This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/26/2012
Rare cover flown on the first-ever commercial Sydney-Brisbane flight on 1 January 1930, signed by world-famous pilots Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm. Cover was flown aboard Australian National Airways, formed by Kingsford Smith and Ulm in 1929, in the heyday of their aviation triumphs -- such as the successful completion of the first trans-Pacific flight from the U.S. to Australia in 1928. Signed ''Charles Kingsford Smith'' and ''Charles Ulm'' in black ink to front side of cover, with official ANA single line stamp, two Sydney postmarks and three original Australian stamps. Cover measures 5.75'' x 3.5'' with very minor toning, else near fine.