b'49470 Ex 471470P THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS: A complete IMPERFORATE proof sheetlet of four of the round-the-world-route-map vignettes designed by Ernest Crome. (AAMC: 516f).Provenance: From the estate of Ernest Crome. $400500471C 18 July 1935 (AAMC.517, 517a) 2rd MacKay Aerial Survey Expedition flown covers: Oodnadatta - Sydney (1 of 50) and Forrest - Sydney (1 of 5), both with the blue 4-line Expedition cachet; the Forrest cover signed by Harry Bennett, Navigator. (2). Cat. $550+. .$200250472C June-July 1935 (AAMC.517a) 3rd MacKay Aerial Survey Expedition flown covers: Oodnadatta - Cook (1 of 6), Hay (1 of 3), Salisbury (1 of 4), Forrest (signed by Bennett,1 of 5), Rawlinna (1 of 8), Laverton (signed by Bennett, 1 of 40, Farina (1 of 5), Narromine (signed by Bennett, 1 of 4) and Broken Hill (1 of 6), all with the blue 4-line Expedition cachet; Cat. $2700+. (9).$9001,200473 477473C 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. 6 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. Cat.$650. .$300400474C 7 Nov.1936 (AAMC.645) Darwin - Longreach flown cover, carried and signed (on reverse) by L.E.Clark in his Percival Gull. This was a short internal leg on his epic journey from England to New Zealand via Australia. Only 8 covers carried on this leg. Cat.$375, .$200250475C 30 June 1938 (AAMC.813d) Rangoon, BURMA - Melbourne (6 July b/stamp) and Hobart, flown cover carried on the first all-the-way flying boat service from England to Australia. $200250476C A 1938 - 1951 collection of flown covers, comprising of Aug.1938 Empire Service Sydney - London (AAMC.826); Dec. 1939 Sydney - Coonamble Christmas flight (AAMC.887a); 30 April 1940 Auckland - Sydney (2 different) (AAMC.899 x 2); 30 April Sydney - Auckland (AAMC.900); Oct. 1943 Sydney - Kerand (AAMC.964a); Dec. 1946 Brewarrina - Sydney (AAMC.1088a); Dec. 1947 Sydney - London with vignette, pilot signed (AAMC.1124); and, June 1951 Melbourne - Christchurch (AAMC.1274). (Total: 9 flown covers). .$200250'