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Aviation | The Centenary of the Ross & Keith Smith flight and the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing (#450) Closed

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Lot 9230 Sept.1921 (AAMC.55) Adelaide - Alice Springs cover to Unley, SA carried by Francis Birtles and pilot Lt FS Briggs in a DH4 on their Railway Commission survey flight, franked with KGV 2d orange tied Adelaide '27OCT21' roller cancel on arrival also tieing Northern Territory 'Stamp Duty' 1d violet with manuscript date '20/10/21' affixed alongside on face, plus 1939 letter from Birtles authenticating cover as 'most likely sent from Alice Springs or Charlotte Waters'; one of only three items known

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Lot closed - Price Realized:$2,600 (1 bid)
Estimate: $2,600 - $3,000

Aviation | The Centenary of the Ross & Keith Smith flight and the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing (#450) Closed

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  • 30 Sept.1921 (AAMC.55) Adelaide - Alice Springs cover to Unley, SA carried by Francis Birtles and pilot Lt FS Briggs in a DH4 on their Railway Commission survey flight, franked with KGV 2d orange tied Adelaide '27OCT21' roller cancel on arrival also tiein
  • 30 Sept.1921 (AAMC.55) Adelaide - Alice Springs cover to Unley, SA carried by Francis Birtles and pilot Lt FS Briggs in a DH4 on their Railway Commission survey flight, franked with KGV 2d orange tied Adelaide '27OCT21' roller cancel on arrival also tiein - 2