b'66172 173172C 19 Nov. 1934 (AAMC.462) Melbourne - Cootamundra Air Race cover flown unofficially by CA Butlerin a DH Dragon VH-URU, signed by the flight crew including Butler, only 6 flown, Cat.$425.$300400173C THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS18 July 1935 (AAMC.515) cover #107 bearing the special vignette and signed by all seven personnelaboard this historic short flight from Mascot to Richmond; the pilots, Charles Kingsford Smith and P.G.Taylor were accompanied by Mary Kingsford Smith, John Stannage, Beau Shiel, John Ulm & C.G.Scrimgeour(radio broadcaster). $8001,000175174174** 18 July 1935 (AAMC.516f) Southern Cross vignettes (4) in complete IMPERFORATE PROOF sheetletwith large untrimmed margins.Provenance: E.A. Crome. .$300500175C THE LAST MAILS FLOWN BY CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH: 23 Oct. 1935 (AAMC.545) Australia - U.K. - Italy - U.K. cover flown by Charles Kingsford Smith and Tommy Pethybridge on their record-attempt flight. [No. 2 of 49 flown]. Owing to the Lady Southern Cross being badly damaged in a storm the flight was abandoned and the covers were returned to London. Kingsford Smith and Pethybridge died shortly afterwards when, on November 6th they were lost at sea off the coast of Burma. $400500'