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Auction: 18047 - The Chartwell Collection of Australian States and Commonwealth, an unreserved auction for the benefit of the Chartwell Philanthropic Educational Programme
Lot: 803

(x) Australian Commonwealth
Airmails
1926 Cobham flights comprising (Aug.) envelope registered from Darwin to Sydney franked at 8½d., (3 Sept.) envelope flown from London to Darwin and back, signed by Cobham and with "Carried by Mr. Alan Cobham's de Havilland machine on his flight to Australia" label on reverse, envelope (faults) from Australia to London bearing KGV 1½d. tied by Cobham's signature and showing similar label on reverse, and (27 Sept.) envelope from Baghdad to London franked at 6a. with stamps tied by framed "by air/Iraq to Great Britain/with Alan Cobham"; also 1930 (Feb.) envelope faults bearing AAS Ltd label, 1931 (May) Imperial Airways flight cover from Darwin to Athens with special departure and arrival cachets, 1931 (Nov.) Imperial Airways Christmas flight from Australia to England (4) and 1934 (Apr,) "Faith in Australia" flight from Australia to New Zealand (2)

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