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Online General Sale No. 88 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 4th December 2026 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, AEROPHILATELY
Lot 1287 | [ C ] |
Group of first flight covers, with 1930 Melbourne - Sydney, 1931 Australia - U.K., 1934 Australia - New Guinea, 1934 Melbourne - Hobart, 1934 Daly Waters - Perth, 1934 Brisbane - King Island and Brisbane - Flinders Island, 1937 Cairns - Normanton service intermediates (4), also 1935 Fraser Island - Maheno rocket mail, all fine (16)     | ||
| Lot 1288 | [ PPC ] |
1919 (Aug) Captain Harry Butler Souvenir Aerial Post Card for St. Vincent Gulf flight, numbered '229', franked ½d Kangaroo and N.S.W. 1d Centennial with 'CP' monogram cancelled '307' numerals. Minor corner bends, otherwise fine   | ||
| Lot 1289 | [ PPC ] |
Picture Postcard: 'London's Welcome to Mr H.G. Hawker & Com. Grieve - 'Aussies' to the Fore' real photo card. Hawker & Grieve's attempted 1919 Transatlantic Crossing came to and end when their failing plane fell into the Atlantic in sight of a rescue ship. On their return to London they were nevertheless hailed as heroes  | ||
| Lot 1290 | [ C ] |
1922 (30 Sep) and (19 Nov) Broome - Perth air mail covers each franked 5d KGV, the latter with small stain (2)  | ||
| Lot 1291 | [ C ] |
1929 (24 Aug) 'Per Aerial' cover to Perth with 1½d KGV and 3d Airmail tied by Carnarvon (WA) cds, very fine  | ||
| Lot 1292 | [ C ] |
1931 (6 June) Lord Howe Island to Australia cover carried by Francis Chichester with his cachet, cover numbered '68'. The cover has been opened a little roughly, otherwise fine. Eustis No. 184a, cat AU$550  | ||
| Lot 1293 | [ C ] |
1934 (3 Feb) Cracow - Brisbane registered first flight cover signed by pilot Ronald A. Adair, some toning. Eustis No. 352, 120 carried, cat AU$85  | ||
| Lot 1294 | [ C ] |
1934 (1 Oct) first flight cover carried by MacRobertson Miller Aviation Co. between Fitzroy Crossing and Daly Waters, re-addressed to Brisbane. Eusits 429a, cat from AU$150  | ||
| Lot 1295 | [ C ] |
1935 (15-17 Sep) New England Airways Brisbane – Townsville service, souvenir first flight covers carried Rockhampton - Mackay, Mackay - Rockhampton, Townsville - Brisbane and Mackay - Brisbane, fine. Eustis 528, 528a, cat AU$200 (4)  | ||
| Lot 1296 | [ C ] |
1935 (Dec) England-Australia per Imperial Airways flying boat 'City of Khartoum' which crash landed on approach to Alexandria, long envelope (228mm x 100mm) from British Insulated Cables Ltd. to their office in Melbourne, stamps washed off and with water damage, reverse with Melbourne cds of 19JA36, plus two-line 'RECEIVED AT G.P.O. MELBOURNE/DAMAGED BY WATER' in violet. AAMC 535, cat AU$325   | ||
| Lot 1297 | [ C ] |
1937 (20 Apr) registered cover from Brisbane to Manila franked 1d KGV and 1/6d Airmail carried on first flight between Australia and USA via Philippines by Pan American Airways with circular cachet 'FIRST FLIGHT VIA P.A.A./RECEIVED MANILA/1937/FROM MACAO - HONG KONG' in violet. Eustis 728a, cat from AU$250  | ||
| Lot 1298 | [ C ] |
1938 (26 Feb) E.A. Crome cover for Parachutist Miss Jean Burns, who parachuted at Kingsford Smith Aerodrome in association with the Australian Sesquicentenary celebrations. This was the first instance of 'parachute' covers in Australia, 50 covers were carried, signed by parachutist. AANC788a, cat AU$125  | ||
| Lot 1299 | [ C ] |
1941 (24 Oct) POW airmail cover from Melbourne to Red Cross Switzerland, scarce 5/8d clipper rate via USA, franked Robes 5/- plus 4d Koala (2), fine  | ||
