AUSTRALIA 1934 MacRobertson Air Race collection of flown...

AUSTRALIA 1934 MacRobertson Air Race collection of flown covers (19) written up on leaves, mostly signed by the pilots and including covers from 12 of the 20 participants, of which only 9 completed the course in the allotted time. The collection includes two covers carried by the winners, C.W.A Scott and T. Campbell Black, one signed by both, the other just by Campbell Black (on the rare occasions these come up in auction, they fetch significant prices), two from the second place plane, the American team of Turner and Pangborn (each signing one of them), also Jones and Waller (third place), signed by both. The remainder include the Dutch team, C. Melrose (Calcutta to Melbourne), the Danes Hansen and Jensen and New Zealanders McGregor and Walker. Some arrived late and these include H. L Brook, Kay and Stewart, the British duo Davies and Hill (2, both signed by both and with Cyprus 1½pi affixed after experiencing problems in Cyprus) and Wright and Polando (their mail was confiscated for a day in Persia and they were forced to withdraw in Calcutta). A superb collection of these fascinating and scarce covers, extremely difficult to replicate.

Estimate:$928.07

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