AUSTRALIA 1937 (April 9) group of commem covers (4)...

AUSTRALIA 1937 (April 9) group of commem covers (4) carried on the first solo flight from Brisbane to Cape Town flown by Mrs. H. B. Bonney, three with the commem cachet, one bearing KGV ½d (2) & 1d tied 'Brisbane 8.4.37' and South Africa 1d tied 'Pretoria 28.8.37', the other three being stage flights to Netherlands Indies (with Australia 3d, Queensland 1d (2) and Netherlands Indies 7½c, 10c & 42½c), to India (arriving on Coronation Day with 3a applied) and to Sudan, with 1m (3), 2m, 3m & 5m applied, tied 'Juba 17.7.37'. Each cover is signed by the pilot, a most attractive & scarce group.

Estimate:£150

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