm diameter; depicting a stork (Uiver in Dutch) carrying passengers and mail over the route from London to Melbourne; created to celebrate the success of the KLM aeroplane in this important air race.
THE LONDON to MELBOURNE, MacROBERTSON CENTENARY AIR RACE 1934: Souvenir silver tea-spoon with "KLM UIVER" to the handle, the dates, route and a stork to the bowl. (11cm long); Also, a 50th Anniversary porcelain hanging plaque by Regina Delfts Blauw, Oosterwijk, depicting the UIVER, her crew, and the complete route flown in 1934 from London to Melbourne. (2 items).
Sale No: 508
Lot No: 467
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
"THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE 'SOUTHERN CROSS'": 18 July 1935 (AAMC.514 & 515) comprising covers numbered '46', '49', and consecutively numbered '88' & '89', cover '46' with a IMPERFORATE SPECIAL VIGNETTE (rare on cover) and a personally written note from Ernie Crome on reverse, the others bearing a perforated vignette; all covers are signed by the seven personnel aboard this historic Mascot-Richmond short flight, namely pilots Charles Kingsford Smith and P.G. Taylor, plus Mary Kingsford Smith, John Stannage, Beau Shiel, John Ulm & C.G.Scrimgeour (radio broadcaster); also an unnumbered cover with perforated vignette and bold Kingsford Smith signature on the face. A most desirable group, Cat. $4,650++. (5 signed covers).
18 July 1935 (AAMC.517, 517a) 2rd MacKay Aerial Survey Expedition flown covers: Oodnadatta - Sydney (1 of 50) and Forrest - Sydney (1 of 5), both with the blue 4-line Expedition cachet; the Forrest cover signed by Harry Bennett, Navigator. (2). Cat. $550+.
June-July 1935 (AAMC.517a) 3rd MacKay Aerial Survey Expedition flown covers: Oodnadatta - Cook (1 of 6), Hay (1 of 3), Salisbury (1 of 4), Forrest (signed by Bennett,1 of 5), Rawlinna (1 of 8), Laverton (signed by Bennett, 1 of 40, Farina (1 of 5), Narromine (signed by Bennett, 1 of 4) and Broken Hill (1 of 6), all with the blue 4-line Expedition cachet; Cat. $2700+. (9).
THE LAST MAILS FLOWN BY CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH: 23 Oct. 1935 (AAMC.545) Australia - U.K. - Italy - U.K. cover flown by Charles Kingsford Smith and Tommy Pethybridge on their record-attempt flight. [No. 6 of 49 flown]. Owing to the "Lady Southern Cross" being badly damaged in a storm the flight was abandoned and the covers were returned to London. Kingsford Smith and Pethybridge died shortly afterwards when, on November 6th they were lost at sea off the coast of Burma. Cat.$650.
7 Nov.1936 (AAMC.645) Darwin - Longreach flown cover, carried and signed (on reverse) by L.E.Clark in his Percival Gull. This was a short internal leg on his epic journey from England to New Zealand via Australia. Only 8 covers carried on this leg. Cat.$375,
30 June 1938 (AAMC.813d) Rangoon, BURMA - Melbourne (6 July b/stamp) and Hobart, flown cover carried on the first "all-the-way" flying boat service from England to Australia.
3 April 1939 (AAMC.846) Sydney - Brisbane flown cover, cancelled on arrival in Brisbane and signed by the French pilot, Henri Martinet and Paul Klein, who had joined the flight in Sydney. Rarely seen. Cat.$525.
22 July 1939 (AAMC.874) Adelaide - Dili - Adelaide cover flown both ways to Portuguese Timor, carried by Guinea Airways and signed by the crew and the Minister for Civil Aviation (J.V. Fairbairn), who was also on board.
THREE SIGNED COVERS: 23 Dec. 1942 (AAMC.950) Sydney - Mornington Is. Christmas Mail cover with vignette, signed by the pilot; 9 Apr. 1946 (AAMC.1038a) 7d Airletter with red Overprint carried on the Qantas "Kangaroo Route" opening flight from Australia to London, signed by the pilots; 19 Dec. 1949 (AAMC.1234) TAA flown Christmas mail to Mornington Island signed by the pilot. (3
June 1953 (AAMC.1318a) Coronation Day flight covers: London to Norfolk Island, Ceylon, Port Moresby, Singapore, Cocos Islands, and Karachi, together with return flight covers from Karachi and Singapore. Also, a number of BOAC special covers, mostly associated with the first Comet Jetliner flights between London and Johannesburg in May 1952. (Total: 25 flown covers).
Sale No: 508
Lot No: 350
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection
Australia Post "Collectors' Yearbooks" 1990/91, 1991/92 and 1992/93 containing Booklets, Framas and self-adhesive stamps. Complete and MUH. Also, the "Expo '88" collection of 1987 stamp issues, 2006 Commonwealth Games sheetlet collection in album, and several similar items.
Sale No: 508
Lot No: 144
Symbol: O C
Cat No: Collection
Australian Colonial issues: a diverse accumulation in 3 small albums plus a few covers incl. 3d green on 1855 Albury to Melbourne entire, 6d green on 1869 Gladstone to England cover, 2½d pink on 1897 Charters Towers to Germany cover, etc.
Sale No: 508
Lot No: 145
Symbol: 0 **
Cat No: Collection
1913 - 82 collection in a Seven Seas hingeless album. Noted 1st wmk Roos 4d, 5d, 9d & 5/- CTO, 2nd wmk Roos to 5/- U, 1st wmk Roos perf Large OS incl. 2/- & 5/-, various Roos perf. Small OS to 10/- U/CTO, KGV Heads complete, mainly FU and simplified Perf.OS U/FU, 1928 3d Kookaburra M/Sheet **, K-Smith OS CTO, 5/- Bridge CTO, Robes (both papers) FU, BCOF set to 5/- FU, £sd Navigators set of 8 FU, Decimal booklet panes **, Anpex 1970 M/Sheet **, '71 Xmas blks.7 & 25 FU, useful Postage Dues to 5/- * & U, etc.
Sale No: 508
Lot No: 153
Symbol: **
Cat No: Collection
2000s accumulation of gutter blocks, M/Sheets, blocks and strips in a large stockbook. Mainly Australia, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island, MUH. FV: approx. $1050++.
Sale No: 508
Lot No: 154
Symbol:
Cat No: Collection
2015 Centenary of Gallipoli Miniature sheet collections in folders, (2 sets) each sheet numbered #49/250 or #157/50 and comprising of the issued sheet (SG.MS4355) plus two versions of the Miniature sheet in 24k gold. (2 sets).
1/4 Greenish-blue, block (4), the lower left unit with "Thick 1 at right retouched" variety (BW: 130na - $2000), used at GOONDIWINDI with Sept.1932 cds's. A very scarce commercially used block, especially so with this scarce variety.
