Auction No. 44
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Australia 1934 (Nov. 30) Pictured Postcard, sent from Australia to New Zealand, inscriptions "Departure 3rd Dec 1933, Arrival 4th Dec 1933". This is a specially printed card of the flight runs-Tasman, piloted by C.T.T. Ulm. Autographed by the pilot.
Lot 446
First flights & commercial flights
Sweden 1929 (Oct. 12), cover sent by "Last Night Airmail" from Stockholm to Stralsund. Stralsund air cachet, the black inscription "Stockholm-Stratsund 12.10.29", with Stockholm Philatelic Bureau postmark. signed by the Pilot on back side.
Lot 447
First flights & commercial flights
Italy 1930, 3 airmail covers: Firenze to Calcutta mixed franking of 2 lira incl. 1930 airmail stamps c12 & c15; 1930 Rome to Bruxelles franked with full set Sc. #239-41 Wedding of Prince Umberto of Savoy to Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, and 1935 KLM Milann - Amsterdam first flight cover.
Lot 448
First flights & commercial flights
South Africa 1918, (Nov 27) illustrated cover "Make your 6d fly". Small Wings FIRST DEMONSTRATION (WANDERERS) FLIGHT card franked with KGV 2½d tied superb cds 27.NOV. Dark blue on red printing. Outstanding quality example, scarce flight card.
Lot 449
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1934 (Feb. 2), Australian British commonwealth Registered First Flight Cover Aircrafts Pty Ltd Cracow to Mundubbera. Backstamped on receipt and with Official 'By Air Mail' label. Signed by Robert Adair.
South Africa 1936, Johannesburg Philatelic Exhibition official airmail postcard bearing ½ d Mi:ZA 104, Yt:ZA 77C Overprint "JIPEX 1936" to Calcutta India, with arrival cds alongside.
New Zealand 1934, The second official trans-Tasman airmail 29 March 1934 by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. The plane was the Fokker VIIb/3m monoplane Southern Cross used in the original trans-Tasman flight of 1928. It was commemorated in a set of historic aircraft issued in May 2001. The special cover listed the six trans-Tasman flights. Some of the official covers, including the above, have two errors in the list of flights. The special cachet ' trans-Tasman airmail New Zealand Southren Cross ' with dot Above C variety. tying 7d. stamp along with Calcutta April 23, as cover addressed to India. It does have the Sydney backstamp which is at 4pm on the 29 March and Calcutta April 22 1934. The envelope signed on back by pilot Smith Australian aviation pioneer Charles Kingsford Smith (“Smithy”, 1897-1935),
Lot 452
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1931 (Nov. 19)Christmas greetings from Australia - First air mail illustrated cover bearing mixed franking of 6d. Kingsford-Smith's Trans-oceanic flights (x2) (Mi:113, Yt: PA4, SG.139, , Bru:AU C2-3) 2d. King George V. All stamps tied by Air Mail 9 Nov 1931. Special flight cachet at bottom left. Signed by the pilot 'G. Allan'.
Australia airmail 1935 & 1938 4 covers:
1) Australian First Flight Cover 19 August 1935 Australian Transcontinental Airways Adelaide to Darwin. Backstamped on arrival at Darwin.
2) 1st Regular Air Mail to England, (AAMC 826) two different covers : 31 July 1938 and, August 1938, Postmarked Sidney NSW.
3)1938 Australia to England properly franked w. 9d. AIR MAIL/SECTION/GPO machine postmark.
Lot 454
First flights & commercial flights
Australian First Flight Cover 1938 Carpenter Airlines Australia Boomerang covers to Papaua and to New Guinea backstamped on arrival in Rabaul; Port Moresy and Sydney. ; Also British Commonwealth New Guinea Registered Rabaul cover to Calcutta India
CANADA 1928, Scott 142, CL42 on 1928 Yukon Airways First Flight Cover. First Flight, Carcross to White Horse, Yukon. 3 strikes of CARCROSS / AP 13 28 / YUKON CDS, 2 of which tie 25c blue Yukon Airways & 2c green Confederation to First Flight envelope. Reverse: WHITE HORSE / AP 16 28 / YUKON receiver CDS. Canadian Air Mail Catalogue CL42-2801f.
Lot 456
First flights & commercial flights
China 1920's //1939, two airmail covers: Airmail Bandoeng Amsterdam to London cover mixed franking of 156gts. incl. 1921 First Peking Print Airmail (Chan A4-5). and 1939 w. ovpt stamp.