U.S. and Worldwide Stamps; Versailles Part II
October 21-23, 2003
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
| Lot #700 Australian Air Post 1920 Kingford Smith Vignette in deep blue, miniature sheetlet, watermarked Crown over "A", perf. 12, inscribed "First Aerial Post 12 Nov.-10 Dec. 1919 England Australia", l.h., creased, v.f. appearance, rare,with Holcombe cert. * Catalog #YT PA1 | Unsold | |
| Lot #701 Australian Air Post 1920 (Feb.26) England-Australia Ross Smith flight cover, franked with the special adhesive, oval "First Aerial Mail Great Britain to Australia 26 Feb. 1920", minor cover flaws, stamp v.f., signed Alcuri  | Unsold | |
| Lot #702 Australian Air Post 1920 Kingford Smith Vignette, tied on cover by oval "First Aerial Mail Great Britain to Australia Received 26 Feb.1920" applied on arrival in Melbourne, endorsed on back "Baghdad 10.1.1919 per Aerial Mail Mesopotamiato Aussie", signed "JM Bennett Darwin 12.12.19", with original letter dated 10.1.19 in Baghdad. This cover was apparently handed to Ross Smith (or another crew member) in Baghdad & flown to India, fine and very rare, with Ceremuga cert. Catalog #YT PA1 | Unsold | |
| Lot #703 Australian Air Post 1926 cover addressed to HM the Prince of Wales by Alan Cobham, accompanied by A.H. Ward and C.Capel, with spec. label on back "Carried by Mr. Alan Cobham's de Havilland Machine on his flight from Australia", only 10 letterscarried, posted on arrival in England, little toning, still a fine example of this rarity | Unsold | |
| Lot #704 Australian Air Post 1926 cover to England by Alan Cobham, originating from Darwin, with spec. label on back "Carried by Mr. Alan Cobham's de Havilland Machine on the flight from Australia", only 10carried, posted on arrival in England, fine | Unsold | |
| Lot #705 Australian Air Post 1926 cover to Australia, one of the very few carried by Cobham to Melbourne. It was posted there at the Ship Mail Room on 16.8.1926. Having reached Perth after the addressee left for England, it followed him there by ordinary mail. Cobhamflew in a DH50 with his mechanic A.B.Elliott until the latter was killed by a stray bullet near Basra. This was the flight for which Cobham was knighted. It is one of the rarest British aerophilatelic documents, closed cover tear, fine | Unsold | |
| Lot #706 Australian Air Post 1930 unexploded 3sh "Air Mail Saves Time", black on blue covers, minor toning, otherwise fine-v.f.  Catalog #SG SB24 Catalog Value ^L650 | Unsold | |
| Lot #707 Australian Air Post 1932 Australia-England, 12 Dec. flight cover (No.2 of 16 carried) by Allan Bertram, cancelled Darwin, Soerabaja and Berlin, with appropriate franking and cachets, On the outward Cologne to Darwin flight, the Junkers hydroplane"Atlantis" crashed in Western Australia, but the crew was not found until July 4th, 1932. The aircraft was rebuilt and left Darwin on 12 Dec. 1932, crashed again in Soerabaja, rebuilt and left 10 April, 1933 for Berlin, fine and rare | Unsold | |
| Lot #708 Australian Air Post Military Stamps. 1946-47 B.C.O.F., set of seven, l.h., fine-v.f. * Catalog #M1-7 Catalog Value ^L140 | Price Realized $100.00 | |
| Lot #709 Australian Air Post Military Stamps. 1946-7 B.C.O.F., set of seven, 5sh on thin paper, n.h., v.f. ** Catalog #M1-7 Catalog Value ^L160+ | Unsold | |
| Lot #710 Australian Air Post Food Parcel Label. 1947 Myer Emporium 5sh10p food parcel label, complete, used, minor faults, otherwise fine | Price Realized $170.00 | |
| Lot #711 Australian Air Post POW Mail. 1944 1sh blue air mail fee postal stationery letter card for use by enemy prisoners of war held in Australia, sent to Germany, tied by Airmail Section 29.Oct.1944 cds, with boxed "Passed by Censor" hs and straightline hs "Approved for Transmission by Camp Commandant", both in violet, with "13 POW Group, Murchison" hs on reverse, flap damaged, otherwise fine and interesting item | Price Realized $240.00 | |
| Lot #712 Australian Air Post AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY. 1957-68 Issues, blocks of four, n.h., fine-v.f. sets,  **Catalog #L1-18 Catalog Value ^L216 | Unsold |
