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Aeroplane propeller, partial prop in timber (50x18.5mm), c1920s-1930s period, fitted to a stand (overall size 54x51cm). Some scuffing on one side, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Aircraft watercolour paintings, four pieces on a masonite board (approx 41x30cm), suitable for framing, features Gloster Gamecock Mk 1 (1926), Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Mk IIIA (1927), Hawker Fury Mk1 (c1932), and Fairey Fantome (1935). Some light foxing on first, otherwise very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
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Aviation prints, includes large softcover booklet (43.5x33cm), Aeroplanes in Detail (with 12 images); Ghosts 2001 large calendar with 12 coloured photos; large hard cover folder featuring 38 images mostly with specifications; seven other prints and photos featuring a variety of aircraft, many in colour. The first booklet with foxing, otherwise fine - uncirculated. (47)
Estimate $100
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Aircraft photos and prints, all framed under glass (approx sizes indicated), includes colour print of Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm (37.5x48cm); colour photo of Hercules C-130 in flight (39.5x30cm); colour photo of pilots of 721st Kokutai (Japanese Naval Air Corps) Jinrai Butai (Divine Thunderbolt) (27x22cm); framed black and white photos as follows Kingsford Smith's Southern Cross flying over Sydney Harbour Bridge while under construction (44.5x54cm); little boy in toy Southern Cross aeroplane Xmas 1935, a specially issued photo for the Flying Doctor Service by Philip Knightly in 1999 (28x37cm); Amy Johnson in flying suit (17.5x26.5cm); Ansett Airways flying boat of the Lord Howe service preparing to take off (51x32.5cm); RAAF seaplane unit at Rathmines with unit officers and airmen assembled around the aircraft (35x22.5cm); 'BRF' last flight landing at Lord Howe Island 10.9.1974 (27x22cm); sheet music for Top of the World march and two step used as colourful poster and features Byrds Arctic Flight (28x35.5cm); small colour print of Australian Inland Mission (16.5x11.5cm); also metal embossed image of Consolidated B-24 Liberator on board (34x16cm) . The Harbour Bridge photo with staining and frame damaged, the colour poster with staining at bottom area, the Ansett photo with light foxing, otherwise good - good very fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Aircraft photos and specifications, a collection of 38 packs (approx 15x15cm), each containing 20 cards with colour photo, specifications and history of various aircraft from several different countries. All but one pack unopened, uncirculated. (760 in 38 packs)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Charles Lindbergh tapestry, 1927, (approx 49x139cm; with frame 58x157cm), made in France and listed as No. 1047 in 'Threads of History', features in the centre a suited, facing Lindbergh wearing the French Legion d'Honneur and with the nose of his famous aircraft, the Spirit of St Louis, behind, at the left side, Spirit of St Louis aircraft departing from New York and at the right side, Spirit of St Louis arriving at Paris. A few stain marks at left side and a few small holes, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $200
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Aviation ceramics, includes Westminster Australia fine china plate 'To Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Amy Johnson's Solo Flight' (26cm) with stand; glass tray (25.5x10.5cm) commemorating Victorian and Melbourne Centenary 1934-1935 and London - Melbourne Centenary Air Race; shaving mug (9cm high) by Wade of England, featuring an RAF bi-plane design on side; vintage milk jug doily featuring Kingsford Smith's Southern Cross. The last item with a few tears, otherwise fine, the rest extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Aviation commemorative tins, Swallow and Ariells Christmas Cake tin featuring World Famous "Southern Cross"; Bushells Blue Label tea tin featuring Ulm and Kingsford-Smith aviators 1928; Travelling Sweets tin featuring Southern Cross, includes some poor condition stamps and also a ticket AA 11 for Soldiers' Poppy Day Appeal Festival of Remembrance and patriotic Concert at Town Hall, Sydney Sat. Nov, 10 (no year shown); Squadron Leader tobacco tin by Samuel Gawith & Co Ltd, featuring