U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 9-10, 2005

ImagesDescriptionCurrent Bid
Lot #1283
Australian Air Post
1914"Inauguration of Australia's Aerial Mail", card dated 16th July and sent from Melbourne to Victoria, with Powlett River, Vic. arrival pmk, mixed franking with pair of 1/2d green, little card flaws, otherwise fine
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 2
Price Realized
$180.00

Lot #1284
Australian Air Post
1914 "Australia's First Aerial Mail Melbourne to Sydney", special Arthur Rickard & Co. ppc, dated May 26 and sent from Sydney to Melbourne, handwritten memo "This is by the first flying post", also another cardheaded "Inauguration of Australia's Aerial Mail", dated 15th July and sent from Melbourne to Sydney, with arrival pmk, little card flaws, otherwise fine and scarce pair of pioneer flight cards
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 2,var
Price Realized
$650.00

Lot #1285
Australian Air Post
1917, Feb.27, expertimental flights, three "Official Souvenir Australian Aerial Mail" post cards, with Mt.Gambier, Casterton and Hamilton, 15 Feb. departure pmks, also an unused card, minor card flaws, otherwisefine-v.f.
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 3
Price Realized
$450.00

Lot #1286
Australian Air Post
1919, Aug.7, two "Souvenir Aerial Post" post cards, carried by Capt. Harry Butler from Adelaide to Minlaton, South Australia, each franked with 11/2d brown, one autographed by the pilot, another by director of"Cornell Limited"
Envelope
Catalog #AAMC 5
Price Realized
$375.00

Lot #1287
Australian Air Post
1919-60, selection of 80+ covers and cards, mostly first flights incl. "Souvenir Aerial Post" post card, carried by Capt. Harry Butler from Adelaide to Minlaton, South Australia, 1924 Adelaide-Sydney, signed bythe pilots, various internal flights, also to Papua, Tasmania, England, Calcutta, New Zealand, USA etc., many signed by pilots, in addition there are modern souvenir covers, exhibition labels and collateral items, mostly fine-v.f.
Envelope
Price Realized
$950.00

Lot #1288
Australian Air Post
1919 First Aerial Post England-Australia, the so-called Ross-Smith vignette in dark blue, tied on piece by oval "First Aerial Mail Great Britain to Australia Received 6 Feb. 1920" hs, additional "Per Vickers "Vimy"Aeroplane to Australia" hs, v.f., with Diena cert.
Catalog #YT 1
Catalog Value Euro 3,000+
Price Realized
$2,000.00

Lot #1289
Australian Air Post
Military Stamps.
1946-47 B.C.O.F., set of 7, fine-v.f. (SG J1-7)
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Catalog #M1-7
Catalog Value ^L140
Price Realized
$110.00

Lot #1290
Australian Air Post
Military Stamps.
1946 B.C.O.F. Japan overprints, registered cover franked with single 3d, addressed to APO 500 U.S. Army, rare "A.F.P.O. Iwakuni" registration label, Aust. Base P.O. arrival pmk on reverse, fine
Envelope
Unsold
Lot #1291
Australian Air Post
Military Stamps.
1946 B.C.O.F. Japan overprints, lot of 12 registered covers, each franked with a single 3d, various Army Unit markings, with Aust. Army No. 215, 241, 452, 453, 497, 080, 0131 etc., fine-v.f. and scarce group
Envelope
Unsold

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