b'226363C Nov.19 - Feb.20 (AAMC.27) England - Australia flown cover bearing a fine example of the Ross Smith vignette, tied by one of 2 bold strikes of the oval datestamp. Addressed to Mrs J. Jones, Ejanding,Via Dowerin, Western Australia and listed by Frommer as #171. On an annotated page.Provenance: Lucien Toutounji $5,0006,0006464C Nov.1919 - Feb.1920 (AAMC.27a) Batavia - Sydney intermediate, flown cover carried by Ross & Keith Smith on their flight from England in the Vickers Vimy. The cover shows a fine example of the vignette accompanied by Netherlands Indies adhesives, all tied by multiple strong strikes of the oval FIRST AERIAL MAIL cachet. The cover, #73 in the Frommer listing (illustrated at page 35) is one of the more spectacular examples, bearing advertising for the Oranje Hotel in Soerabaia and is one of only 15 identified by Frommer as having originated in the Dutch East Indies. Provenance: Frank E. Adams, Charles Leski Auctions, March 2012, Lot 1337 : $8400 incl. BP. $8,00010,000'