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Online General Sale No. 86 Bidding closes at 5pm AEDT on Friday 20th March 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 1383 | [ 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 1384 | [ C ] |
1922 (26 Nov) printed cover to Perth from 'Wong Bros./General Store/Broome' bearing 3d Olive Kangaroo Die I plus KGV 2d Red tied by Broome cds, straight-line 'PER AERIAL MAIL' handstamp and circular time-clock cachet 'ANSWERED' and 'RECEIVED/29 NOV 1922' two-line handstamp beneath, all in violet  | ||
| Lot 1385 | [ C ] |
1929 (24 Aug) 'Per Aerial' cover to Perth with 1½d KGV and 3d Airmail tied by Carnarvon (WA) cds, very fine  | ||
| Lot 1386 | [ C ] |
1932 (1 Aug) underpaid airmail cover to Wales franked with solo 1931 6d Sepia Airmail tied by Goulburn cds, 'T40c' and 4d/I.S.G.' handstamps in black, British 2d postage due pair affixed and cancelled on arrival, minor blemishes  | ||
| Lot 1387 | [ C ] |
1935 (15 Jan) registered airmail cover from Melbourne to England, red registration label, franked with 1934 Victorian Centenary 3d (faults), Macarthur 9d (2) and 1/6d Hermes no wmk paying the 3/- 1 oz. rate plus 3d registration, central fold clear of adhesives, minor blemishes. Stamps on cover cat AU$400+  | ||
| Lot 1388 | [ C ] |
1935 (14 Jun) airmail cover to England franked with 2d Macarthur, 2d Anzac and 1935 Silver Jubilee set 2d to 2/- tied by 'AIRMAIL/SYDNEY N.S.W. datestamps  | ||
| Lot 1389 | [ 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 1390 | [ 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 1391 | [ 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 1392 | [ C ] |
1938 (25 Jan) E.A. Crome cover flown by RAAF Flying Boat (Squadron 204) from Darwin to Sydney to commemorate the sesquicentenary, rare with only six covers flown. AAMC 784a, cat AU$175  | ||
| Lot 1393 | [ 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 1394 | [ 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 1395 | [ C ] |
1939 (21 Dec) Qantas flying boat 'Corio' Sydney – Mornington Island parachute mail cover , singed by pilot R.B. Tapp, with mss endorsement "Received by parachute/24-12-39/John Dougherty". AAMC 887, cat AU$175  | ||
| Lot 1396 | [ 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  | ||
| Lot 1397 | [ C ] |
1941 (23 Dec) Mornington Island parachute mail cover with blue and black label, carried by flying boat 'Corinna' and signed by pilot. AAMC 936, cat AU$150  | ||
| Lot 1398 | [ C ] |
1942 (18 Dec) Brisbane - Mornington Island parachute mail printed Qantas cover. black and red label affixed, cacheted and signed by pilot W.H. Crowther, endorsed on reverse on arrival, only 85 carried. AAMC 951, cat AU$150  | ||
| Lot 1399 | [ C ] |
1942 (23 Dec) Sydney - Mornington Island special parachute mail cover with red and black label, flown by Qantas flying boat "Coriolanus" and signed by Captain Crowther, with arrival cachet on reverse, AAMC 950  | ||
| Lot 1400 | [ C ] |
1943 (24 Dec) Sydney - Mornington Island parachute mail printed Qantas cover signed by pilot "K.G. Caldwell" with green and black label affixed, on reverse "MORNINGTON ISLAND" handstamp and mss "J.B. McCarthy/Missionary in Charge/25.12.43", AAMC 970k  | ||
| Lot 1401 | [ C ] |
1943 (24 Dec) Brisbane - Mornington Island Parachute mail printed QANTAS cover signed by pilot 'K.G. Caldwell' and green label (1943) affixed, on reverse 'MORNINGTON ISLAND' handstamp and mss. 'J.B. MCarthy/Missionary in Charge/25.12.43'. AAMC 971  | ||
| Lot 1402 | [ C ] |
1945 (17-19 Nov) Australia - Fiji and return flight Fiji - Australia covers, both signed by pilot O. Denny, fine pair of flying boat covers, AAMC 1014-1015, cat AU$120 (2)  | ||
| Lot 1403 | [ C ] |
1946 (24 Dec) Sydney - Mornington Island parachute mail cover with orange and brown label (Frommer 62b) affixed, and on reverse "MORNINGTON ISLAND" handstamp and mss "J.B. McCarthy/Missionary in Charge/25.12.43", AAMC 1089  | ||
| Lot 1404 | [ C ] |
1947 (14-15 Oct) Australia - Norfolk Island and Norfolk Island - Australia Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. envelopes with special vignette affixed and each signed by pilot L.R. Ambrose, appropriate backstamps. AAMC 1113, 1115, cat AU$250 (2)  | ||
| Lot 1405 | [ C ] |
1947 (19 Dec) Sydney - Mornington Island parachute mail cover with green and black label, signed by pilot R.A. Bruce, endorsed on reverse on arrival, AAMC 1132  | ||
| Lot 1406 | [ C ] |
1948 (24 Dec) Sydney - Mornington Island parachute mail cover signed by pilot and with blue and black label (Frommer 79d) affixed, and on reverse "MORNINGTON ISLAND" handstamp and mss "G.W. Taylor/Superintendent/27/12/48", AAMC 1199  | ||
| Lot 1407 | [ C ] |
1949 (18 Dec) Mornington Island Christmas mail cover carried by TAA, signed by pilot R. Crabbe, endorsed on reverse, AAMC 1234  | ||
| Lot 1408 | [ C ] |
1964 (27 May) registered airmail cover franked with 3/- Waratah, 5/- Cattle and 9d Magpie sent from Concord (NSW) to England, correctly paying the triple airmail rate 2/3d x 3 plus 2/- registration = 6/9d 1½ ounce rate  | ||
