Illustrated cover from Sydney to Croyden NSW via New Guinea with 2d from Centenary of Victoria set (perf 10½). 1931 6d Airmail stamp, New Guinea 2d, and 6d Air Mail ovpt (without dates). Cancelled 'Air Mail / Sydney / 21st JY 34' and backstamped 'LAE / New Guinea / 27 JY 34' and 'Sydney 1 Au 34'. With 2 cachets 'Australia Papua and New Guinea July 1934 First Official Air Mail' and ' Papua - Australia July 1934 First Official Air Mail'. {C} [...
Auction UPA 98
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Jul 01, 2025 Europe/London
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Lot #1581 - Australia - First Flight Covers 1934
Plain registered cover from Sydney to Papua New Guinea with full set of Centenary of Victoria stamps (perf 10½). Cancelled 'Registered / Sydney / 10th JY 34' and backstamped 'Port Moresby / 26 JY 34'. With 2 cachets 'Australia Papua and New Guinea July 1934 First Official Air Mail' and ' Papua - Australia July 1934 First Official Air Mail'. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £18.40)
Lot #1582 - Australia - First Flight Covers 1934
First Airmail Flight from Mundubbera to Brisbane on 2 June 1934. Plain cover stamped with 3d Airmail stamp (1929) and 2d red definitive. Backstamped 'Brisbane 3rd June 34'. Nice clean cover, neatly slit along left edge. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.00)
Lot #1583 - Australia - First Flight Covers 1938-39
First Official Tri-Weekly Airmail from Sydney to London - plain cover with 5d chestnut, cancelled '3 / Air Mail / Sydney NSW / 30 JY 38'. Also registered plain envelope, Ellinbank to Edinburgh with 3d KGVI 1937 Die II and KGV 5d light chestnut with part imprint with reinforced top corners. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £8.00)
Lot #1584 - Australia - First Flight Covers 1947
Airmail flight cover commemorating first Pan American clipper flight from Sydney to Suva, Fiji, FAM-19; blue cachet with image of route map with aircraft in flight with 1s.6d dull claret (Hermes) and cancelled 'Sydney / 8 NO 47'. Backstamped 'Nadi / Fiji / 7 NO 47'. With insert; “Another first flight cover carried by the system of the Flying Clippers”. Very clean. {C} [US3] (Start Price / Minimum Bid = £24.00)
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