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 Lot 1318 - australia australia - first flight/ airmail - Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and Covers1954 "Belfast" crash cover -typical edge soot/staining, franked Royal Visit 2/3 tied by "Melbourne 11 MCH 1954" machine pmk. To England, with boxed red "Salvaged Mail Aircraft Crash Singapore 13 3 1954". AAMC 1337. (P) Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAustralia australia - first flight/ airmail |
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 Lot 1326 - australia australia - first flight/ airmail - Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversInward airmail covers from Neth Indies 1940-41, most censored, via Imperial Airways or KNILM, some carried on former's "Horseshoe" route flights. Good variety of censor tapes & h/s, some dual censored. Inc Imperial SE218 delayed by Darwin cyclone, registered (6, one at Cheribon), higher frankings etc. Most F-VF. Nice lot. (40). Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAustralia australia - first flight/ airmail |
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 Lot 1319 - australia australia - first flight/ airmail - Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and Covers1954 (13 Mar) "Belfast" crash cover, stamp lost along with 20mm+ of cover at right, "Fremantle 11 MCH 1954" pmk. To England, with "Salvaged Mail Aircraft Crash Singapore 13.3.1954" red cachet (dots in date, 51mm box). AAMC1337. (P) Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAustralia australia - first flight/ airmail |
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 Lot 1320 - Australia australia - first flight/ airmail - Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and Covers1956 Airmail OHMS large cover 385x280mm (quarter folded & sl opening flts), franked 3d QEII, 1/- Lyrebird, 2/- Crocodile pr & £1 Arms, tied by "Air Mail Canberra 16 JY 56" cds. From Public Service Board to "The Official Representative / Cocos Islands". A rare survivor & probably the only known usage of £1 Arms to Cocos Is. Extremely rare. (P) Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAustralia australia - first flight/ airmail |
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 Lot 1321 - australia australia - first flight/ airmail - Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and Covers1956 Airmail OHMS large cover 380x280mm (quarter folded, edge flts etc & original taping on reverse), franked Koala 4d pr & Lyrebird 1/- (3 blks of 4, some stains) tied by "Air Mail Canberra 27 JY 56" cds. From Dept of Territories to "The Official Representative Cocos Islands". Rare official mail to Cocos. Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAustralia australia - first flight/ airmail |
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 Lot 1324 - Australia australia - first flight/ airmail - Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversInward airmail covers from GB inc 1932 (Jan 7) Kingsford Smith flight, mostly commercial, inc perfins, wide range of frankings & rates, 1 with 1½d wmk inverted x11, some printed "Christmas" covers, double rates with 2/6 Seahorses (5, inc reg). Odd flt, generally fine. Cat $125 each, total $4000+. Nucleus for a one-frame exhibit. (33). Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAustralia australia - first flight/ airmail |
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 Lot 1317 - australia australia - first flight/ airmail - Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and Covers1946 Commemorative 7d Airletter with "Trans Pacific Service Australia-Canada" opt, plus "First Official Airmail Flight/Australia-Canada" boxed cachet in violet at left, cancelled "Sydney/15 Sept 46" & with "Vancouver-AMF 18 SP 46" arrival b/s. Scarce, only 100 flown. AAMC 1066a cat $400. (P) Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAustralia australia - first flight/ airmail |
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 Lot 1322 - australia australia - first flight/ airmail - Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAirmail label booklets: 1948 ANA "AirMail Stickers" cover with 6 panes of 2 labels, 1950 TAA with 3 panes of 4 & wax interleaves, & 1958 Qantas red & gold cover with 6 panes of 2 & wax interleaves. VF superb fresh MNH. Frommer 80c, 87c & 102c cat $210. Rare (3) Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAustralia australia - first flight/ airmail |
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 Lot 1323 - australia australia - first flight/ airmail - Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversInward airmail covers from France 1931-40. Wide range of frankings inc a number of 16Fr25c & 16Fr rates. The earliest is a reg air cover pre-paying airmail from Perth to Adelaide, other reg & censored noted with a wide range of airmail labels inc 1940 with the label obliterated (not jusqu'a), presumably because air service no longer available. Most flown by Imperial Airways, 8 involved in delays due to engine or other mechanical problems, inc SE199 where “Corio” received tail damage at Tiberias (Palestine) 4 Dec 1939, necessitating transfer of mail to “Coogee” following day -plus 2 to NZ. Flight details lightly pencilled on reverse. Nearly all F-VF appearance. (63). Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAustralia australia - first flight/ airmail |
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Lot 1325 - australia australia - first flight/ airmail - Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversInward airmail covers from Great Britain 1934-40 interrupted or delayed Imperial Airways mails (flight allocation details lightly pencilled on reverse), spanning flights IE140-655 & SE4-246, inc incidents such as engine & other mechanical troubles, undercarriage damage (IE327), cracked oil tank (IE365), burst tyre on landing (IE437), crew problems (inc cholera injections episode which delayed SE237), adverse weather, the "near miss" IE552, where “Hengist” was destroyed by fire at Karachi after mail had been transferred to “Atlanta”, ”Caledonia” collision with buoy at Athens (IE655), 4 dates between 24-31 Jan 1940 which were among the backlog accumulated as Poole Harbour was ice bound, preventing flights between 20 Jan-2 Feb, o/w no duplication. Some scarcer & higher frankings, inc Seahorses 5/- (3), KGVI 2/6 brown single frankings etc. Flight allocations generally confirmed by b/s & departure dates. Mixed poor-VF condition. Irreplaceable lot, nucleus for an 8-frame exhibit. (105). Status International Public Auction #312 - Stamps and CoversAustralia australia - first flight/ airmail |
