Australia 1934 12 Jan: a gorgeous hand illustrated (in black & red ink) cover endorsed "Australia . . New Zealand / per aeroplane. / "Southern Cross." Cover features the Southern Cross plane & signatures of co-pilot PG Taylor & radio operator John Stannage to whom the cover is addressed (in NSW). 2d Australia GV cancelled Newtown 12 January & 15 January New Plymouth "C" class cds on 1d 1931 Red Boy Health upon arrival....
Public Stamp Auction #37
By: Mowbray Collectables
Mowbray Collectables Public Stamp Auction #37
Welcome to our 37th sale. This bi-annual auction comprises nearly NZ$1.2 million of estimates. We
are honoured to feature stamps from several major collections of outstanding quality, including
Hilton Dicken's estate, NZ Postage Dues ex Jim Shaw, and a private client's massive Australia.
• 250 collections, all world, including about 40 New Zealand & 30 Australia.
• A nice range of postal history and stationery.
• SG1 and the scarce 1d brown NZ wmk.
• Some good NZ decimal varieties.
• Over 70 lots of Postage Dues
• Strong Great Britain and British Commonwealth, incl Cape of Good Hope 4d Perkins Bacon cancel.
• Overall the property of over 100 vendors.
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Lot #813 - flight covers
France 1969 Concorde FDC/FFC signed by the French crew: Andre Turcat, J Guignard, H Perrier & M Retif.
Lot #814 - flight covers
GB 1938 15 March: 2 (Flying Officer Clouston & Victor Ricketts) air race covers to NZ & return, with Darwin & Sydney transit cancels, pair NZ GVI ½d green cancelled Blenheim 20 March 1938 "C" class cds & London 26 March 1938 arrival cds. Stapleton 183b.
Lot #815 - flight covers
Germany 1912-13 Pioneer flight stamps & covers: 1912 Regensburg Fliegertage 10p MH with AIEP cert. Also 1912 Margareten Flugpostmarke stamp pair mint, 1912 Darmstadt flugpostkarte & 1913 Deutsche-Englische Luftschiff (airship) Expedition New Guinea stamp mint. Michel 4a, 4b, 7 etc. Cat €2750+.
Lot #816 - flight covers
NZ 1920-60s extensive colln, incl 1920 8 March Dargaville-Auckland (front only); 1921 Timaru-Christchurch (6 AP 1922 pmk, presumably error 1921); 2 x 1938 Calpurnia crash covers; 10 early 1930s; 75+ mid-1930s (with 1931-4 Airs); 14 late 1930s (1935 Airs); 1940s x c25 (1940 Centennials & GVI etc) & 12 QEII era. Nice range various legs, very minor dupn. 140+ covers.
Lot #817 - flight covers
NZ 1921 (7 Apr) Timaru-Christchurch env, inscribed & h/s "Aerial post". 2d GV Recess x 3 & 2d EVII tied by Timaru 7 Apr cds. (Note: this was last flight of Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Co Service started 31 Jan), Stapleton 27e. Cat $1500.
Lot #818 - flight covers
NZ 1921 (7 Apr) Timaru-Christchurch env, inscribed & h/s "Aerial Post". ½d Victory & 7½d GV tied by Timaru 6 AP 21 11.45pm cds's. (Note: this was last flight of Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Co Service started 31 Jan). Stapleton 27e. Cat $1500.
Lot #819 - flight covers
NZ 1921 (7 Apr) Timaru-Christchurch env, inscribed & h/s "Aerial Post". ½d Victory & 7½d GV tied by Timaru 6 Ap 21 11.45pm cds. (Note: this was last flight of Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Co Service started 31 Jan). Stapleton 27e. Cat $1500.
Lot #820 - flight covers
NZ 1921 (31 JAN) Timaru AERIAL POST cover to Christchurch endorsed Per 1st Aero Post, bearing black & orange EXPRESS label & AERIAL POST h/s in black. A scarce flight cover coupled with Express Delivery service. Postage = 2d, Airmail service = 6d, Express service = 6d. Stapleton 27d (cat $1500), only 103 flown, very few were express covers.
Lot #821 - flight covers
NZ 1931: 9 Nov Highfield "J" class cds Air Mail set (+ 2d GV) on Christmas Air Mail cacheted cover to Liverpool, England, endorsed "Via Karachi-London / Air Mail Service". This is one of the few pre FDCs prepared by AFM Paterson (note: FDI 10 Nov). CP cat $2500.
Lot #822 - flight covers
NZ 1935 16 Jan: Royal Tour, pilot MW Buckley signed flight cover, Wellington to Longbeach. Cover [which has a diff address to that recorded in "Airmails of New Zealand" Vol 1] addressed to E. A. Munden Esqre., c/o Royal Party, Longbeach, ASHBURTON. Together with lined page bearing "Please see official envelope" in black ink & purple oval "GENERAL POST OFFICE / 15 JAN 1935 / WELLINGTON C.1." d/s. Stapleton states "only 1 cover known",...
Lot #823 - flight covers
NZ 1936-37: 105 mostly internal FFCs, noted Stapleton 131 Timaru-Mt Cook (1 of 36) with Mt Cook Lily cinderella, in album.
Lot #824 - flight covers
NZ 1937: NZ-USA 1st Trans-Pacific Flight x 20 FFCs, incl 8 printed covers - 3 of which are (different) Pan Am including 1 signed by Captain Adwin Musick. Destinations incl: England x 5; San Francisco x 4; Hawaii & Samoa x 3 each; Auckland, Hong Kong, New York, Toronto & Vancouver x 1 each.
Lot #825 - flight covers
NZ 1937 2 March: Wellington-H.M.S. Achilles flight cover bearing 1d Airmail cancelled Wellington 2 March 1937 "C" class cds, addressed to Petty Officer F. Fricker, H.M.S. "Achilles", Picton. In addition, bears part oval H.M.S. ACHILLES 2 March 1937 r/s in blue, countersigned by Lieut TP Coode. Stapleton 156 - UNIQUE.
Lot #826 - flight covers
Zeppelins 1935-7 8 covers UK-Berlin-Gambia, each with Zeppelin South America cachet. If Zeppelins not available (service etc) then mail flown by Fokke Wolf aircraft. Gambia mail was dropped as not facility to land Zeppelins.
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