Air Mail cover 1934 (7 Dec.) two Air Ministry leaflets for the England to Australia Civil Air Transport Service, both are addressed to New Zealand and bear 1/1d. franking and The Island Air Express label in black or blue, carried "First by Air from Ryde to Portsmouth" and "Opening of the Air Mail Service England-Australia First Flight". It is thought that only three such pairs of covers exist. Photo | Christie's

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Air Mail cover 1934 (7 Dec.) two Air Ministry leaflets for the England to Australia Civil Air Transport Service, both are addressed to New Zealand and bear 1/1d. franking and The Island Air Express label in black or blue, carried "First by Air from Ryde to Portsmouth" and "Opening of the Air Mail Service England-Australia First Flight". It is thought that only three such pairs of covers exist. Photo

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Air Mail cover 1934 (7 Dec.) two Air Ministry leaflets for the England to Australia Civil Air Transport Service, both are addressed to New Zealand and bear 1/1d. franking and The Island Air Express label in black or blue, carried "First by Air from Ryde to Portsmouth" and "Opening of the Air Mail Service England-Australia First Flight". It is thought that only three such pairs of covers exist. Photo