U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
March 8-9, 2006
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| Lot #1220 Australian Air Post 1919 Ross Smith, miniature sheetlet in deep blue, issued for the first Aerial Post England-Australia, watermarked "Crown over A", h.r. in margin, minute toned spots at right and at bottom, otherwise fresh and v.f., only about 50 specimenswith complete selvage exist in private hands * Catalog #Eustis 27b Catalog Value 20,000 | Price Realized $7,000.00
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| Lot #1221 Australian Air Post 1919 Ross Smith vignette, sheetlet with margins on three sides only, n.h., minor gum disturbances and crease, otherwise v.f., signed Sanabria (cat. value for stamp without margins) ** Catalog #Eustis 27d Catalog Value 8,000+ | Price Realized $3,500.00
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| Lot #1222 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
| Price Realized $950.00
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