b'123873C 1 Dec.1936 (AAMC.P109) Sydney - Salamaua cover, flown for W.R. Carpenter & Co, postmarked on arrival 10.12.36, signed by pilot R.O.Mant. [Only 5 flown]. .$500600874874C 1 Feb.1938 (AAMC.P125) Sydney - Port Moresby - Kerema - Madang cover, flown by Barbara Hitchins;on Ray Kelly Gold Medal exhibit page, with a map of the flown route. Hitchins departed Port Moresby on Feb.1st but encountered engine trouble near Kerema and was forced to land on the beach at Auma resulting in damage to the undercarriage. Her departure was delayed 2 weeks and there was considerable concern about Hitchins\' disappearance during that period. Only 2 items of mail were carried, both addressed to Ernie Crome. Cat.$2,250.Provenance: The Ray Kelly Collection, Charles Leski Auctions, December 2003. $1,2501,500New GuineaPostal History875C 1904 (Mar.23) Kinze cover to Germany with BNG d to 6d Lakatois (6d concealed tear, 4d edge fault) tied by Lee Type 6 PORT MORESBY \'23MAR04\' datestamps, \'R\'-in oval registration handstamp, on reverse SYDNEY transit and KENZINGEN arrival datestamp. Most attractive. $200250876877876C 1939 (Jan.24) registered cover to England endorsed on reverse "From/G. Dutton/Benji/Kavieng" (Benji Plantation, 35 miles from Kavieng) with Bulolo Airs 6d & 4d pairs tied by KAVIENG \'24JAN/39\', datestamp, rubber Kavieng registration handstamp, boxed \'Passed by Censor/T.N.G. No. 8\' handstamp, on reverse KAVIENG & SEATTLE \'MAR/9/1940\' transits & MANCHESTER \'MAR/14/1940\' arrival datestamp. $200250877PS JAPANESE OCCUPATION: c.1943 use of Japanese Army undenominated "Dove & Helmet" Postal Card in orange, from a member of the Japanese 81st Infantry Regiment occupying a section of New Britain Island close to Rabaul, addressed to Okayama, Japan. $200300'