Lot No. 486
| Auction No. | 14 |
| Category |
Australia Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $300 |
| Status | SOLD $410 |
Airmail covers on leaves incl 1931 Aust-Neth Indies regd Perth, very fresh lightly cancelled adhesives incl KGV 1/4d, 1/- kangaroo, Kingsford Smith set, 3d green air, 1½d Swan, 1½d Sturt & 2d KGV (total franking 3/11d), 1934 1st official Aust-PNG return flight (2 covers), 1951 Tasman Empire Airways 1st official flight Melbourne-Christchurch, 1960 50th Anniv of First Powered Flight in Australia by Harry Houdini & wide range of Qantas Coronation & FFCs. Also 1977/78 silk covers (4) signed by pilot for special Antarctic Flight, 1966 "cancelled due to accident" cachet on balloon flight cover with CANOWINDRA cds. Lots of unusual material. (136 items, of which 48 are Qantas covers)