b'58147147C CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITHS ATLANTIC FLIGHT - THE FIRST EAST/WEST CROSSING BY AIR26 June 1930 (AAMC.163b) Harbour Grace (Newfoundland) - New York flown cover, endorsed at upper left Via AirMail Southern Cross Leaving H Grace Nfld for New York. 4.30am June 26th 1930 and addressed to a recipient in New York by the postmaster at Harbour Grace. [One of 7 carried.]Kingsford Smith, together with E. Van Dyk (relief pilot), Pat Saul (navigator) and John Stannage (radio) flew this final sector of the Atlantic crossing from Ireland (which was achieved on the 24th) as a continuation of his plan to circumnavigate the globe in the Southern Cross.As The Mirror reported on June 28, 1930:Kingsford Smith has set the seal on his amazing career by his flight across the Atlantic from east to west.Think of it:San Francisco to Sydney.Sydney to New Zealand and back.Non-stop Across Australia.Australia to England in 12 days. Then the first flight from Ireland to an American airport.Smithys record stamps him as the finest airman in the world. And his famous old bus the Southern Crosshas carried him through all these epic flights. . $2,0002,500148 149148B ** 1930 (AAMC.163c) 3d Green airmail stamp, complete booklet of 12 stamps + 12 airmail labels; covers black on bright violet-blue with AIR MAIL SAVES TIME on front. Unusually fresh.The Australian 3d green airmail stamp issued on 20 May 1929 was later made available in booklets of 12 stamps. The first cover design and wording was used for 50,000 booklets although a very small percentage of those survive intact today. [See also SG. SB24].Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. .$1,2001,500'