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VICTOR ROFFEY FLIGHT FROM NEW CALEDONIA TO AUSTRALIA: 1931 (19 Nov) env carried in the "Golden Eagle" from Ouaco, New Caledonia to Redfern, Australia bearing no less than 13 different adhesives tied by multiple "NOUMEA/NEW CALEDONIA" c.d.s. and straight line "PAR AVION" h.s. The cover is not in the finest condition being creased, stained and with one flap partly missing. AAMC 223 A$ 1,000.. PHOTO - see page 35. £100
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VICTOR ROFFEY FLIGHT FROM NEW CALEDONIA TO AUSTRALIA: 1931 (10 Nov) env from New Caledonia to Bordeaux flown from Quaco to Maryborough with Brisbane backstamp and thence to France. Franked with various New Caledonia adhesives tied by Noumea c.d.s. and straight line "PAR AVION" h.s. A fine cover illustrated on page 57 of The Australian Air Mail Catalogue. AAMC 223a A$ 1,000. PHOTO - see page 35. £280
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HANS BERTRAM FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA TO GERMANY - DELAYED 5 YEARS BEFORE DELIVERY TO ENGLAND: 1932 (7 Dec) env from Rochester (Australia) to Rochester (UK) flown from Melbourne to Darwin for onward transmission via Germany to UK. The cover was held for 5 years and delivered in 1937. With special cachet and pilot signed. A little creased. A scarce flight. AAMC 242 A$ 1,750 PHOTO - see page 35. £400
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HANS BERTRAM FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA TO GERMANY: 1932 (12 Dec) an unaddressed special printed "USING/Castrol XXL/C.C. WAKEFIELD & CO. LTD" env bearing adhesives of Australia, Netherlands Indies (2), India. and Germany with relevant c.d.s. Fine. PHOTO - see page 35. £200
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C KINGSFORD SMITH FLIGHT FROM TO AUSTRALIA INCLUDING THE RARE ROME TO DARWIN LEG: 1931 (21 Dec) Special Xmas Greetings cover to Sydney flown by Kingsford Smith in "Southern Cross" to Darwin. Signed by Kingsford Smith & G.U. Allan. Also a rare 19 Jan env carried on the same flight from Rome to Darwin signed by Kingsford Smith. AAMC 245 & 245b PHOTO - see page 35. £360
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RARE COVER CARRIED ON THE SYDNEY/BRISBANE/NOUMEA FLIGHT BY FRENCH AVIATORS: 1932 (April) env flown from Sydney to Brisbane and onward to Noumea by French airmen Baron de Verneilth, M. E. Deve and E. Munich. Scarce as only 10 carried on this route. AAMC 254a A$ 1,500 PHOTO - see page 35. £360
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RARE COVER FLOWN ON THE ATTEMPTED FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND ABANDONED AT KARACHI - MAIL CARRIED BY SEA TO FINAL DESTINATION: 1932 (6 June) env from Darwin to London with GB 11/2d cancelled on arrival on 3 Aug 1932. Pilot signed at lower right. Only 2 carried AAMC 265 A$1,500. Note: this attempted flight by J.M. Weir was abandoned in Karachi and the covers were sent by steamer to London. This was a pure pleasure flight by the 19 year old Weir. The aircraft called "Edith" after his mother had on board a set of golf clubs and the letters "L.K. W." (Lord Knows Where) along the fuselage. PHOTO - see page 36. £300
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ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA FLIGHT BY FRENCH-CANADIAN J. R. HERBERT: 1932 (Oct) env from England to Ashfield N.S.W. with Australian KGV 1/2d (2) & 1d tied by Sydney c.d.s. The cover has red typed "Carried by courtesy//Mr Jacques Herbert/England - Australia Flight" on front and is pilot signed. Only 3 covers recorded. AAMC 283 A$ 1,500. Note: the plane (DH60M Moth, CF-ADC) crashed at Cloncurry and sold as a wreck to Qantas and now forms part of a memorial at Darwin airport. PHOTO - see page 36. £240
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"SPIRIT OF FUN" FLOWN COVER - FLOWN NON-STOP 1,200 MILES: 1932 (5 Nov) env bearing 3p blocks of 4 x 2 and a single flown from Calcutta to Bombay with violet "1,200 MILES NON STOP FLIGHT/Calcutta - To - Bombay/Nov. Dep 8 A.M/Nov Arr P.M. with date "5th" & time "3" added in m/s. Also with a tied label giving details of pilots and proposed route. Signed on reverse by pilot "James B Dickson" and recipient "Stephen H Smith". 15 flown AAMC 291. PHOTO - see page 36. £120
