Auction No. 44
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Lot 717
First flights & commercial flights
South Africa 1931-1932 Lot of two R-Air-Mail covers, mixed franking, transit and arrival postmarks.
Lot 718
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1934, Australian First Flight Registered Cover February 1934 Aircrafts Pty Ltd Brisbane to Cracow. Backstamped on receipt in Cracow and with Official 'By Air Mail' label. Signed by Robert Adair.
Lot 719
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1934, Ernest A. Crome Brisbane-Mundubbera FFC, franked by KGV 5d red & Airmail 3d Registered airmail cover arrival cds on back. Signed by pilot, John Ronald Shafto Adair (1893–1960). AAMC 383.
Australia 1937, Narromine - Cobar intermediate FFC franked Bridge 2d & Kookaburra 3d tied by 'Narromine 37' cds. AAMC 755a. arrival cds on back. Original Filing slip written with various details mentioned.
Lot 721
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1936, illustrated cover "Flown on Douglass airliner's first trial flight by courtesy of wm Holyman Airways Ltd"' Sydney to Adelaide.
Lot 722
Zeppelin flight.
PARAGUAY 1932, Postcard Flight by Graf Zeppelin from Paraguay to Germany. 15th April 1932, 2 Cachets diamond shaped in violet and one descriptive in black on front. Registration in black on back and stamped, CONDOR ZEPPELIN Servicio Aereo Transatlantico. Lovely 4 color Registered airmail franking on postal stationery postcard. VERY RARE. VERY FINE in all respects
Lot 723
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1934, Australian First Flight Cover 8 October 1934 Mac Robertson Miller Daly Waters to Adealide, 'Taxed 3d' cachet, along w. 'Unclaimed'
Lot 724
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1929 (Nov. 26) AAMC.145, Streaky Bay - Calcutta - Adelaide cover, flown for Eyre Peninsula Airways with rectangular cachet tied the KGV adhesive. The airline received no subsidy and charged no surcharge for the air mail service, which covered a distance of over 550kms.
Lot 725
First flights & commercial flights
South Rhodesia 1932 marked as 'First Official airmail' to London properly franked with 10+4d stamps for Reg. airmail tied by Salisbury Registered Jan 28. however - Cover addressed to Lady Ezra in London without an arrival postmark. original aircraft (De Havilland 66) was damaged; its' replacement crashed with mail retrieved and reached destinations only Feb. 16. so unclear if this letter actually made the flight.
Lot 726
First flights & commercial flights
Greece 1931. "ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΝ*24.ΜΑΙ.31" first flight registered cover to "PARIS*27.V.31" by IA, with destination "FLUSHING, N.Y.*JUN.6.1931", commemorative canc. "IMPERIAL AIRWAYS FIRST FLIGHT HERAKLEON (CANDIA) CRETE TO PARIS & LONDON" in red, air-cachet type 15aA in violet. (Hellas FF161C).
Lot 727
First flights & commercial flights
Australia 1935 March 25 Sydney to Stanmore , signed by pilots.
Lot 728
First flights & commercial flights
NETHERLANDS INDIES. (sabangh) - MARSEILLE - ROTTERDAM. NETHERLANDSCard sent from SDABANG on 26.8.1929 with arrival stamp s' GRAVWENHAGE 13.9.1929.