850 847 847 C. 11 January 1933 (AAMC.296) Sydney - New Plymouth (New Zealand) cover flown and signed by Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew (Jack Percival, P.G. Taylor, John Stannage) on the Second Trans-Tasman flight in the “Southern Cross”; with typed details on the rear flap indicating that the flight of 1,200 miles took 14 hours, 10 minutes. [10 flown; 10 others were postmarked at Gisborne]. AAMC - $1750.��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$1,000–1,250 848 . DR CARL NAUER original pen signature on an autograph page titled by him “1. Flight Switzerland - Australia, 16.5.33”. [See AAMC.304-307d]. Following his arrival, he flew across the continent with stops in Camooweal, Cloncurry, Longreach, and Brisbane (landing at Archerfield on May 17, 1933). Tragically, Nauer’s career was short-lived. In August 1933, while attempting a record- breaking return flight from Cape Town to London, his aircraft disappeared. All hope for his survival was abandoned by August 26, 1933, after he was last seen near the mouth of the Congo River. He was 23 years old at the time of his death.���������������������������������������������������������������������������������$150–200 849 . CAPTAIN ARCHIBALD PRENDERGAST original pen signature on an autograph page, together with those of G.C. Loveday, Francis R. Boyd and C.F. Griffiths and dated 24/6/33 with the page titled “London - Australia Flight 1933”, a reference to the Imperial Airways Survey Flight via the Armstrong Whitworth “Atalanta” in anticipation of establishing a regular England - Australia airmail service, which eventually began in December 1934. Tragically, Captain Prendergast died in November 1934, when a Qantas DH-86 he was delivering from England crashed near Longreach, Queensland. A particularly rare autograph.�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$150–200 850 PC. Dec.1933 & April 1934 (AAMC.371a) A special souvenir card, carried twice aboard the “Faith in Australia” on Trans-Tasman flights; the first time in December 1933 signed by Boulton, Allan and Ulm; the second time in April 1934 signed by Rogers and again by Ulm with additional NZ 1d adhesive tied 12th April 1934 before the return flight to Australia. [Crome’s records indicate that only 10 such cards were thus prepared and flown]. Cat.$500.����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$300–400 851 . October 1934 (AAMC.428-29a) The Perth - Daly Waters Service operated by MacRobertson Miller: a comprehensive study on annotated album pages comprising of covers flown all-the-way in both directions, plus intermediates despatched from Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Roebourne, Whim Creek, Perth, Carnarvon, Onslow, Hall’s Creek, Port Hedland, Broome and Daly Waters. (19 flown covers). Cat.$2800+.����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$800–1,200 852 C. 3 October 1934 (AAMC.429a) MacRobertson - Miller Aviation Co. first flight covers between Carnarvon and Broome, Perth and Ord River, and Broome and Perth; all with arrival backstamps. (3). Cat.$450.�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$200–250 853 C PC. October 1934 (AAMC.434) MacRobertson AIr Race cover, flown and signed by Roscoe Turner, together with an example of his oversized postcard recording his flight and achievement of 3rd place in the race. (2 items).������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������$100–150 854 C. October 1934 (AAMC.438 & 438a) MacRobertson Air Race covers carried by Hewitt & Kay; England - Australia (signed by Kay) and England - Australia - New Zealand. (2).�����������������������������$200–250 70
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