b'53375C 2 June1929 (AAMC.136-137a) WA Philatelic Syndicate group of covers carried on the first flight of WA Airways Ltd Adelaide - Perth & Perth - Adelaide route; comprising one each way, plus nine intermediates to or from Kalgoorlie, Forrest & Ceduna; ALL SIGNED by pilot Major Norman Brearley; also a cover carried on the first through flight a week later addressed to "Master Nelson Eustis" and all mounted on his exhibit pages, fine condition. Hard to assemble. [AAMC states "some covers were signed by the pilot .quantities to the intermediates were light"]. (12) $500750376(*) Oct.1929 (AAMC.145b) Eyre Peninsula Airways Ltd vignette (black on deep blue), block (4). Very fine Unused. Extremely rare multiple. Cat.$750.Provenance: The Nelson Eustis Gold Medal Collection, Leski Auctions, March 2008. $500750377C 31 March 1930 (re. AAMC.155-6 & 201) A pair of registered covers, one from Melbourne and the other from Townsville; both addressed to Cairns and both franked at 7d, with airmail vignettes and endorsements. Both covers with boxed "UNCLAIMED-13FE31-TOWNSVILLE" handstamps and further endorsed in red "Air Service to Townsville discontinued. Service to Cairns not started." Numerous backstamps. (2 items).Queensland Air Navigation Co., was short-lived. In May 1931 QANTAS opened the route to Townsville. . $100150378C 16 July 1930 (AAMC.165) Wyndham - Derby flown registered cover, carried by W.A.A. on their extended route from Perth. .$80100379C 14-20 July 1930 (AAMC.165a) Hall\'s Creek - Derby, registered cover flown by Western Australia Airways on the extension to Wyndham, of their Perth - Derby route. The pilot was Norman Brearley. Cat.$100+. .$6080380C 14-20 July 1930 (AAMC.165a) Wyndham - Onslow, registered cover flown by Western Australia Airways on the extension to Wyndham, of their Perth - Derby route. The pilot was Norman Brearley. Cat.$100+. .$6080381C 1931 (AAMC.192u,192x) Imperial Airways 2nd Experimental Flight intermediates comprising Akyab-Rangoon with boxed \'FIRST AIRMAIL/BURMA-AUSTRALIA\' handstamp in violet, colourless Bullock Brothers (Akyab) embossing on flap; Singapore-Australia with SINGAPORE "Imperial Airways Ltd/London-Australia/Air Mail/First Flight" slogan & SYDNEY arrival backstamps; Cat $350. (2).$180220382382B ** Mar.1931 (Frommer 36c) Qantas white/blue vignette \'By Air Mail / NORTH QUEENSLAND Australia\'s Winter Playground\': exploded large part booklet comprising the covers, two complete vertical strips of 8 & a vertical strip of 6, all with top selvedge. Unlike the previous item, the front cover is now light brown.Provenance: Tom Frommer, Leski Auctions, May 2005, Lot 110 $600800'