Lot No. 776
Auction No. | 30 |
Category |
Airmails - Australia Airmails |
Est. | $50 |
Status | SOLD $85 |
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
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