b'95847 Ex 84884717 Jan.1941 (AAMC.912) Sydney - Dili (Portuguese Timor) registered cover, flown and signed by Captain H.B.Hussey for QANTAS; the first time Dili had been included as a stopover en route for Singapore. With war looming in the area, the route was suspended on 6 Dec. 1941. [Only 54 mail items carried]. .$300400848C December 1942 (AAMC.935 & 936) Sydney - Mornington Island and Brisbane - Mornington Island QANTAS flown Christmas mail covers with special vignettes; delivered by parachute. The Sydney cover signed by the pilot, W.H. Crowther; the Brisbane cover signed verso by the Missionary-in-Charge, R.E.Braunholz. [28 and 114 flown, respectively]. The Sydney 1942 cover is the scarcest of the series, with only 28 flown and fewer than 20 now accounted for. (2 items). $8001,000849C 24 December 1946 (AAMC.1089) Sydney - Mornington Island Christmas parachute mail cover, flown for QANTAS by E.R. Nicholl; with special vignette affixed at left and signed by J.B. McCarthy, Superintendent, verso. $80100850C 14 Oct. 1947 (AAMC.1113-1114) Sydney - Norfolk Island & return flown covers; both with special vignettes prepared for the QANTAS flights and both covers signed by the captain, L.R. Ambrose, who piloted the Lancastrian in both directions. (2 covers). . $120150851C Nov.1948 (AAMC.1193b) Johannesburg - Sydney QANTAS first flight vignette, superb Unused. Cat.$100. .$6080852C 15-19 March 1949 (AAMC.1205) Hong Kong - Sydney flown covers (2), carried by QANTAS Skymaster on a round-trip survey flight under the command of Captain E.C. Sims, who has signed both covers which also bear the attractive special vignettes used exclusively for these flights. Cat.$300. $160180853C 19 Dec.1949 (AAMC.1234) Mornington Island Christmas Mail special cover, flown for TAA and signed by the pilot, R.K. Crabbe and signed verso by the Mission Superintendent; with original TAA headed letter enclosed. (2 items).$80100854B November 1952 (Frommer 92c) QANTAS 1922 - 1952 30 Years as Royal Mail Carriers special airmail vignettes in a complete booklet comprising of front and back covers and 10 panes of 5 vignettes held in place by the two original staples. Cat.$400. Very scarce thus. $200250855C 5-9 Sept.1953 (AAMC.1323 & 1325) Sydney - Hollandia and Hollandia - Sydney flown covers, each bearing the special Qantas first flight vignette and signed by the captain and crew, (2) $120150856C 13 Mar. 1954 (AAMC.1337) BOAC Belfast Singapore crash covers (2) to England; one bearing the 2/- Royal Visit from HOBART; the other with 4 x 6d Kookas from MELBOURNE. Both covers with boxed red SALVAGED MAIL cachet. $150200857Nov.1960 (Re.AAMC.1443) QANTAS 40 YEARS OF SERVICE complete sheetlet of 15 vignettes, together with a blk.6 and a blk.9; rouletted and with full gum. (25 vignettes). Cat.250. $100150858Special Flight vignettes in sheetlets of 4 comprising July 1964 Melbourne - Sydney (proof sheetlet in brown only), October 1964 Fiji - Tonga (2 perforated sheetlets), October 1965 Rarotongo - Penrhyn - Tahiti - Rarotonga (2 imperf sheetlets and 1 perforated), September 1967 Samoa - Wallis - Gilbert & Ellice (2 perforated sheetlets), 1968 Norfolk Island (1 imperf. sheetlet) and September 1976 Pacific Islands flight (artists proof sheetlet of 8 units, Imperf, signed and numbered #30 of 30 by the artist. (Total: 10 items). .$150200859C ** 24 Sept. 1936 (AAMC.R7, 7b) Enoggera Rifle Range flown cover with green triangular vigette, accompanied by a complete sheetlet of 4 of the vignettes MUH. (2 items). Both very fresh. .$150200Australian Postal History860PS MANY PEAKS - QUEENSLAND cds of 16 OC 1915 on 1d red KGV Envelope to Brisbane. Lovely strikes; fine and fresh. $100150'