b'65Ex 435435C 16 Dec.1936 (AAMC.664-696) Brisbane - Adelaide South Australian Centenary Air Race, the complete set of 33 covers individually prepared for each competitor in their respective aircraft including the Civil Aviation Departments Monospar piloted by Flt Lieut D Ross (AAMC.695) & the Herald Percival Monospar Gull (AAMC.696) piloted by Capt. P.G. Taylor, who both flew as officials not competitors, plus the unlisted cover prepared for CA Butler who was unable to compete. All are preprinted covers with individual typed flight details, signed by the respective pilots and are cancelled at Adelaide after the 19th December or at the pilots home town. Cat.$10,000+With some flights carrying as few as 4 covers, a maximum of four complete sets is possible, with one being held in the National Library, Canberra, this is likely to be the only complete set held in private hands. Ex Frommer. (34 items)$5,0007,500436 Ex 437436C 18 Apr.1938 (AAMC.804) Australia-England unofficial flight, flown by Harry Broadbent in the then record time of 5 days, 4 hours and 21 minutes. [40 flown], Cat. from $450$220260437C December 1942 (AAMC.935 & 936) Sydney - Mornington Island and Brisbane - Mornington Island QANTAS flown Christmas mail covers with special vignettes; delivered by parachute. The Sydney cover signed by the pilot, W.H. Crowther; the Brisbane cover signed verso by the Missionary-in-Charge, R.E.Braunholz. [28 and 114 flown, respectively]. The Sydney 1942 cover is the scarcest of the series, with only 28 flown and fewer than 20 now accounted for. (2 items). $8001,200438C QANTAS CHRISTMAS MAILS FROM SYDNEY TO MORNINGTON ISLAND: Dec.1942 (AAMC.950), Dec.1943 (AAMC.970) and Dec.1946 (AAMC.1089) special covers, each with special vignette; the first two signed by the pilots, the last signed by the Superintendent on the island. (3). Cat.$450. $300350'