Lot 581
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Bulgaria: 1938 (4 Nov) commercial airmail advertising cover to Victoria, franked 55l for ½oz airmail rate via Greece, adhesives tied by Poste Aerienne-Sofia datestamp, backstamped Athens and on arrival at Melbourne. Rare origin/destination
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Lot 582
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Dodecanese Islands: 1939 (Apr-Dec) airmail covers (roughly opened) from same correspondence Castelrosso to Adelaide, franked at 5.50l and 4.75l respectively, latter censored at Melbourne on arrival 16 Jan 1940. Extraordinary origin/destination
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Lot 583
| | | Estimate: $300 | Realised Price : $420 |
Fiji: 1936 (28 Nov) commercial airmail cover (opened two sides) Suva to UK where redirected, bearing attractive and scarce franking of KGV 5d, ½d, 2d and 1/- for short-lived 1/7½d ½oz airmail rate
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Lot 584
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France: 1934 (17 Sep) registered cover originating at Valence bearing rare franking incl 1926-27 War Orphan's Fund 50c + 10c pair and 5f + 1f, endorsed 'Londres - Australie/per Sir Alan Cobham/Via Londres', carried by Cobham in his Airspeed Courier on the 22 Sep 1934 failed attempt to fly non-stop England - India, backstamps of Pondicherry (2, and on front, arrival 30 Sep), Madras (3), Bombay (2) and returned to France (Bouchet - 3 Dec), minor cover blemishes not detracting from this spectacular exhibition item
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Lot 585
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Great Britain: 1935 (4 May) cover flown England to Victoria bearing KGV 1/- and 3d with private perfins 'G.H.P./&Co.', Melbourne arrival backstamp
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Lot 586
| | | Estimate: $60 | Realised Price : $46 |
Great Britain: 1938 (23 Jul) cover to New Guinea flown from UK on 1½d 'All-Up' Empire Air Mail Scheme, pictorial cachet in black, Rabaul and Townsville backstamps
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Lot 587
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Greece: 1935 and 1936 commercial airmail covers from same correspondence Athens to Melbourne, franked at 33d and 58d respectively, former handstamped 'PAR AVION' and latter with early airmail etiquette, arrival datestamp on reverse. Scarce
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Lot 588
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Hong Kong: 1949 (15 Mar) QANTAS souvenir covers with vignettes flown Sydney to Hong Kong and return, signed by pilot E.C.Sims, AAMC 1204-05a (2 covers). Cat AU$300
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Lot 589
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Mexico: 1937 (Apr-Jun) commercial airmail covers from same correspondence to Victoria franked 2p 25c sent via Pacific and Atlantic routes respectively, and showing instructional handstamps to those ends, former without backstamps, latter with Paris transit and Melbourne arrival. Attractive duo, scarce origin/destination
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Lot 590
| | | Estimate: $75 | Realised Price : $60 |
Samoa: 1955 (12 Jun) registered airmail cover to NZ bearing 8d and 5d tied by Falelupo datestamps, with registration label, backstamps of Apia and Wellington
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Lot 591
| | | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $75 |
Singapore: 1947 (3 Dec) airmail cover to Czechoslovakia bearing BMA opts 2c (2), 8c (2) and 50c tied by Singapore cds, flap fault. Scarce destination
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Lot 592
| | | Estimate: $100 | Realised Price : $75 |
Sudan: 1931 (12 Mar) airmail cover to Edinburgh bearing 1931 Air Mail 10m and 2p (SG 48-49) flown on Khartoum to London Imperial Airways service, cachet in black. Scarce adhesives on cover
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Lot 593
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Thailand: 1940 and 1941 commercial airmail covers (opening tears) from same correspondence Huey Mood to Australia, earlier at 90st rate backstamped Haad Yai, South Express and Bangkok, later at 70st registered rate backstamped Tungsong and Bangkok, censored on arrival in Australia, various transit/arrival datestamps
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