Lot No. 2557
Auction No. | 22 |
Category |
Airmails - Australia Airmails |
Est. | $600 |
Status | SOLD $700 |
1932 (2nd Jan) Germany to Australia "Bertram Atlantis Expedition" cover being one of 40 carried on an epic flight from Berlin to Melbourne with 12 intermediate steps each represented by a stamp & postmark. The last three postmarks for Batavia on 6th May, Wyndham on 6th July & Sydney 15th Nov reflect the delay caused by a forced landing on the NW coast of WA in which Hans Bertram & his co-pilot, Adolph Klausmann nearly died of starvation in the six weeks before they were found. A colour photo of the stranded aircraft is included with this lot. Exc cond. Sold Linke in 2006 for $1375. AAMC 232 Cat. $1750 (see plate 2)
Image represents the entire lot.