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C KINGSFORD SMITH 2nd TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHT IN "SOUTHERN CROSS": 1933 (9 Jan) env from Sydney to Auckland carried on the 2nd trans-Tasman flight from Sydney to New Plymouth of C Kingsford Smith. Pilot signed. A scarce flight AAMC 296 A$ 1,750 PHOTO - see page 36. £300
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C KINGSFORD SMITH RETURN NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA FLIGHT IN "SOUTHERN CROSS": 1933 (25 March) hotel printed env bearing a single NZ 1d Admiral from Waipapakauri c.d.s. and Australian 2d with a fine "SYDNEY" c.d.s of 26 March 1933. The cover is signed by Smith & Stannage pilots. Fine. AAMC 299. P.36 £200
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DR CARL NAUER FLIGHT FROM SWITZERLAND TO AUSTRALIA - COVER RETURNED BY SEA: 1933 (18 May) env registered from Zurich and flown to Brisbane in a Puss Moth by Dr C Nauer and then returned to Switzerland by sea mail. No 41 of 100 covers flown. Rare. AAMC 306. PHOTO - see page 36. £200
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THE 1st "FAITH IN AUSTRALIA" AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND FLIGHT: 1933 (21 June) env from Sydney via Derby, Rangoon, Karachi, Calcutta to England and later returned to Melbourne. With m/s "Per/Faith in Australia/Flight from Australia to /England", "left Richmond N.S.W./11.26 am/21-6-33/G P Allan" and" England - Australia/6 days 17hrs 56mins/C.T.P Ulm". The cover bears an irrelevant Persian 1ch added by co pilot P.G. Taylor. Some surface faults. AAMC 313 PHOTO - see page 36. £120
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THE 1st AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND "FAITH IN AUSTRALIA" FLIGHT: 1933 (21 June) env from Sydney via Derby, Rangoon & Calcutta flown by "Faith in Australia" to Karachi with various transit h.s. and returned to Sydney. Addressed to the secretary of C.T.P. Ulm who has signed the cover. Fine AAMC 313a. PHOTO - see page 36. £100
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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS/INDIAN TRANS-CONTINENTAL FLIGHT: 1933 (16 June) env registered from Alberton to Karachi flown from Adelaide to Perth and thence by boat to Calcutta and then carried on the 1st Calcutta flight to Karachi. Fine. Note a small pencil note on reverse reads "Bought of N Eustis 15-12-1934 2/6d". PHOTO - see page 36. £100
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C. KINGSFORD SMITH RECORD BREAKING FLIGHT IN "MISS SOUTHERN CROSS": 1933 (4 Oct) Env. carried by C.Kingsford Smith on his record breaking England to Australia flight. With world map cachet and signed by pilot. Scarce AAMC 332 A$ 1,750 PHOTO - see page 36. £360
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"FAITH IN AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIAN - NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT: 1933 (7 Dec) env from Napier to Wellington with boxed "DEPARTED/RICHMOND N.S.W." & a similar red "ARRIVED/NEW PLYMOUTH/NEW ZEALAND" d.s. sent on behalf of the Wakefield Oil Co. Signed by G.U. Allan. Also a special postcard with similar boxed d.s. later returned on the 17 Feb 1934 1st Trans-Tasman air mail. Signed by C.T.P Ulm & G.U.Allan. AAMC 347a & 361 £120
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"FAITH IN AUSTRALIA" FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND - ONE OF TEN COVERS POSTED AT NEW PLYMOUTH: 1933 (3 Dec) env with relevant boxed Richmond N.S.W. & New Plymouth N.Z. cachets, bearing NZ 1d and posted within New Plymouth. Pilot signed. The cover is toned & a little torn. AAMC 347 PHOTO - see page 36. £100
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THIRD "SOUTHERN CROSS" TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHT: 1934 (15 Jan) "LEARN/TO/FLY" envelope to Australia bearing 1d Dominion with New Plymouth c.d.s. carried on the "Southern Cross" Australia to N.Z. flight. Signed by pilot, crew and passengers. Scarce thus. AAMC 350 PHOTO - see page 37. £120
