Lot 631

Description

Australia to Papua and New Guinea and return, First Official Air Mail cover, per VH-UXX 'FAITH IN AUSTRALIA' - C.T.P.ULM Commander, bearing 6d Airmail Service and 2d Vic. Cent., each cancelled with one strike of AIR MAIL SYDNEY CDS 8?JL34, usual handstamp, backstamped LAE NEW GUINEA CDS 27JL34, tear at top into handstamp, toning on cover and perfs; Australia 1950-1960's FDC's (6) each cancelled Concord Repart Hosp, CDS and AAT covers similarly cancelled (3); AAT, FDC for 2/- unaddressed, with 2/- map, 27/Mar/57; Fiji to Parramatta, cover with KGVI stamps to 4/7 including 5d blue cane and (6) Great Britain to Australia covers with KGVI definitives each stamped H.M. Ships Passed by Censor. (18)