AUSTRALIA

1895 Royal Navy QV ½d grey & 2d blue on cover pmkd Sydney DE 30 95 -NSW duplex -addr to Presteign, Radnorshire (arr FE 3 96) -- Back Flap: Navy Crown over fancy 'HMS WATERWITCH'

1911 GB KE 1d /card [Ceylon: Old 'Puffer' train on single-track line steep hillside 'Sensation Rock'] en route Colombo-Aust. - pmk 'FREEMANTLE-WA-28 FE 11' cds to Essex.

1908 Sepia photocard with colour (Australian Commonwealth/ <Actinic:Variable Name = 'flag'/>/ Princess Mary #ALF 138 Aristophot, London) fr: GB EVII ½d pmk IGHTHAM cds

1918 Stampless OAS Cover - Logo: Map of Aust - YMCA: pmk 19 AU 19 - wavy lines to Melbourne - readdr to Harkaway nr Berwick. - b/s KRAG continuous 'Melb. - 11 OC 18 - 'INVEST IN THE /7TH WAR LOAN' - Censor '5100'

1920 OAS Viewcard pmk CAPE TOWN roller h/s blue 'ON ACTIVE SERVICE/ (framed) Franked by../Military Secretary A.I.F.'

1929 HG.25 REGD Cover: KGV 4½d violet pmk Geelong, Vic. 18.9.29 to Lye, Stourbridge - Melbourne 19/IX tr cds

1930 Air Cover fr: 2d & 3d green air pmk Sydney-2.10.30 to Brisbane - with 2x 3d Postage Dues [pen-canc] - Logo: 'The Millions Club of NSW'

1937 3d Air on cover pmk 'Melbourne-14.7.37 - Send Birthday Greetings by Telegraph on Specially Coloured Forms' duplex to USA. Cachet: 'Union Steamship Co.of N.Z. Ltd - 14.7.37 - Melbourne' & 'TAROONA'

1937 KGV 2d on cover pmk single-ring 'THURSDAY ISLAND -21.I.37' - to Blackburn, Lancs

1942 USA: 2x3c 'Eagle V - Win the War' on cover pmkd 'American Base A.P.O. - Nov 28 42'cds from APO-921, SF [135 Med Regt - Adelaide River - Aust' to Wisconsin. Cachet: 'U.S.A.F.I.A - 167 - Passed by Censor' also red/white 'Opened by U.S.Censor' label. Scarce Early WWII!

1942 QE 4x 1d maroon on Air cover pmk 'THURSDAY ISLAND-QUEENSLAND -7 AU 42' cds - to Brisbane. Violet boxed Cachet: 'Australian Military Forces -Passed by Censor- 821' - Extremely rare! - only a small group of Signals stationed on island!

1943.8.4 Printed OAS airmail `Salvation Army ACF YMCA` cover to `Tattersalls`/Tasmania fr: 3d <Actinic:Variable Name = 'fault'/> cancelled violet boxed `NETQUOTEVAR:UNIT.. POSTAL STATION/ S.98 [?]/ date` - at lower left boxed military censor - `GEO ADAMS` arr cachet

1944 2½d on cover pmk St Kilda - 5 DE 44 to Yorks - Censor Label 3 - tied Censor #315. Patriotic Vignette: Sword through Flags of Germany-Italy & Japan' - Scarce!

1946 Eus.#1035a Mountbatten 'Victory' Flight - 6alaya-Aust-NZ-Malaya per AVRO York-MW.102 - COVER fr: Aust Peace 2½d pmk Stanmore NSW - 30.3.46 & NZ Victory 2d pmk Whenuapai Air Force - 1 AP 46 & 1d pmk 9 AP for return flight - with red 2-oval 'Air. S.S.E.A. - COMM. SQUADRON - m/s April 10th 46 - Singapore' arr pmk - only 7 Flown! - see also NZ & Malaya BMA!

1946 SEAC Supreme Commander Lord Mountbatten & Lady Edwina 'Goodwill Flight' to Aust & NZ - per AVRO York - MW-102 Cover fr: Aust Peace 2½d pmk Stanmore, NSW & NZ Vict 3d pmk Whenuapai Air Force - 1 AP 46 & 1d pmk Whenuapai - 9 AP for Return - with red 2-oval 'AIR. S.S.E.A. - COMM. SQUADRON - m/s 10 AP 46 - Singapore' arr cachet - Further fr: BMA 8c red pmk S'pore - 12 AP 46 for Return to Aust. Pilot Signed: Jack Matthews. Endorsed on back: 'For H.M. Collection - Ern Crome - 1986' on his last trip to London - wanted to present this Unique cover personally to HM Queen at Buck. Palace, but refused by Prince Charles - suggest send by Post - & consequently Crome took it back to Aust!! - very RARE!

1947 Eus.#1102 PAA 1st Clipper Flight: 10.7.47 Sydney to Noumea [arr 11/7] - violet Cachet. Plane stopped at Noumea during QANTAS strike!

1947 Eus.1119a PAA 1st Clipper Flight: 6.11.47 Sydney to Suva, Fiji stage [arr 7/XI] - Black 'Map' cachet.

1948 Reg Air Cover fr: 3d & 1/6 Air pmk 'King St-NSW - 7.9.48 - addr to Toronto [arr 13 SP] - b/s Sydney - 7/9; & Vancouver - 11/9 tr cds.