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THE UNIQUE (?) "FAITH IN AUSTRALIA" PROOF ENVELOPE USED FROM NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA: 1934 (17 Feb) The unique "Faith in Australia" proof (has "FIRST OFFICIAL AIR MAIL.. NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA." re imprint at foot which is not on issued envelopes) used from Auckland to Sydney with special violet cachet. Signed by pilot & crew. AAMC 361a A$ 15,000 PHOTO - see page 5. £2,400
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SPECIAL POSTCARD FIRST OFFICIAL NEW ZEALAND TO AUSTRALIA FLIGHT ETC: 1934 (17 Feb) special PC from Auckland to Australia with special Trans-Tasman cachet. The card had previously been carried on the 1933 (4 Dec) Australia to New Zealand flight and bears relevant labels. With five pilot/crew signatures AAMC 361 £80
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SIXTH CROSSING OF THE TASMAN BY "SOUTHERN CROSS": 1934 (26 March) two special printed envs (one signed by Kingsford Smith), registered at Auckland to Australia, one returned to NZ. Also a scarce env. from Rarotonga to Australia carried on the same flight. Also an attractive printed env from Hastings to Christchurch flown at the North Island Pageant thence to Australia and return. All have the special airmail c.d.s. applied at Kataia. AAMC 367 & 368. PHOTO - see page 37. £120
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"FAITH IN AUSTRALIA" TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHTS: 1934 (April - July) envs flown on "Faith In Australia" flights inc. (11 May) cover no. 236 of 250 flown on the Australia to NZ goodwill flight. 1934 (2 July) env from NZ to Papua & New Guinea. 1934 special Ulm card flown from Australia to NZ and return. Also two other "boomerang" covers. Four are pilot signed. (8 covers) £160
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"FAITH IN AUSTRALIA" FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 1934 (24 July) special envs (3) flown from Australia to Papua & New Guinea (2) two being flown back to Australia. A special card which had previously been flown to NZ & returned again flown to New Guinea. A plain env flown from Australia to Papua with "JUNE 1934" error of date cachet. Also envs flown from New Guinea & Papua on the return trip to Australia. A good group. (7 covers) PHOTO - see page 37. £100
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THE MacROBERTSON AIR RACE - SCOTT & BLACK COVER: 1934 (20 Oct) env flown in a D.H. Comet ("Grosvenor House") by Scott & Black from London to Australia with appropriate adhesives and cancellations. Signed by Campbell Black. Fine AAMC 433 A$ 1,250. £120
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THE MacROBERTSON AIR RACE - ROUND THE WORLD FLIGHT - TURNER & PANGBORNE: 1934 (26 Sept) USA 6c env flown by Turner & Pangborn from New York to London thence to Australia (air race) and return to New York. With relevant adhesives, cancellations and "THIS LETTER CARRIED IN BOEING/MONOPLANE 1934 McROBERTSON/RACE BY TURNER-PANGBORN FROM/LONDON TO AUSTRALIA IN 92 HOURS" h.s. Fine AAMC 434a. PHOTO - see page 37. £100
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THE MacROBERTSON AIR RACE - C.M. MacGREGOR & H.C. WALKER: 1934 (20 Oct) a neat env carried by C.M. Macgregor & H.C. Walker with relevant cancellations and adhesives. The env addressed to UK and returned. Pilot signed. AAMC 440 PHOTO - see page 37. £100
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THE MacROBERTSON AIR RACE - K.D. PARMENTIER & CREW: 1934 (20 Oct) special envs (2) from Holland to Australia one being signed by pilot & crew. A large SCVT env registered from Holland to Australia and returned by sea. Plus an env carried on the return flight from Batavia to Rotterdam with m/s "UIVER/Return flight from/Australia after MacRobertson/AIR RACE- unfortunately plane/lost in Arabia". AAMC 444 etc. (4 covers). See Above. £120
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THE MacROBERTSON AIR RACE - CATHCART JONES & K F WALLER: 1934 (19 Oct) env express delivery originally to Newmarket but re-addressed to Melbourne carried on the DH88 Comet by O. Cathcart Jones & K.F. Waller. with relevat GB & Australian adhesives. A little toned. 24 carried. AAMC 435 A$1,600 PHOTO - see p.37 £200