RAF bi-plane on lid; Charles Kingsford Smith Aviator Mints, The Legend Series, 2013, unopened. Poor - good extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Aviation collectables, includes brooch featuring Spirit of St Louis (Ryan NX-211), machine turned circular disc (58mm) with affixed aircraft; spoon ladle impressed with image of Southern Cross flying above Sydney Harbour Bridge; Stuart collector spoon commemorating Kingsford Smith Tasman Flight 1933; Wright-Patterson AFB medal in bronze (39mm) for US Air Force Museum; small bronze plate (27x22mm) with box kite aircraft; Australia mint one dollar, 1997C Kingsford Smith; Western Samoa, mint tala, 1978 Kingsford Smith First Pacific Flight; Spirit of Australia set of twenty medals, one for Kingsford Smith, in official holder; Kellogg's Aviation Cadet Corps membership certificate no. 1906, dated 15 March 1939; Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Alice Springs, N.T. overprint on Darwin, cheque dated Aug 16th 1943 for Guinea Airways Limited; 1934 Air Race Welcome to Sydney flag. The last poor, the second last with a few holes, good, otherwise very fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Aviation collectables, includes set of eight place mats issued to mark 150th anniversary of The Sydney Morning Herald, each mat depicting an historic first page, one of these a 1928 edition with Kingsford Smith and his crew on their round the world flight; set of twelve Japan Airlines drink coasters featuring various pre 1920s aircraft; printing block of a balloon mother ship including landing ramp; Aces of Aces WWI air combat game 'Germans' issue of the Powerhouse Series; The Ancient Art of War in the Skies, WWI strategy & action game, computer game in box of issue (IBM 286, 386, 486 and compatibles); other children's books with aviation theme (4) and The Sir Ross Smith Aeroplane Race board game. The first in box of issue and unused, the last with board in two parts, one book torn, overall good - good extremely fine. (8 + 2 sets)
Estimate $50
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Aviation collectables, includes Australian stamps (approx FV $9); various covers (approx 30) with some first flights, noted two Royal Flying Doctor Service issues, both signed by Jean B. Flynn, wife of founder, John Flynn; postcards (17), mostly unused; Aircraft Recognition Cards (46); writing pad (1) and letter pads (2) both with letterhead for Jane Clumeck and The Theosophical Society logo, all featuring flight themes. Some with foxing, stamps and covers used - MUH, the rest mostly fine - very fine. (approx 100 + stamps)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Aviation cigarette cards, and other collectable promotional cards. Poor - very fine. (100s)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Aviation music, collection of 78rpm records stored in leather case, includes The Story of Flying; Argonauts of the Pacific dedicated to Kingsford Smith and Heroes of the Air; Smithy and Kingsford Smith, Aussie is Proud of You (2); Lindbergh and Like an Angel you flew into Everyone's Heart; Smithy and Heroes of the Air; "Southern Cross" Aust.-England Flight; R.A.F. over Essen (recorded in cockpit during WWII mission); Hinkler's Message to Australia and Incidents of my Flight (spoken by Bert Hinkler) (2); Hustling Hinkler and Here Comes Springtime; Southern Cross Trans-Pacific Flight, one side spoken by Kingsford Smith, the other side by Charles Ulm; 33 1/3 rpm long playing record in colourful dust jacket titled 'Salute in Sound' on the fiftieth anniversary of the RAF, with introduction by Group Capt Douglas Bader CBE, DSO, DFC; 45rpm record, The Immortal Aussie and The Immortal Southern Cross, includes engine noise of Southern Cross and voice of Kingsford Smith prior to 1928 Trans-Pacific flight; another identical but a CD version in holder; also Walton b&w super-8 movie 'Crazy Flying'. Fine - very fine. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $500
