Auction No. 1 Sunday, 23 November 2008 / 2:00 am start
1952 (1st Sept) First Regular Airmail between ...
Estimate $100
Realised: $250 plus premium
Category: Airmails
Lot Details
1952 (1st Sept) First Regular Airmail between Sydney Australia and Johannesburg South Africa with intermediate stops of Cocos (Keeling) Island and Mauritius. Group of 11 flight covers between each of these ports. All on Qantas illustrated covers addressed to J. Clunies-Ross of Cocos Island fame. 3 postmarked RAAF PO COCOS ISLAND, 2 Sydney, 3 Port Louis & 3 Johannesburg. Violet cachets on each & relevant backstamps. Tone spots & minor wear but a nice set of intermediates with the Cocos link. Eustis 1307/08 & 1308a. Cat. $500+ (11)
