1409 1935 Australia-England return flight by Brook after MacRobertson Air Race, franked KGV 1d green tied by "Darwin 21 MR 35" cds & GB KGV 1½d tied by "Croydon 1 APR 1935" machine pmk, plus endorsed & signed by pilot who set a then record time for the flight. VF. AAMC 493 cat $400. Only 85 flown (P) $300 $500
1410 1936 (26 June) Francis Chichester Australia-England flight cover franked Airmail 3d green tied by "Sydney 26 JE 36" cds, & then franked at ea stopover inc Bali, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Peking, India, Iran, Iraq, Egypt & finally GB tied by "14 IC 36" cds. Endorsed "Carried 21,000 miles in aeroplane ZKABR Francis Chichester pilot". A long cover used in vertical format, with 2 central folds. VF. AAMC 612. Very rare & spectacular cover. (P) $1000 $1500
