Lot No |
Description |
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Airmails |
851
 1954 (13th March) ditto. Perth 24d prepaid red meter mark. Water stained. AAMC 1337 Cat. $100+ $35 Archived |
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850
 1954 (13th March) ditto with red cachet but with 3 x 7½d KGVI & 3 x 8½d Aboriginal all tied by GPO Melbourne cds's. Addressed to Ealing, London. … $30 Sold $35 |
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849
 1954 (13th March) British Overseas Airways Corp. Constellation G-ALAM "Belfast" (Captain T.W. Hoyle) crashed in Singapore with 31 passengers & two … $60 Archived |
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848
 1939 (8th June) ditto but with the incorrect spelling in the red cachet reading "SALVAGED MAIL EX CENTURIA". One cover with 2d & 3d KGVI tied by Da… $110 Sold $100 |
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847
 1939 (8th June) ditto but with "G.R. OFFICIALLY SEALED IN THE RETURNED LETTER SECTION, LONDON POSTAL REGION" seal on the reverse. Cover opened out … $55 Sold $55 |
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846
 1939 (8th June) ditto but with red cachet "SALVAGED MAIL EX CENTURION" on reverse & also with newspaper clipping photo. AAMC 868 Cat. $125+ $45 Sold $45 |
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845
 1939 (8th June) ditto but 2 covers both with red cachet & part Sydney cancels with stamps missing. AAMC 868 Cat. $250+ (2) $60 Sold $60 |
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844
 1939 (8th June) ditto bit with cachet on front & with one stamp missing but 3d Airmail remains tied by Adelaide slogan cancel. London arrival b/s d… $55 Sold $60 |
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843
 1939 (8th June) ditto also with "G.R. OFFICIALLY SEALED IN THE RETURNED LETTER SECTION, LONDON POSTAL REGION" seal & no stamps but part NSW cds & r… $50 Sold $50 |
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842
 1939 (8th June) Imperial Airways Australia to England flying boat "Centurion", crashed in the Hooghly River Calcutta on landing. Passengers & crew … $35 Sold $40 |
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841
 1939 (18th Jan) Darwin to Adelaide "Koranga" crash which killed all on board at Katherine River. Cover has extensive water damage with only one adh… $220 Sold $230 |
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840
 1938 (27th Nov) ditto also with no stamps nor any cachets but with " The accompanying article was salvaged from the Flying Boat "Calpurnia", which … $50 Sold $50 |
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839
 1938 (27th Nov) ditto but no stamps remaining & 2 strikes of the "DAMAGE BY WATER THROUGH ACCIDENT TO FLYING BOAT" cachets in red. Addressed to Bab… $55 Sold $55 |
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838
 1938 (27th Nov) ditto but with GB 1½d KGVI tied by Putney slogan cancel with the red cachet "Received at SYDNEY N.S.W. DAMAGED" but this one compl… $110 Sold $100 |
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837
 1938 (27th Nov) ditto but with one stamp missing & the other a GB 2d KGV tied by Birmingham roller cancel. Addressed to Auckland, NZ with "RECEIVED… $55 Sold $55 |
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836
 1938 (27th Nov) Imperial Airways England to Australia flight in the Short S23 "Calpurnia". Crashed at Lake Habbaniyah Iraq. Capt. E Atwood, the Fir… $55 Sold $55 |
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835
 1937 (4th Dec) ditto but single cover with a 2 line boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" cachet. Also without stamps but partial Auckland cds remains. Torn… $75 Sold $55 |
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834
 1937 (4th Dec) Imperial Airways Australia to England flight in flying boat "Cygnus". Crashed at Brindisi with 3 dead. Although the mails were heavy… $150 Sold $150 |
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833
 1936 (29th Sept) ditto but comes with PMG Sydney letter explaining the incident. GB 3d & 1/- KGV tied by Newcastle on Tyne cds's. Heavily burnt. AA… $150 Sold $150 |
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832
 1936 (29th Sept) ditto but with "DAMAGED IN TRANSIT" cachet & GB 2/6d Seahorse tied by London Air Mail cds's. Brisbane Dead Letter Office receiving… $150 Sold $170 |
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831
 1936 (29th Sept) Imperial Airways England to Australia flight in the Armstrong Whitworth AW15 "Athena". Caught fire in Delhi with mails charred. "S… $150 Sold $150 |
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830
 1936 (28th Sept) Schlesinger Air Race cover carried "per S. S. Halse", one of the South African entrants in the race (who led the field until crash… $600 Archived |
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829
 1936 (25th Sept) Imperial Airways England to Australia flight in the Boulton & Paul P71A mail plane "Boadicea". Crashed off the English Coast with … $260 Sold $260 |
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828
 1936 (22nd Aug) ditto but with the "DAMAGED BY SEAWATER" 41mm 2 line cachet in mauve. This cover from India has ½a, 3a & 4a Airmails tied by Barei… $110 Sold $100 |
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827
 1936 (22nd Aug) ditto but with 2 line label attached in French. Intermediate pick up on this flight with Indian & Brindisi Posta Aerea cds's. AAMC … $110 Sold $100 |
