b'97PapuaAerophilately & Postal History568568C 13 Mar.1931 (AAMC.P29) Port Moresby - Salamaua, cover flown by Guinea Airways,arrival datestamp 14.3.31 at Salamaua. Ex Gill. [Only four examples recorded.]. $1,0001,500569No Lot570C 30 Sept.1932 (AAMC.P47) Port Moresby - Salamaua cover, flown by Denny & Drayton for Guinea Airways - the first flight of a contract arrangement with the Papuan Government for mails to connect with steamships to Australia. [124 flown]. .$100150571 573571C 12-22 Apr.1934 (AAMC.P69a) Port Moresby - Cooktown - Townsville - Bowen - Rockhampton - Brisbane cover, flown, endorsed and signed by the pilot, Sidney Marshall in his Westland Widgeon III. This was the first solo flight by a land-plane from New Guinea to Australia. [102 covers flown; 40 signed]. Cat.$300. .$200250572C A group of flown covers, mainly signed: 2 April 1934 (AAMC.P69a) Port Moresby - Australia, flown & signed by Sidney Marshall; 1 Sept.1935 (AAMC.P90a) Daru - Port Moresby - Darwin, flown & signed by Squadron Leader O. Hempel; 27 Nov.1935 (AAMC.P94) Port Moresby - Oroville Police Camp - Daru, flown cover; and, 20 Jan.1938 (AAMC.P124) Sydney - Port Moresby cover, flown & signed by Barbara Hitchins and her passenger, C.R. Roberts. (4 covers). Cat.$2250. .$500800573C 19 Dec.1934 (AAMC.P76) Port Moresby - Abau cover, flown & signed by Orme Denny for Guinea Airways. Denny landed his Fox Moth on the beach at Dedele Point; the small mail was then transferred to canoe and carried via Robinson River to Abau. [29 flown]. Cat.$325. .$250300'