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Online General Sale No. 87 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 7th August 2026 Note: You can now zoom in on large photos. Click on thumbnail to see large photo.
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AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, WORLD WAR I POSTAL HISTORY, AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS
| Lot 1287 | [ C ] |
1917 (16 Dec) cover addressed to Lieut. W.P. Heslop in London, with 'FIELD POST OFFICE/D.C.1' double ring cds, and boxed 'crown/PASSED/BY/CENSOR No./4819' in pink. William Pryce Heslop enlisted on 1 May 1917 and was given the rank of Lieutenant in the Australian Flying Corps; he served in various capacities in the U.K. for the duration of the war. Heslop was later a well-known philatelist whose name is seen on many early air mail covers, and he formed a significant collection of Australian Colonial issues. The writer is believed to be his brother, who was with the 1st Aust. Inf. Div at Messine, Flanders at the date of writing  | ||
| Lot 1288 | [ C ] |
1918 (23 Sep) cover addressed to Melbourne Halton Camp double ring cds and superb oval 'AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS/WENDOVER/HALEFIELD CAMP' ds in violet. Halefield Camp was a training site for the support crews for the Flying Corps Squadrons. Very fine and rare  | ||
| Lot 1289 | [ PS ] |
Pre-printed envelope (blue on buff) for the use of the Australian Flying corps on active service abroad. Some adhesions at top centre on face, otherwise very fine. Unlisted by Emery and very rare  | ||
| Lot 1290 | [ PPC ] |
Picture Postcard: 'The Aviation School, Richmond, N.S.W', published by The Paraffine Paint Co., Sydney. Few marks on face, used with ½d KGV 1917 (12 Jan) from Sydney to Hobart. Scarce   | ||