Aviation sheet music, 1920s - 1970s, includes Hats Off to Our Airmen, a song and toast to Kingsford Smith and his comrades; Kingsford Smith "Aussie's Proud of You"; Smithy (commemorating the 50th Anniversary of first trans Pacific flight 1978); Hustling Hinkler (4, three with different coloured covers); The March Across the Sky, official song of the Air Training Corps; Happy Landings, dedicated to the allied air forces; Johnny Zero (2); The Glider; Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer; Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Wings (theme from 1927 movie of same name); I'm Teaching My Airship to Fly; If You Look in Her Eyes (from the play Going Up); I'll Make a Happy Landing (from the movie 'Flying High'; Amelia Earhart's Last Flight; Johnnie, Our Aeroplane Girl (dedicated to Amy Johnson); The Lone-Girl Flyer (dedicated to Amy Johnson) (3). A few with missing back cover, some with edge tears and foxing, overall very good - very fine and a great selection. (23)
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
Model planes, includes Hubley cast iron Lindy airplane, 1930s vintage, in red, 10.5cm long with a 9cm wingspan, bottom of wing marked 'F/1720/g' and the number 2 on each of the wheel bars, pilot missing; Tootsietoy metal Zeppelin blimp marked U.S.N.Los Angeles (13cmm long), c1937, one guide wheel missing; brass fighter plane missing propeller, with screw below for fitting to base; trench art brass fighter plane with fuselage made from bullet; modern antique bronzed bi-plane pencil sharpener. Good fine extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $500
Model planes, includes HTC Japanese lithographed tin friction Spirit of St Louis (24cm long, wingspan 30.5cm), c1950s; lithographed tin friction Tiger X-15 (18.5cm long, wingspan 18.5cm); plastic model Testors WWI German Fokker bi-plane (31cm long, wingspan 34cm), pilot and some decals missing; plastic streamlined supersonic jet model (30cm long, wingspan 15cm); wooden propeller (30cm) from model plane. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Seaplane parts, for radio and other parts in small case and separate set of metal earphones, supposedly from the Lord Howe Island service seaplane; also altitude meter by The Ashcroft Mfg Co, New York. Some parts with rust and one hinge of case missing, poor - fine. (lot)
Estimate $50
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Story of "Southern Cross" Trans-Pacific Flight 1928, by C.E. Kingsford-Smith and C.T.P. Ulm, first edition 1928, hard cover, 227pp with black and white illustrations, signed personally on front fly leaf by both Kingsford Smith and Ulm. Back fly leaf with tear, foxing throughout, otherwise fine and rare with autographs.
Estimate $100
SOLD $1,100
Aviation books, The man on the twenty dollar note, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith by Ward McNally, 1976; Aviation the Story of Flight, consultant editor Bill Gunston, 1984; True Australian Air Stories by Terry Gwynn-Jones, 1977; Aviation's Magnificent Gamblers by Terry Gwynn-Jones, 1981; Great Moments in Aviation by Michael J.H.Taylor, 1989; Kookaburra, the most compelling story in Australia's aviation history by Pedr Davis, 1980; Charles Kingsford Smith, Smithy, the World's Greatest Aviator by Pedr Davis (2); various other titles (9), also Aviation Safety Digest Bicentenary special edition magazine and Life magazine, 15 May 1933 featuring pilots of the purple twilight, with Kingsford Smith on cover. Fine - very fine. (19)
Estimate $80
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Aviation books, magazines, postcards, calendars and booklets, noted Southern Cross Series for Australian Aviators; Charles Kingsford Smith, Smithy, the World's Greatest Aviator by Pedr Davis; Aviators of the Charles Ulm and Kingsford Smith Era by Bob Boulton MBE; two videos for 75 Glorious Years The RAF 1918-1993, and Australian Aviation the Magnificent Years 1920s - 1970s; DVD for The Story of Charles Kingsford Smith, a Thousand Skies; also The Holy Bible containing Old and New Testaments, printed at Oxford University Press. Good - very fine. (45)
Estimate $90
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Aviation books, includes Australian Aviators, an illustrated history by Brian Carroll; Wings Across the Pacific by Terry Gwynn-Jones; The Air Racers, aviation's golden era 1909-1936 by Terry Gwynn-Jones; Lindbergh by A. Scott Berg; Sunderland at War by Chaz Bowyer; various other titles (22). Good - very fine. (27)
Estimate $100
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Aviation books, includes Pattle: Supreme Fighter in the Air by E.C.R.Baker, 1965; Cover of Darkness by Roderick Chisholm CBE, DSO, DFC, 1953; Doctors in the Air by Wing Commander Robert Maycock, 1957; General Billy Mitchell by Booth Mooney, 1968; Legacy of Flight, the Guggenheim contribution to American aviation by Richard P.Hallion, 1977; Great Australian Aviation Stories by Jim Haynes & Jillian Dellit, 2007; various other titles (19). Some with foxing, good - very fine. (25)
