Lot 623
| | Estimate: $175 | Realised Price : $135 |
1934 (10 Apr) special postcard flown per 'Faith in Australia' in December 1933 and reflown on Australia to New Zealand flight, signed by pilot and crew by Ulm, Allan, Boulton and Rogers, odd blemish, AAMC #369a Cat $AU325
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Lot 624
| | Estimate: $70 | Realised Price : $55 |
1935 (23 Jul) Airmail cover franked 1/- Lyre-bird, 6d Kookaburra and 3d Jubilee KGV tied by two Sydney Air Mail cds and addressed to Monaco. Paris transit and Monte Carlo arrival cds on reverse. Attractive three colour franking to a scarce destination
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Lot 625
| | Estimate: $150 | Realised Price : $115 |
1936 (22 Sep) GB Airmail cover franked 3d & 1/- KGV tied by two strikes of Warrington cds and addressed to Sydney. Cover carried on the 'Athena' which crashed in Delhi with consistent peripheral damage. Official explanatory notice from Sydney GPO dated 8.10.1936 enclosed. Uncommon
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Lot 626
| | Estimate: $120 | Realised Price : $90 |
1936 (22 Sep) cover Stoke Newington (London) to Melbourne franked 3d & 1/- KGV carried on the 'Athena' which was destroyed by fire en route at Karachi. The cover reduced at left due to the damage and heavily stained by burn marks at right, with typed explanatory note from Melbourne GPO. Address partially scored over though still a good example of mail from this accident
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Lot 627
| | Estimate: $250 | Realised Price : $190 |
1941 (17 Jan) QANTAS envelope Sydney-Dili (Portuguese Timor), signed by pilot H.B Hussey, 'NOT/OPENED BY/CENSOR' diamond cachet struck in violet, backstamped Dili, AAMC #912, fine. Cat $AU400
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