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THE MacROBERTSON AIR RACE AND AFTER: 1934 (20 Oct) special env flown from UK to Australia in the MacRobertson air race by Hewitt, Kay & Stewart and thence 14 Nov. from Sydney to Melbourne. Pilot signed.1935 (21 March) env flown from Darwin to Croydon by H.L. Brook a competitor in the MacRobertson air race. Pilot signed. AAMC 460a & 493 (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 37. £120
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THE FIRST EASTWARD FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC - C KINGSFORD SMITH PILOT: 1934 (22 Oct) env from Suva, Fiji carried by Charles Kingsford Smith on the 1st Eastward flight across the Pacific arrived Los Angeles 5 Nov and returned to Suva. With original contents explaining the flight of "LADY SOUTHERN CROSS". Small cover faults but a rare survivor. AAMC 455b A$ 2,750 PHOTO - see page 37. £400
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"FAITH IN NEW ZEALAND" - AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT: 1934 (19 Nov) env from Enmore flown from Sydney to Doubtless Bay by R.G. Whitehead & E.R. Nicholls. Only 12 carried AAMC 463 PHOTO - p. 37 £100
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1st REGULAR ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA and AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND SERVICE BY IMPERIAL & QANTAS AIRWAYS: 1934 (Dec) envs (8) & cards (2) carried on various stages of the 1st England to Australia regular service inc. Athens to Sydney, Alexandria to Australia, Basrah to Darwin & Brisbane to Allahabad and registered from Rangoon to Australia. Also six carried on the return flight inc. registered to Greece thence to Germany and a registered PC from Australia to India. Ten are specially printed envelopes. (16 items) £200
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RAY PARER FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA TO NEW GUINEA: 1935 (Feb-Aug) env flown from Australia to New Guinea and later returned to Australia by Ray Parer. Fine & pilot signed. AAMC 492 & P83 PHOTO - see p.37 £100
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1935 JUBILEE FLIGHT ETC: A group of special envs prepared for the 1935 Jubilee flight from Sydney to N.Z. inc. one plain env with violet "Received Too Late For/Jubilee Air Mail" h.s. A non jettisoned env. and one to London with framed "Poste Restante Regulations/not complied with" h.s. One signed by P.G. Taylor. Also two later flights. (8 covers) £120
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1935 JUBILEE FLIGHT COVER CARRIED PRIVATELY BY C KINGSFORD SMITH: 1935 (14 May) env from Enmore carried privately on the special KGV Jubilee flight by C Kingsford Smith and returned by sea. Signed by pilot & crew. The cover is endorsed in red ink "Jubilee Mail Flight/Placed aboard Souther X/at Richmond May 14, 1935/and reclaimed when machine/returned to Mascot with/broken propeller May 15 1935/T Percival/Flight Manager" One of 10 treated this way. AAMC 500. PHOTO - see page 37. £140
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"FAITH IN AUSTRALIA" RELIEF FLIGHT: 1935 (15 May) env flown from Newton to Newton in "Faith in Australia" whilst searching for the crippled "Southern Cross". Signed by eleven pilots. Some foxing but one of 25 flown AAMC 500a. PHOTO - see page 37. £80
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JIMMY BROADBENT FLIES FROM AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND AND BACK IN THREE DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT: 1935 (10 Oct) env from Australia to England in a "Dabbs III" which is force landed at Basra. The pilot (Jimmy Broadbent) completes his journey as a passenger with Imperial Airways. The pilot then flies the env from London to Australia in a "Percival Gull" which is delivered to Sir Gordon Taylor in the then fastest time for the journey. The postage to Australia is underpaid and a 2d p. due applied. Pilot signed. AAMC 556. PHOTO - see page 37. £160
