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Australian Aerophilately - Auction 332
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Miscellaneous group 1929-2006, includes registered, first flights covers, a 80th Anniversary flight cover and a 1954 crash cover (AAMC.1337) all with various frankings and cachets plus 2 airmail stickers. Noted AAMC.146 registered. Mixed condition.
(11)
Symbols: C
Minimum Bid:
$190
Estimate: $250 - $300
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June 1914 (AAMC.2) A Wizard Stone postcard with short manuscript message dated "18/5/14", well in time for the first proposed date for the flight, May 23rd. Unusually, although postmarked in Sydney on August 24th, the 1d Kangaroo is tied by a circular date stamp of that date. Two vertical creases.
Symbols: PC
Realized:
$190
Estimate: $250 - $300
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Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) Singapore - Australia flown cover bearing the Ross Smith vignette and barely tied by one of 2 strikes of the oval "FIRST AERIAL MAIL" handstamp. Addressed to MRS W. G. Farquhar c/o Dr MacMaster Sydney, this is cover R.S.99 from the AAMC listing and its exsistence is now confirmed. With original letter headed "Raffles Singapore"and stating "Captain Ross Smith reached here yesterday on his way to Australia and is going to post this for me." and "...and of course we shook hands with him vigorously". Both the cover and vignette have been torn and repaired, nevertheless a significant cover.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$1,500
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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7 June 1924 (AAMC.72) Sydney - Adelaide cover signed by pilots Butler and Briggs, flown by Australian Aerial Services Ltd on their inaugural service via Mildura, Hay, Narrandera and Cootmundra.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$300
Estimate: $400 - $500
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21 July 1925 (AAMC.89a) Echuca - Broken Hill, cover carried on the new intermediate stage of the Adelaide - Sydney route by Australian Aerial Services Ltd.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$160
Estimate: $200 - $250
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Sept.1923 (AAMC.90b,90d) complete sheetlet of 15 "Angel" vignettes, as issued by Australian Aerial Services Ltd for affixing to mail carried by the company by air; also, a complete booklet of 3 panes of 9 (displayed separately from the booklet covers, which are also present.). Mainly fine.
(42 +)
Symbols: * **
Realized:
$225
Estimate: $300 - $400
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Oct.1927 - Mar.1928 (AAMC.113b) Calcutta - Rangoon cover, carried by Lancaster and Miller on this leg of their flight from England to Australia. With special vignette affixed "BY AIR FROM CALCUTTA". [52 flown].
Symbols: C
Realized:
$340
Estimate: $300 - $400
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1928 COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLION "Bert Hinkler, Airman, Bundaberg Australia/London to Darwin XVI Days, Feb.1928", bronze, 51mm diameter. Rare - only 250 minted.
Minimum Bid:
$225
Estimate: $300 - $400
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1 June 1930 (AAMC.161) Melbourne - Sydney covers carried by Shortridge & Henry in the "Southern Moon" on the A.N.A. inaugural service; one registered to Sydney, the other addressed to Darwin having also been flown via Brisbane.
(2)
Symbols: C
Realized:
$115
Estimate: $150 - $175
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30 March 1931 (AAMC.183) Norfolk Island - Lord Howe Island, cover (#19) flown, signed and endorsed by Francis Chichester, in his Gypsy Moth "Madam Elijah".
Symbols: C
Realized:
$450
Estimate: $600 - $650
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Mainly 1931 to 1934 First, Experimental and Special flight covers; some registered. Mixed condition.
(16)
Symbols: C
Realized:
$150
Estimate: $200 - $250
(Ex Gst)
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1931 (Frommer.38a & b) QANTAS vignette "See Western Queensland", a single (no gum) and pane of 8.
(9)
Symbols: ** * (*)
Realized:
$115
Estimate: $150 - $200
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27 July 1931 (AAMC.212) Manila - Canada, Chichester signed cover, numbered 283, backstamped with Japanese arrival cds, where the plane crashed and the flight was abandoned. Plus 1926 signed first flight cover, RAID Madrid to Phillipines with 3 cachets and arrival cds "APARRI 13MAY1926".
