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Online General Sale No. 87 Bidding closes at 5pm AEST 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, AEROPHILATELY
Lot 1374 | [ 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 1375 | [ 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 1376 | [ C ] |
1922 (30 Sep) and (19 Nov) Broome - Perth air mail covers each franked 5d KGV, the latter with small stain (2)  | ||
| Lot 1377 | [ C ] |
1929 (24 Aug) 'Per Aerial' cover to Perth with 1½d KGV and 3d Airmail tied by Carnarvon (WA) cds, very fine  | ||
| Lot 1378 | [ 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 1379 | [ C ] |
1935 (12 Aug) pair of Queensland Air Mail Society S.S. "Maheno" - Fraser Island Rocket Mail covers, franked ½d pair and 1d, and with red and green triangular vignettes respectively, the first with a few minor stains (2)  | ||
| Lot 1380 | [ 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 1381 | [ C ] |
1937 (9 Jul) cover to Goteborg, Sweden franked 3d KGV, 1d and 2d pair KGVI and 1/6d airmail tied by 'AIR MAIL/SYDNEY N.S.W.' cds, Goteborg arrival backstamp, very fine  | ||
| Lot 1382 | [ C ] |
1938 (16 Feb) Light Aircraft altitude record attempt by John Kingsford Smith (nephew of Charles) at Mascot, E.A. Crome cover signed by the pilot, only 20 covers were carried. AAMC 788, cat AU$75  | ||
| Lot 1383 | [ 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 1384 | [ 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  | ||
