b'61153153THE 2d, 3d & 6d KINGSFORD SMITH COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS OF MARCH 1931The unique presentation set of three stamps as issued, in sunken card overmounted with cream card,with the ornately hand-lettered dedication:Kingsford Smiths World Flights.Stamp Issue, 1931.Postmaster Generals Department,Commonwealth of Australia.This important piece is unlisted in The Australian Commonwealth Specialists Catalogue [2018 edition].It was presented to Charles Kingsford Smith by the Postmaster General, Albert Green, a Labor Ministerin the Scullin Government who had campaigned for a strong Australian Air Force. Despite the onset of the Great Depression, he had implemented a training scheme for Australian pilots and purchased several aircraft, so he and Kingsford Smith would undoubtedly have agreed on the importance of aviation in Australias future.PROVENANCE: The presentation set passed to Kingsford Smiths widow, Mary, following his death in October 1935, and, by descent, following her death, to their only son, Charles Kingsford Smith, Jr.who has signed the accompanying certificate of authenticity. $5,0007,500'