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Starting Price |
Your Bid |
AUSTRALIA - First Flight Covers |
| 731 | ✉ | | 1931 (19 Nov) First All-Australian Air Mail to UK (for USA) crash cover signed by C. Kingsford Smith on an American Consular Service envelope despatched by John W. Dye, newly appointed American Consul in Melbourne, to his son in Washington. Carried by air to England thence by sea to America. The original aircraft crashed in Malaya and although destroyed, the mail survived. Kingsford Smith immediately flew to Malaya and carried the salvaged mail through to England. Franking includes 6d Air optd 'OS'. No postal markings on reverse.
 | 120.00 |
135.00 sold |
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VICTORIA - Postal History |
| 910 | ✉ | | 1901 (Aug 19) double-rate cover to Germany with 2½d x2 tied by Melbourne datestamps, on reverse fine strike of 'KAISERLICH DEUTSCHES CONSULAT/[ARMS]/IN MELBOURNE' cachet & Pirna arrival backstamp, small edge faults.
![Lot 1315:1901 (Aug 19) double-rate cover to Germany with 2½d x2 tied by Melbourne datestamps, on reverse fine strike of 'KAISERLICH DEUTSCHES CONSULAT/[ARMS]/IN MELBOURNE' cachet & Pirna arrival backstamp, small edge faults.](/jpg3121/VICTORIA_-_Postal_History_1901_3121030_.jpg) | 80.00 |
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