FIRST & COMMEMORATIVE FLIGHT COVERS

see also Commemorative Covers

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au1032 (9/10)

1949 - cacheted cover for first official Australia/Canada air mail service

A.A.M.C. #1222 (c.v. AU$25). Excellent to fine condition.

au856 (10/09)

1951 (June 29th): first Melbourne / Christchurch Air Mail flight by TEAL A.A.M.C. #1274

Fine condition - c.v. $20.

au857 (10/09)

1954 (June 29th): first direct Air Mail Flight by TEAL from Sydney to Christchurch and return A.A.M.C. #1348a

Excellent condition - c.v. $20.
au516

1960 - FFC "Tealelectra" Melbourne / Christchurch AAMC #1429 (c.v. AU$15)

Very fine condition.

au503

1963 (Nov 22nd) - First Scheduled V-Jet Flight Sydney/ Tahiti

A.A.M.C. #1500 - fIne condition. Papeete RP arrival b/stamp. Small flap fault from when opened.

au830 (9/09)

1963 (Sep 7th) - QANTAS FFC Sydney / Honolulu

A.A.M.C. #1492 - c.v. AU$15.

au708 (7/08)

1964 (Nov 26th) - QANTAS inaugural flight to Mexico AAMC #1534a - c.v. $40+

Small central mark, probablu from handling when postmarked ... o/wise condition is excellent. Intermediate covers from this flight are quite hard to find nowadays.

au859 (12/09)

1969 - 50th Anniversary First Airmail Flight from England to Australia A.A.M.C. #1690

With R.A.F. Lyneham and Melbourne pictorial postmarks - back may be viewed in large image window. Fine unaddressed condition.

au900 (1/10)

1969 (Aug 10th) - souvenir cover for 50th Anniversary of First Air Mail Flight - Adelaide/Minlanton

A.A.M.C. #1645  c.v. AU$15. Fine condition. Signed by re-enactment pilot.

au899 (1/10)

1969 (Aug 10th) - souvenir cover for 50th Anniversary of First Air Mail Flight - Minlanton/Adelaide

A.A.M.C. #1647 - c.v. AU$12. Fine condition.

au887 (12/09)

1979 - Southern Cross Air Race cover carried Bankstown/Parkes/Ballarat

A.A.M.C. #1876. Fine condition - cancelled at Eureka (VIC) - 125th anniversary of Eureka Stockade.