1951 Eus.#1289 KLM 1st Flight (Return) - 12.12.51 Sydney to Amsterdam (arr 16/XII) - Violet Cachet - See also Netherlands.

1957 Eus.#1379c 40th Anniv Flight - Adelaide-Gawler - illus cover fr 3½d pmk Adelaide - 23 NO 57 - b/s Gawler (arr 23/XI cds) - spec triang vignette & violet Cachet, Pilot Signed: R.G. Carey

1958 Eus.#1394/5 TEAL 30th Anniv Tasman Flight: 'Boomerang' folding Card - 8d Aust - pmk Sydney - 10/IX & Return fr: NZ 6d pmk Wodbourne - 14/X cds

1958 Spec Folding Commem Flight Cover fr same design stamps for 30th Anniv. 1st Aust-NZ Trans-Tasman Flight - Aust 8d pmk Sydney - 10.9.58 & NZ 6d pmk 'Woodbourne Air Force Special Flight - 14 OC 58 - b/s Sydney 14/X on Return. Black Cachet

1958 QANTAS - 1st 'Round-World' Air Service illus cover fr 1s, 2x2s 'Encircling' pmk Sydney-14.I.58 - b/s spec duplex - 20.I.58. Violet Cachet.

1960 HG.#DFG6-S.2 OHMS Airletter: Jet plane design blue/blue - no value in design. - h/s single-lined violet 'SPECIMEN'

1961 Eus.#1451 QANTAS 1st 'Electra' Flight: 3.10.61 Sydney to Wellington, NZ - [arr 3/X]

1962 QANTAS 'V-Jet' 1st Flight - spec cover Sydney to London - fr 2/3d pmk Perth - 1.2.62 - b/s QANTAS-London - 5.2.62 arr cachet

1962 QANTAS 1st V-Jet Flight: 6.2.62 Sydney to Djakarta, Indonesia [arr 6/II cds]

1963 Eus.#1492 QANTAS 1st Flight '707' - 7.9.63 Brisbane to Honolulu,-Hawaii [QANTAS Waikiki arr cachet] - illus 'Surfers' cover

1963 Eus.#1500/1 QANTAS 1st V-Jet Flight: 22.11.63 Sydney to Papeete & Return Cover fr 16F Tahiti - 25/XI to Sydney. Covers 'Hula' Dancer motif

1964.5.4 Cover fr: 3d, 2d pmk `T.P.O. SOUTH/ 2/ N.S.W.AUST` cds [three clear strikes]

1964 Eus.#1522 50th Ann. 1st Flight Melbourne to Sydney - Commem Flight cover fr: 5d & 2/3d pmk Melb. 16.7.64 with Vignette & Cachet.

1965 Spec 10d Airletter impr '3rd Comm & Empire Law Conference Sydney - 25/8 - 1/9 1965' - Unused.

1965 Eus.#1548/9 Lufthansa: 1st Flight LH 690 - 2 Covers - a], 6.4.65 Frankfurt to Sydney [Black Cachet] & b]. 8 AP 65 Sydney to Frankfurt [blue Cachet} - both 'Kangaroos/Map' illus covers

1965 Eus.#1550 QANTAS 1st Pure Jet Comm'l Flight: 10.4.65 Sydney to Christchurch, NZ (arr 10/IV)

1966 QANTAS 1st Flight illus cover: Sydney to Mexico City fr 20c - spec pmk 21.3.66 - Blue Cachet - with Mexico Return Flight Cover fr 2$75 pmk 29.3.66 (arr 31/3 cds)

1967 Eus.#1597 QANTAS 1st Flight: 30.3.67 Sydney to Amsterdam [arr 31/3] - see also Indonesia & Singapore

1967 Eus.#1597 QANTAS 1st Flight: Sydney to London via Amsterdam - spec cover fr 10c,15c spec pmk Sydney - 30.3.67 - b/s Amsterdam - 31/III

1969 QANTAS 1st Flight Sydney to London, via Bali: Illus cover fr Fishes 7c,8c - spec pmk Sydney - 6.8.69 to Denmpasar, Bali - (red 8/8 arr cds) - See also Indonesia & Singapore

1970 Eus.#1718 QANTAS 50th Anniv Sydney-London Flight cover fr: set of 2 with spec cancel - b/s London - 17.11.70

1971 Eus.#1745 QANTAS 1st Flight 747B - Sydney to Singapore - 2 covers - a). Sydney to S'pore - & b).17.9.71 S'pore to Sydney fr 20c,30c

1972 530/1 Xmas Set of 2 on GPO FDC - pmk Melbourne 29.11.72

1981 Eus.#1917 T.A.A. Airbus Delivery Flight: 13.7.81 - Toulouse to Melbourne, via Perth. Spec illus cover fr 22c with sopec pmk

1981 Eus.#1918 TAA Airbus - 1st Flight: 22.7.81 Melbourne to Sydney - spec illus cover fr 22c - spec cancel

1985 Eus.#1552 QANTAS 1st Flight Sydney to London, via Kuala Lumpur - fr 1d,5d,6d spec pmk 'Sydney-4.9.65 - Sydney to K.L. stage - (arr 4/9)