AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH, AEROPHILATELY

Lot 994		Estimate: $1,100 1930 (9-10 July) Perth - Wyndham and (14-15 July) Wyndham - Perth first flight covers including all intermediates, each cover registered and franked with 1½d and 3d Sturt and 3d airmail, fine and very scarce as a complete set (45 covers)
Lot 995		Estimate: $100 1932 (7 Jun) registered cover flown from St. Kilda to Tasmania and then carried on the Launceston to Whitemark service, franked with KGV 2d and 6d Sepia Airmail overprinted 'OS', light central fold. BW price for 6d on cover AU$375
Lot 996		Estimate: $120 Realised Price : $90 1933 (1 Feb) registered airmail cover from Melbourne to Wau, New Guinea, franked with 1931 6d Sepia Airmail overprinted 'OS' and ordinary 2d Kingsford Smith and 2d Bridge, via Brisbane where backstamp applied and forwarded by boat to Wau with arrival backstamp. BW cat for 6d on cover AU$375
Lot 997		Estimate: $200 1935 (2 Apr) airmail cover to London franked with 4d KGV and Anzacs 2d and 1/- cancelled by Sydney 'AIRMAIL/SECTION/GPO' machine, and early usage. BW cat for 1/- Anzac on cover AU$450
Lot 998		Estimate: $200 1938 (4 Aug) airmail cover to Germany franked with C of A Wmk 5/- Kangaroo, KGV 5d and 1/6d Hermes (2) tied by Melbourne datestamps, minor blemishes
Lot 999		Estimate: $40 1939 (1 April) cover from Outer Harbour (SA) to Switzerland franked 1/9d, and with scarce 'AUSTRALIA - ITALY' handstamp in violet
Lot 1000		Estimate: $80 1940 (15 Jul) clipper cover from Perth to London with colourful franking including the AIF set of four
Lot 1001		Estimate: $120 1941 (10 Apr) airmail cover (353 x 127mm) to Boston franked with 4d Koala pair, 2/- Kangaroo pair, and Robes 5/- and 10/- Thick Paper tied by 'SHIP MAIL ROOM/MELBOURNE' datestamps, censor tape and handstamps at left, minor blemishes
Lot 1002		Estimate: $150 1941 (1 Dec) prisoner-of-war cover from Melbourne to Switzerland franked 1/6d airmail and 9d Platypus pair, with typed 'CLIPPER/Aust. U.S.A. Portugal' although too late for the last clipper to U.S.A. on this route, paying the very short-lived half-price 3/- POW rate via U.S.A.
Lot 1003		Estimate: $70 1958 (Mar) registered airmail cover from Brunswick to USA franked with 10/- Arms, 2/- Aboriginal Art, 1/- Lyrebird and 3d QEII paying 2½-3oz rate, corner fault
Lot 1004		Estimate: $200 Realised Price : $150 1962-64 group of airmail covers comprising 1962 Commonwealth Games 2/3d three singles Sydney to England, 1963 2/3d Royal Visit pair on registered cover Abbotsford to Czechoslovakia, and 1964 Guillaux 2/3d pair Sydney to London, minor blemishes (3 covers)