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PER ARDUA AD ASTRA<br />
7<br />
INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL<br />
STAMPS & COVERS<br />
AUSTRALIA<br />
3001 F 6 € 1.000<br />
First Flight England to Australia November 10, 1919 - January 26, 1920, Capt. Sir Ross Smith together with his crew Lt.<br />
Keith M. Smith (brother) and Sergts. W.H. Shiers and J.M. Bennett flew from London to Port Darwin, thus flying 11,500<br />
miles in 29 days; the Australian Government issued a special stamp which, by order of the Post Office Dept., was affixed<br />
to the mail at Melbourne and cancelled "First Aerial Mail, Great Britain to Australia. Received 26 Feb. 1920", whereas the<br />
cover shows some faults, the stamp is in adequate condition, only 130 covers of this very important intercontinental flight<br />
were carried, certified Bolaffi<br />
3001
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