b'75859C 17 April 1940 (AAMC.898a) One of only six covers carried from Sydney to the ship, RMS Queen Mary, for the Sydney Morning Herald. The aircraft was an Aeronca VH-ACH; the cover is signed by the pilot, A. OHara, and Captain R.B. Irving, the Commander of the ship. Queen Mary left New York on March 21, 1940, bound for Australia via the Cape of Good Hope. Once down under, the ship would undergo a major refit to turn her into a troopship. The liner reached Sydney on April 17, a voyage of some 14,000 miles made at an average speed of 27.2 knots. Once in Australia, Queen Mary was taken to the Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Co. pier to undergo its transformation. When the workmen were finished, Queen Mary could take 5,500 passengers. .$200250860 861860C 3 October 1940 (AAMC.911b) A Registered cover carried on the QANTAS Survey flight from Sydney to Dilli, via Darwin and Koepang; signed by the pilot, Captain R.B. Tapp in the Flying Boat Corinna. [Ex. Tom Frommer, and endorsed by him verso,12 flown]. .$300500861C 17 January 1941 (AAMC.912) Australia - Dilli, Portuguese Timor, flown cover carried on the inaugural QANTAS flight via Dili to Singapore; with censorship cachet and signed by the pilot, H.B. Hussey. .$200250862 863862C 21 January 1941 (AAMC.913) Dilli (Portuguese Timer) - Australia, first return flight cover carried by QANTAS and signed by the pilot of Cambria, R.B. Tapp. [One of only 21 carried]. $300400863C 18 December 1941 (AAMC.935) Sydney - Mornington Island Christmas Mail parachute delivery flight by QANTAS; with special vignette; signed by the pilot, E.C. Sims, and the Acting Superintendent on the Island. While 114 covers were carried from Brisbane on this flight, this is one of only 28 carried from Sydney, making it, by far, the rarest of the Mornington Island covers. .$500750864C 11 July 1944 (AAMC.976a) One of 23 covers flown on the first RAAF Mosquito A52-1001, signed by RAAF pilot, Brian Walker and more than 30 others who witnessed the event. . $100150ImagesLot numbers in black indicate lots not illustrated in this catalogue but which are available online at www.leski.com.au'