b'81239C 10th Jan.1937 Sydney to Salamaua (AAMC.P110b) carried on Mandated Airlines DH 84 Dragon return flight with KGV 1d green tied by ENMORE 9JA37 datestamp on departure and New Guinea 1d Huts optd OSpair cancelled with BRISBANE 21JA37 datestamp on arrival back from New Guinea by surface mail,signed by pilot R.O. Mant, very scarce with only five flown, Cat $900. Ex Frommer$300400240C 4 June 1937 (AAMC.P113) Kokopo - Brisbane Emergency flight cover carried by pilots Gatenby & Marshall in a Gannett. The flight was necessitated by volcanic eruptions at Rabaul. The Gannett VH-UYE was the first Australian built plane to be flown overseas. Endorsed and signed by the postmaster. Ex Ray Kelly. .$250300241 ex 242241C 4th Dec.1941 (AAMC.P.154) Rabaul to Sydney endorsed Carried First Non-Stop/Night Flight - Rabaul - Sydney/per Catalina Flying boat/RAAF/Squadron Leader Davis Commdr/Left Rabaul 5pm 4.12.41 and signed by the pilot J.Davis, with 5d Undated Bird adhesive cancelled in manuscript 5pm/4-12-41/Rabaul, Enmore Arrival backstamp. Seriously undercatalogued at $275 as only five flown. Ex Frommer. .$300350242C/**/U NEW ZEALAND: 17th April 1931 (NZAMC.49) per Australia - England airmail, Kingsford Smith signed covers (5) all accepted at Christchurch with 16AP31 datestamps, forwarded on the overnight inter-island ferry steamer to Wellington to meet up with the SS Ulimaroa departing on the 17th for Sydney where special flight cachet applied, thence to Brisbane by ANA, thence to Darwin by QANTAS, Kingsford Smith then flying to Akyab per Southern Cross with onward mail travelling by Imperial Airways to England, destinations comprise Burma (16 flown), India (41 flown, additionally signed by Stephen Smith), Straits Settlements (48 flown) & two to England (335 flown), four of the covers with USE NEW ZEALANDS SUNNY SKIES black/blue labels on reverse, frankings include 2/- Milford Sound & 2/- KGV Admiral. Lovely group. Ex Frommer. (5) $750850Papua243243C 1928 (Nov 21) Port Moresby-USA Internal Airmail Combination Franking (AAMC.P1a) on registered cover to East Orange, NJ with Lakatois d (14) & 2d pair tied PORT MORESBY/PAPUA datestamps, red/white registration label, cover carried by ship to Australia and then to West Coast of America, USA 5c Beacon Airmail tied by SAN FRANCISCO/JAN20/CALIF/1929 transit to the reverve paying the domestic airmail fee, fine condition, Cat. $800. Only 15 examples of Papua/USA combination frankings are known.Provenance: Tom Frommer $500750'