ANSETT AIRWAYS Pty Ltd - ONE OF TWO RECORDED 1st COMMERCIAL ...

Estimate

£220 - £300

ANSETT AIRWAYS Pty Ltd - ONE OF TWO RECORDED 1st COMMERCIAL FLIGHT COVERS FROM HAMILTON TO MELBOURNE:17 Feb 1936 env flown on the 1st commercial flight from Hamilton to Melbourne, m/s "This envelope/was carried from Hamilton to Melbourne/on the anaugral flight/of the Hamilton Melbourne Air Service" with red "ANSETT AIRWAYS PTY LTD" h.s. and signed by Reginald Ansett (Managing Director), Mal Nicol (Company Secretary) and V V Cerche (Pilot). Note This is one of two recorded covers carried on this flight, the other being in the collection of Tom Frommer. This was the 1st flight by Ansett Airways. Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, AIRMAILS