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826
 1936 (22nd Aug) ditto with this Edmunds Bros & Co Melbourne company cover also having the 70mm boxed cachet "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER I.S.… $110 Archived |
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825
 1936 (22nd Aug) Imperial Airways Australia to England flight in the Short S17 Kent "Scipio". Crashed at Bay of Mirabella near Crete WITH 2 deaths &… $150 Sold $150 |
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824
 1935 (31st Dec) ditto & also with PMG letter. No stamps but remains of London FS Air Mail part slogan cancel. AAMC 575 Cat. $325 $150 Archived |
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823
 1935 (31st Dec) ditto but with "Post Office Communications Australia" letterheaded notelet explaining damaged letter. "Received 20 Jan 1936" cachet… $150 Sold $150 |
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822
 1935 (31st Dec) ditto but env from Italy with remains of Milano C. Corrosp Pacchi cds's addressed to Sydney with "Postmaster-General's Department F… $150 Archived |
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821
 1935 (31st Dec) ditto but one of the few covers with stamps still attached. "The Screw Factory at Udderholm Hagfors Sweden" printed env with 2 out … $190 Sold $680 |
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820
 1935 (31st Dec) Imperial Airways England to Australia flight in a Short Calcutta flying boat "City of Khartoum". Crashed at Alexandria Egypt, with … $190 Archived |
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819
 1935 original newspaper clippings related to HL Brooks attempt at the England to Capetown record & Harry Broadbent's attempt at the solo Australia … $20 Archived |
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818
 1935 (10th Oct) Australia to England flight by H.F. Broadbent in a Dabs 111. Crashed at Basra on 15th Oct so he carried onto London on a regular Im… $300 Sold $300 |
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817
 1934 (20th Dec) ditto with little damage & backstamped Bandoeng 28.12.34 on delivery. Also 27.12.37 illustrated "500th Flight" cover to Melbourne w… $110 Sold $50 |
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816
 1934 (20th Dec) ditto but backstamped Batavia 28.12.34 when delivered to addressee in window faced telegram envelope which is also included in this… $110 Sold $85 |
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815
 1934 (20th Dec) KLM "Uiver" crash occurred 250 miles from Baghdad with no survivors. Complete with illustrated newspaper article showing this same … $110 Sold $110 |
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814
 1932 (13th June) Sydney to Bourke to Sydney (Quaker's Hill) flown cover. Signed by LJR Jones, the designer of the first Australian designed & built… $370 Sold $280 |
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813
 1932 (19th Apr) Oscar Garden Record flight crash cover addressed to London with 1d ship tied by Cape Town cds plus Abercorn NE Rhodesia cds for 22 … $1200 Archived |
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812
 1932 (2nd Jan) Darwin to Soerabaya Hans Bertram cover flown at the start of his ill-fated return flight to Germany. The plane, a Junkers W33 seapla… $550 Sold $660 |
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811
 1931 (19th Nov) A.N.A. Ltd First All Australian Mail to England in the "Southern Sun". It crashed at Alor Star (Kedah) when taking off from waterlo… $75 Sold $75 |
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810
 1931 (13th Nov) Sir Lowrys Pass crash, South Africa's first Airmail disaster. This envelope address panel from Grahamstown to England is extensivel… $300 Archived |
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809
 1931 (3rd July) Australia to England Chichester solo flight in the Gypsy Moth, "Madame Elijah". Crashed at Katsuura Japan after take-off to fly to … $300 Sold $240 |
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808
 1931 (25th April) London to Australia Imperial Airways Second Experimental Mail in DH66 Hercules "City of Karachi". Crashed at Koepang & then carri… $50 Archived |
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807
 1931 (19th Feb) Calcutta to Darwin flight by P Fairbairn & K Shenstone crashed in Darwin. This cover with Indian ½a x 2 & 1a tied by Calcutta cds … $220 Sold $220 |
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806
 1968 (Sept) Sir Allan Cobham biography by Francis Field. 4 pages from Airmail collecting booklet. $10 Sold $10 |
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805
 1960's Qantas Empire Airways Royal Mail carriers route/map card with legend showing the routes covered by BOAC, SAA & TEAL also. Exc cond. $15 Sold $15 |
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804
 1960's Advertising card for Castrol RPM Aviation Oil. "TAA Vickers Viscount Airliners (with their Rolls Royce propeller-turbine engines) are fuelle… $20 Sold $30 |
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803
 1959 "The Harry Butler Story" booklet plus "Harry Butler, Airmail Pioneer" by Gordon Ward M.D. leaflet. (2 items) $15 Sold $10 |
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802
 1950's USA "Fly to the Convention It's Nearer by Flagship. American Airlines Inc." MUH cinderella. Shows DC3 in flight with AA flag. $15 Archived |
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