Estimate $60
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Aviation books, includes various titles on aircraft types; also Douglas Bader Fight for the Sky; Wonder Book of the RAF, and other issues in series (2); Encyclopedia of World Aircraft; The Dalgety Flyer by Brian Milton; Battle of Britain by Len Deighton; Goodbye Mickey Mouse by Len Deighton; My God it's a Woman, the autobiography of Nancy Bird, signed by author; Jackie Cochran, the autobiography of the greatest woman pilot in aviation history; various other titles. Good - very fine. (22)
Estimate $80
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Aviation books, relating to wartime, includes the War in the Air 1914-1994, edited by Alan Stephens; Two Steps to Tokyo by Gordon Powell, MA, BD, Chaplain, RAAF, 1945; Britain's Air Survival by Sir Roy Fedden, 1957; The First and the Last by Adolf Galland with foreward by Douglas Bader, 1955; Cheshire V.C., a story of war and peace, by Russell Braddon; Hitler's Pilot by Lt-Gen Hans Baur, 1958; The Dam Busters by Paul Brickhill, 1951 first edition; Fighter Squadrons, the epic story of two Hurricane squadrons in France, by Noel Monks, 1941; various others (13). Some with foxing, poor - very fine. (21)
Estimate $50
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Aviation books, includes Amy Johnson by Constance Babington Smith, 1967; The Jet Pioneers, the birth of jet-powered flight by Glyn Jones, 1989; Alone by Richard E.Byrd, 1938 first edition; Flying the Arctic by Captain George H.Wilkins, 1928 first edition; Wings Across Continents (The K.L.M. Amsterdam - Batavia Line) by E.Rusman, 1936; The Flying Carpet by Richard Halliburton, 1936; I flew for the Fuhrer, the story of a German airman by Heinz Knoke, 1953; various other titles (13). Some with foxing, poor - very fine. (20)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Aviation books, noted Complete Book of World War II Combat Aircraft, 414pp; Australian Aviators in Southern Cross Series; also Charles Kingsford Smith by Pedr Davis; various others (16). Good - very fine. (19)
Estimate $90
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Aviation books, on female fliers, includes titles on Amelia Earhart (3 different); Nancy Bird (2, one autographed by Nancy Bird); Lores Bonney (2 different); Jonquil Barnes; Jackie Cochran; Ladybirds in Aviation; Verdict on Lost Flyer; Amy Johnson book, commemorative brochure, poster, booklet, cardboard admission ticket to Special Reserve, Mascot Aerodrome for arrival of Miss Amy Johnson (this with one corner missing), and large photo of escort of six female aviators for her, 'Amy's in Sydney 4 June 1930'. Good - very fine. (17)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Aviation books, Typhoon Pilot by Desmond Scott, DSO, OBE, DFC and Bar (RNZAF), 1991; Wings Across the Tasman by Leslie Jillett, 1953 first edition, signed by author; The Riddle of Richard Pearse by Gordon Ogilvie, 1974; Winged Diplomat, the life story of Air Commodore 'Freddie' West VC, CBE, MC by P.R.Reid, 1962; The Jet Man, the story of Sir Frank Whittle by John Rowland, 1967; Pacific Flight by P.G.Taylor, 1937 first edition; Oceans, Poles and Airmen by Richard Montague, 1971; various other titles (9). Some with foxing, good - very fine. (16)
Estimate $50
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Aviation books, includes the Epic of Flight series, five volumes for The Pathfinders, The Luftwaffe, Barnstormers & Speed Kings, Knights of the Air, The Road to Kitty Hawk; the Lore of Flight, Crescents book, New York, 426pp; Great Aircraft of the World, Colour Library Books, 456pp; various other issues (7), all large books. Good - very fine. (14)
Estimate $50
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Australian aviation books, includes Silver Wings in Pacific Skies by H.M. Moore; These Eagles, Story of the RAAF at War; Victory Roll, the Royal Australian Air Force in its Sixth Year of War; RAAF Log, 1943; RAAF Saga, 1944; The Golden Years, The Royal Australian Air Force 1921-1971; RAAF 70th Anniversary Air Show; Air Training Corps, The First Fifty Years by Barry Videon; Bluey Truscott by Ivan Southall; others (3); also Pilot's Log Book WWII for John Samuel Raymond Smith. Fine - very fine. (13)
Estimate $60
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