(2)
Symbols: C
Minimum Bid:
$225
Estimate: $300 - $400
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27 July 1931 (AAMC.212) Manila - Iceland, Chichester flown cover, numbered 84, backstamped with Japanese arrival cds, where the plane crashed and the flight was abandoned
Symbols: C
Realized:
$150
Estimate: $200 - $250
)
27 July 1931 (AAMC.212) Manila - England, Chichester flown & signed cover, numbered 247, backstamped with Japanese arrival cds, where the plane crashed and the flight was abandoned
Symbols: C
Realized:
$150
Estimate: $200 - $250
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24 Nov.1931 (AAMC.224) registered cover Sydney - Brisbane (b/s) - [Gympie] carried New England Airways first flight. [98 flown, of which only a small percentage was registered]
Symbols: C
Realized:
$65
Estimate: $80 - $100
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1931-37 (AAMC.225b,330,331a,768c & Frommer.49d) selection of Air Mail vignettes with NEAL sheet of 8, AERO CLUB of NSW single and on blue card, AERIAL PAGEANT AT MOONEE VALLEY sheet of 4 and MELBOURNE AIRMAIL EXHIBITION 2 sets of 4 colours. Mixed condition, generally fine.
(46)
Symbols: ** * C
Realized:
$440
Estimate: $200 - $250
)
14 April 1932 (AAMC.244a) Calcutta - Rangoon cover, carried by Hans Bertram on the "Atlantis" with special propellor cachet, "ATLANTIS ICHAPUR" handstamp and "Round the World Flight" vignette. [75 flown].
Symbols: C
Realized:
$300
Estimate: $400 - $500
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30 Sept.1933 (AAMC.330) Mascot Aerial Derby, flown special postcard signed by the winning pilot. [300 flown].
Symbols: PC
Minimum Bid:
$45
Estimate: $60 - $80
4 Feb.1934 (AAMC.353) Sydney - Bega first flight cover by Adastra Airways Ltd.; signed by pilot M. Follett.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$45
Estimate: $60 - $80
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17 Feb.1934 (AAMC.360) New Zealand - Australia flown cover, franked 7d Trans - Tasman (first day of issue). Addressed to Mrs Ulm and signed by Ulm, Allan & Boulton.
Symbols: FDC
Realized:
$200
Estimate: $150 - $200
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24 July 1934 (AAMC.395a/b) Melbourne - Brisbane & Brisbane - Melbourne covers flown without cachets; also, Brisbane - Townsville & Townsville - Brisbane flown covers with cachets.
(4)
Symbols: C
Realized:
$75
Estimate: $100 - $125
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24 July 1934 (AAMC.395a) registered cover flown per "Faith in Australia" Sydney-Brisbane-Cairns on intermediate stage of the first official Australia-Papua flight.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$38
Estimate: $50 - $75
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1934 Victoria Centenary Exhibition medal (Carlisle 1934/11) in sterling silver awarded to Mrs G.B.Peers for displaying air mail covers. Superb condition.
Realized:
$190
Estimate: $250 - $300
)
20 Oct.1934 (AAMC.438) MacRobertson Air Race, flown cover carried by Hewitt, Kay & Stewart on a DH89 Dragon Rapide 'TAINUI', signed by C.E. Kay, arrival cds Sydney "8NO34". Plus 7 other items in mixed condition.
(8)
Symbols: C
Realized:
$150
Estimate: $200 - $250
)
20 Oct.1934 (AAMC.440 & 434) MacRobertson Air Race covers flown by McGregor & Walker (signed, but with water stains) and Roscoe Turner.
(2)
Symbols: C
Realized:
$115
Estimate: $150 - $200
)
1935 (AAMC.495a & 574) WASP vignette, sheet of 6 and flown cover 14 Dec.1935 Sydney - Broken Hill - Wilcannia, with vignette and signed by pilot E. J. Small (16 flown).
(2 items)
Symbols: ** * C
Realized:
$90
Estimate: $120 - $150
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2 July 1935 Sydney to Capetown, South Africa (via Cairo) airmail cover, rated 2/10, flown on the longest air route at 16,000 miles.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$95
Estimate: $125 - $150
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18 July 1935 (AAMC.515) Mascot - Richmond, the last flight of the 'Southern Cross', signed by Charles & Mary Kingsford Smith, John Ulm and 4 others, with silver vignette at top L, numbered 23 and with "To Harry Purves/with best wishes/from Ern Chrome" on reverse; some adhesions on the face of the stamp.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$750
Estimate: $600 - $800
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18 July 1935 (AAMC.515) Another example, as above, numbered 122; but in fine condition.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$1,100
Estimate: $800 - $1,000
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2 Nov.1935 (AAMC.556) Australa - England - Australia cover, flown and signed by Harry Broadbent in a Percival Gull; small stain at top.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$240
Estimate: $300 - $350
)
28 Oct.1936 (AAMC.647) Port Moresby - Melbourne cover, flown by Tommy O'Dea; with original enclosure on Burns, Philp letterhead "....Here is a short letter by the fisrt passenger plane from Wau.....to Melbourne for the Melbourne Cup. The fare is £90 return from Wau, and £80 from Port Moresby....".
