Auction No. 44
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Lot 439
First flights & commercial flights
Sudan 1932; Commonwealth ; Registered airmail cover Khartoum to Cape Town franked with 1931 (2+4½p) 6½p. airmail stamps
Lot 440
First flights & commercial flights
New Zealand 1934 illustrated Airmail cover 'Air Travel NZ Ltd', Hokitika to Haast, franked w. 1d. King George V in Admiral's Uniform tied by 'HOKITIKA / 27 DEC 34 / N.Z.' cds. and arrival cds 'N.Z. / HAAST/ 31 DEC' alongside. Cat 114a, only 64 flown.
Lot 441
First flights & commercial flights
Australia (Oct. 5-7), Airmail exhibition Town Hall Melbourne special Registered label, Exhibition postmark. Flown 10,000 miles by air to Parak Street Calcutta, India, Arrival cds Oct. 24 1934. Australia 150th Anniversary labels on back.
Lot 442
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1937, "The Oldest Plane in Australia, Flown at Port Melbourne on Coronation Day, May 12th 1937, By the Oldest Airman in the World, R.Graham Carey" postcard, signed by R.Graham Carey at left. VG condition.
Lot 443
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1934 (Nov. 25), Cover sent from Sydney, "Special Shark Patrol, Northern Air Liners Ltd." 2 line cachet in violet on cover bearing 2d tied by Sydney machine cancellation. signed by Pilot T.W. WHITE.
Lot 444
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1929 (June 2) The first flight for Perth left Adelaide in a DH 66 Hercules aircraft on Sunday 2 June 1929, but had to turn back due to bad weather. The mail eventually left Adelaide on Tuesday June 4. The route was via Ceduna to Forrest where there was an overnight stop. The mail was then flown to Kalgoorlie on June 5 where the mail was transferred to a DH 50 and flown to Perth, arriving later that day. The postal rate was 8½d made up of 1½d surface and 7d R. Australia issued its first airmail
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.