Auction No. 30 Saturday, 27 November 2021 / 2:00 pm start
1938 (26th Feb) Sydney parachute mail cover signed ...
Estimate $70
Realised: $85 plus premium
Category: Airmails > Airmails - Australia
Lot Details
1938 (26th Feb) Sydney parachute mail cover signed by jumper, Miss Jean Burns at Kingsford Smith Aerodrome. Only 50 carried. Good cond. "For the Royal Aero Club of NSW from E Chrome" in m/s on reverse. She was the first Australian woman to parachute from an aeroplane over Australia & held the title of being the youngest female pilot in Australia for 15 years. AAMC 788a