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C KIINGSFORD SMITH - LAST MAIL: 1935 (23 Oct) env carried by C Kingsford Smith & T Pethybridge from London to Brindisi and returned to London. A long statement printed on reverse gives details of the flight signed by B. Sheil. This cover is no 16 of 49. This mail was the last mail carried by C Kingsford Smith. AAMC 545. p.38 £150
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JIMMY MELROSE ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA FLIGHT: 1935 (2 Nov) env carried by Jimmy Melrose in a Percival Gull from England to Australia. The plane was forced to land on a beach at Tarko, Siam and eventually arrived at Darwin on 29 Nov. Pilot signed. AAMC 564 PHOTO - see page 38. £180
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1st ACCEPTANCE FOR QANTAS HONG KONG SERVICE: 1936 (26 March) envs (2) from Hong Kong to Australia at the 62c rate with boxed "FIRST THROUGH FLIGHT/HONG KONG-PENANG-LONDON/VIA IMPERIAL AIRWAYS/27th MARCH 1936".Also a card carried registered on the flight which had previously been flown on the 1933 "Faith in Australia" Australia to New Zealand flight, signed by T Ulm. AAMC 594b & 594c (3) p.38 £140
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MRS R BONNY FLIES FROM BRISBANE TO INDIA & IRAQ ON A SOLO FLIGHT TO SOUTH AFRICA: 1937 (8 April) env flown from Brisbane to India and returned on coronation day as part of the R Bonny 1st Brisbane to Cape Town flight of over 29,000km. Also a similar cover flown to Iraq and returned. Both with special cachet and pilot signed. Minor faults. AAMC 714k & 714m. PHOTO - see page 38. £160
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1st TRANS-PACIFIC AIRMAIL - F.A.M. 14: 1937 (19 April) env registered and flown on F.A.M 14 1st flight from Australia via Hong Kong to San Francisco. Also 1937 env to Australia carried on the 1st F.A.M 14 flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong. AAMC 727 etc. PHOTO - see page 38. £100
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JEAN BATTEN FLIES SOLO FROM AUSTRALIA TO ENGLAND IN RECORD TIME: 1937 (19 Oct) env carried by Jean Batten in a Percival Gull on her solo record flight from Darwin to Croydon. Pilot signed. A little creased clear of stamp and signature. A scarce item as few carried. AAMC A$ 1,000. PHOTO - see page 38. £120
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1st AIR MAIL FROM SYDNEY TO NEW HEBRIDES: 1942 (5 Aug) env carried on the 1st air mail from Sydney to Vila, New Hebrides. Triangular framed "2/PASSED/BY/CENSOR/1599" h.s. PHOTO - see page 38. £120
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1st DAY OF ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA AIR GRAPH SERVICE: 1943 (July) Fine examples of Air graphs sent on the 1st day f the Australia-England and England-Australia service with envelopes. Also two unused air graph form A.G.1. £80
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BALANCE OF THE JOHN SADLER COLLECTION: 1924-38 A selection of covers inc. 1931 experimental flight from London to Australia. 1934 1st S.W. Africa to Australia Imperial Airways flight. 1934 "Faith in Australia" New Zealand to Australia flight cover. 1934 Imperial Airways England to Australia cover flown from Belgium to Netherlands Indies.1935 env carried on the 1st bi-weekly Singapore to London service. 1937 env carried on the Amelia Earhart California to Hawaii flight (crashed Luke Field). 1938 KLM covers (3) carried on the 1st regular service. 1949 1st Canada to Australia official airmail cover. (30 items) £260
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BIRDS: 1950-53 Air set (2) to 20s both mint & used SG 1215-21 Cat. £875 (14) £80
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ALBUM: with the mint & used QV-QEII collection inc. QV chalon 1d imperf (3) & perf. (25), Staircases to 3/- (4), KEVII to 5/- (2) mint, Tercentenary set mint, KGV Landfall £1 used, Eleuthera to £1 mint, RSW £1 mint, first QEII set to £1 mint & used. Plus later defin. sets to top value. (Few 100s) £360
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QV-QEII COLLECTION on leaves inc. Staircases to 3/- (2) mint, 1930 Tercentenary set & 1938 defins. to £1 mint, RSW & Eleuthera set mint. With first QEII set to pound mint, etc. A few of the mint stamps are adhering to the album leaves (approx. 180) £180
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