Catalogue
Switzerland - Greece, 1926, small cover franked with 25c and 35c airs, flown on the Swiss - African Flight. Backstamped Athens. Used (1).
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Switzerland - Hawaii, 1937, airmail cover carried via Cherbourg, S.S.Bremen, Clipper New York - San Francisco - Honolulu. Back damaged. Used (1)
Estimate $20
SOLD $20
Switzerland (Geneva) - Italy (Milan), 1925, cover registered Acacias, backstamped Milan. Used (1).
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Syria, 1926, cover franked with four different airs, flown from Tartous to Damascus, backstamped Rayak and Damascus. Used (1).
Estimate $40
SOLD $80
Syria - Iraq, 1930, cover registered Damascus, by air to Baghdad, franked with six different including four airmail, large circular handstamp on front, backstamped Baghdad. Used (1).
Estimate $40
SOLD $90
Tanganyika (Dar-es-salaam) - Kenya (Mombassa), 1933, Purple handstamps on front, backstamped Mombassa. Heavily hinged to album page. Used (1).
Estimate $30
SOLD $50
Tanganyika - Papua, 1932, Registered cover flown by Air via Cairo, Karachi, Perth to Adelaide. Backstamped Dar-es-Salaam, Sydney (twice). Ten different stamps, two not cancelled. Cover folded down centre, resulting in tear. A little battered. Used (1).
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Uganda - England, 1934, cover registered Butiaba, backstamped Butiaba (three), Masind, Kampala and one other (insistinct). Used (1).
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
USA, 1920's and 1930's, First Flight covers, most with handstamped cachets, most within the USA. Used (about 27).
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
USA, 1927, Lindbergh Day, cover carried in Mail Plane escort to Lindbergh Springfield Illinois - New York. Appropriate handstamps, backstamped St Louis, New York. Heavily hinged to album page. Used (1).
Estimate $40
SOLD $80
USA (Washington) - Costa Rica (San Jose), 1929, long cover franked strip of five airs and one other, First Flight Pan American Airways via Miami and Puntarenas. Backstamped Cristobal. Colourful. Used (1).
Estimate $40
SOLD $50
USA - England, 1928, illustrated cover, twenty-five year anniversary of First successful airplane flight, Kitty Hawk. Purple handstamp on front. Used (1).
Estimate $20
SOLD $30
USA - Germany, 1929, cover carried on First Flight St. Louis - Omaha. Used (1).
Estimate $20
SOLD $20
USA - New Guinea, 1932/33, two FDC's, one illustrated. Used (2).
Estimate $20
SOLD $20
USA - New Zealand, 1930, airmail cover carried on First Flight Rock River Route signed by pilot, large Blue handstamp. Heavily hinged to album page. Used (1).
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Uruguay, 1925 and 1934, two local registered covers, one franked with two triangular airs, the other handstamped in Blue ``Rincon''. Used (2).
Estimate $20
SOLD $20
Venezuela - Cuba, 1933, backstamped Havana with plane. Used (1).
Estimate $20
SOLD $25
World, 1930's, Flight covers, one or two registered, some of interest. Together with 1950 Gisburn's Imperial Aiways catalogue. (22 covers, 1 book).
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Yugoslavia, 1933, cover flown Ljubljana - Zagreb on opening of airport, appropriate handstamp and cancels showing planes. Used (1).
Estimate $20
SOLD $15
BOAC, 1952 London - Colombo by Comet, 1952 London - Singapore, 1953 London - Tokyo, 1955 Jamaica Tercentenary Jamaica - London and intermediates (6), 1957 London - New York and return (6), 1957 London - Johannesburg and intermediates bu Britannia (20), 1957 London - Tokyo and intermediates by Britannia (31), 1957 London - Sydney and intermediates by Britannia (32), 1959 London - Tokyo and intermediates by Comet (32), 1959 London - Sydney and intermediates by Comet (39), 1961 London - Manila by Comet, 1961 London - Lima and return by V-jet (4). Some showing signs of age. Used (approx. 174).
Estimate $100
SOLD $480
QANTAS, 1953 Coronation airletters (19) and air covers (22), 1953 Special Coronation Flight (3, registered), 1954 to North America and intermediates (20), 1956 Olympic Torch Flight Greece - Australia (2), 1958 Round the World (7), 1958 Brisbane - London (3), 1959 Sydney - Honolulu - San Francisco and intermediates (5), 1961 to Wellington (2), 1961 to Tokyo and intermediates by jet (4), 1963 to Papeete (2), 1963 Brisbane to Honolulu and return (8), 1965 Sydney - Christchurch and return (8), 1965 Auckland - Sydney (2), 1967 Sydney - Johannesburg and intermediates by jet (8), 1955 Canadian Pacific Airlines Sydney - Amsterdam over the North Pole and return (4), and about a dozen other items. Some showing signs of age. Used (about 150).
Estimate $100
SOLD $620
Australia, 1913, 6d Claret engraved Kooka, CTO, together with MUH pane 1937 1/2 d Orange Roo, including var. line from O of Postage to Roo's ear. CTO, Mint (1 stamp, 1 pane).
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Australia, 1938, Robes set thick paper in Imprint blocks. Appear unhinged, one £1 has very slight gum disturbance. (3 blocks).
Estimate $300
SOLD $190
Australia, 1938 - 1951, selection in panes/full sheets, including 1938 1 1/2d Maroon (80), 1944 2d Purple (80), 1951 5 1/2d Blue (2 x 84), together with a few other Imprint pairs Mint. Sheets show some perf separation, edge creasing. Mint/MUH (368).
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Australia, 1938 - 1951, small selection of Mint and MUH stamps mostly in full sheets and large blocks. Mint (886).
Estimate $40
SOLD $80
Australia, 1950's - 1960's, box containing thousands of stamps on piece (mostly common) and scores of FDC's in poor condition, also small packets of mint pre-decimal and decimal. Mint and used (1000's).
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Australia, 1949 - 50, Arms set, 5/-, 10/-, £1 in Imprint blocks, £2 in Imprint pair. Tiny flaws in bottom selvedge of £1 and £2. MUH (14).
Estimate $300
SOLD $250
Australia, 1950 - 1979, accumulation of FDC's, all addressed, some registered, up to 5 of each. Includes 1971 Christmas block of seven by 3, 5/- Cattle. Together with some A.A.T., Christmas Island, Cocos - Keelings, Nauru, Norfolk Island and a few World covers. Some rust. Used (about 700).
Estimate $140
SOLD $420
Australia, 1964 - 65, Birds and Churchill varieties in strips and blocks. 6d x 76, 1/6 x 10, 2/- x 42, 2/5 x 15, Churchill x 22+. Some Churchills affected by moisture. MUH (165+).
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Australia, 1972, Beef set x 4, Christmas x 4 plus extras. MUH (32).
Estimate $30
SOLD $15