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Lot 298AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1 Oct.1934 (AAMC.422a) Sydney - Cape York cover, flown, endorsed and signed by the pilot, Sidney Marshall, in his Westland Widgeon III. This was the first leg of the return flight from Australia to Lae via Port Moresby. At a cost of £70, Marshall had arranged for a rough airstrip to be cleared at Somerset on Cape York, where he could refuel for his flight to Lae. [4 flown]. See also AAMC.P73a. Cat.$600++

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Lot closed - Price Realized:$400
Estimate: $500 - $600

Stamps, Coins & Postal History (#464) Closed

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  • AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1 Oct.1934 (AAMC.422a) Sydney - Cape York cover, flown, endorsed and signed by the pilot, Sidney Marshall, in his Westland Widgeon III. This was the first leg of the return flight from Australia to Lae via Port M
  • AUSTRALIA: Aerophilately & Flight Covers: 1 Oct.1934 (AAMC.422a) Sydney - Cape York cover, flown, endorsed and signed by the pilot, Sidney Marshall, in his Westland Widgeon III. This was the first leg of the return flight from Australia to Lae via Port M - 2