(2 items)
Symbols: C
Realized:
$260
Estimate: $100 - $125
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12 April 1937 Melbourne (Prahran) - Hong Kong flown cover at 11d per ½oz rate, franked 9d Roo + 2d KGV. Backstamped Hong Kong and carried on Far East connection to Imperial service.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$135
Estimate: $180 - $200
)
1937 (AAMC.760a.Frommer.53b) Australian National Airways vignette, sheet of 16, small faults. Frommer: $500.
(16)
Symbols: **
Realized:
$320
Estimate: $150 - $175
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29 July 1938 & Mar.1954 (AAMC.820a + 1337) flown cover, first England - Aust. 'All Up' air mail, intermediate Ceylon - Australia. Plus an aerogram from the crash of the 'Belfast' at Singapore, Melbourne to Denmark, with red crash cachet.
(2)
Symbols: C
Minimum Bid:
$115
Estimate: $150 - $200
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14 May 1945 Stalag 383 - Melbourne, US V-MAIL censored lettersheet unusually sent by Australian Serviceman following liberation from P.O.W. Camp. Original sent by air as photographic service not available; also 15 Nov.1941 Stalag VIIA to Caulfield, German censored P.O.W. card from same correspondence. Interesting contents referring to "lovely time we had scrounging through the German barracks."
(2)
Symbols: C PC
Minimum Bid:
$135
Estimate: $180 - $200
)
1948 (AAMC.1193a & b) QANTAS vignette for first survey flight to South Africa, Sydney to Johannesburg (2 different shades) and Johannesburg to Sydney.
(3)
Symbols: **
Realized:
$380
Estimate: $200 - $300
)
Circa 1950 (Frommer.88a & b) QANTAS multi-coloured vignettes showing QEA, BOAC and TEAL destinations, sheetlet of 12, complete set of 12 singles and a block of 4.
(28)
Symbols: **
Realized:
$115
Estimate: $150 - $200
)
16 Mar.1951 (AAMC.1270,1271 & 1271g) flown covers comprising a) Chile to Australia, b) Australia - Chile - Australia, signed by Purvis & Percival and c) intermediate Fiji - Australia, with various stamps and postmarks incl. Fiji cds '16MR51', blue cachet on reverse and signed by Capt. Purvis only.
(3)
Symbols: C
Realized:
$265
Estimate: $350 - $400
)
26 Mar.1951 (AAMC.1270a) Chile -Australia, unaddressed flown cover, intermediate with violet cachet, Valparaiso '26MAR51' cds and Sydney arrival cds '21AP51' on the front, signed by Capt.Percival & J.Purvis.
Symbols: C
Realized:
$150
Estimate: $200 - $300
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12 Mar.1951 (AAMC.1271) Australia - Chile -Australia, flown cover, endorsed "Australia-Chile/First Experimental Flight/Via Valparaiso", with cachets on the front & reverse, signed by Capt.Percival & J.Purvis.
Symbols: C
Minimum Bid:
$90
Estimate: $120 - $150
)
16 Mar.1951 (AAMC.1271g) unaddressed flown cover, intermediate Fiji - Australia, with various stamps and postmarks incl. Fiji cds '16MR51' and blue cachet on reverse, signed by Capt. Purvis & J. Percival.
Symbols: C
Minimum Bid:
$150
Estimate: $200 - $250
)
16 Mar.1951 (AAMC.1271g) partially addressed flown cover, intermediate Fiji - Australia, with various stamps and postmarks incl. Fiji cds '16MR51', blue cachet and signed by Capt. Purvis on front with J. Percival's signature on reverse.
Symbols: C
Minimum Bid:
$150
Estimate: $200 - $250
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June 1978 (AAMC.1846a,aa & b) flown covers to commemorate the 50th Anniv. of Trans-Pacific flight, with 31 & 10 signatures (50 of each produced) plus RAF souvenir cover USA - Australia. All endorsed on reverse "To my friend Harry Purvis...Ern Chrome".
(3)
Symbols: C
Realized:
$180
Estimate: $200 - $300