*** | Mementoes of Charles Kingsford Smith's Southern Cross. Mounted on board, original rack & part of the original fabric bearing the letter S, a photo of the Southern Cross with a description typed as follow: These mementoes of Smithy's Southern Cross were… | *** | |
*** | Late 19th century Anglo-Indian ivory walking stick. Provenance: Dame Nellie Melba. Smith & Singer, property from the collection of Dame Nellie Melba, 31st March 2015 (lot 142). Estate late John Schaeffer. | *** | |
*** | Silver gilt cased lock of hair from Letizia Bonaparte, mother of Napoleon I. Presented to her younger Son, Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland, in 1831. Contained within a crystal case and in original silk lined leather case, monogrammed 'Lb' to cover.… | *** | |
*** | Official Government ticket to special reserve at Mascot aerodrome. Arrival of Kingsford Smith & accompanying aviators, Trans Pacific flight 1928. Including. 6 souvenir flight tickets in the Southern Cross, one is signed C Kingsford Smith. Souvenir flight… | *** | |
*** | Fokker sales catalogue 1925-1927.Section with tipped in real photographs of the Fokker F.VII - 3M with technical drawings and technical information. The Southern Cross was (and still is) a Fokker F.VII - 3M powered by Wright Whirlwind engines. The… | *** | |
*** | Press photo of James Warner & Harry Lyon being greeted by the American Consul in Sydney. Including. A card dated, Sydney, June 1928 'On the Completion of the Trans-Pacific Flight,' signed by Kingsford Smith and Ulm. (15 x 11.5 cm) | *** | |
*** | Sharp Martin 1942-2013, printed invitation to exhibition: 'Sharp Martin and his silver Scissors,' Sigi Krauss gallery, Convent garden, London, 1969. | *** | |
*** | Silver plated tea & coffee service, Spurrier & Co. Comprising tea & coffee pots, sugar bowl & cream jug. Of tapering oval form with gadrooned body, ebonised handles. Engraved monogram 'N.A.' height 26 cm, (coffee pot). Comprising tea & coffee pots, sugar… | *** | |
*** | Minute book of Trans Tasman Airservice Development Company limited. The Trans Tasman air service Company was formed by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, P.G.Taylor, B.T.Shiel & J.W. Stannage on the 4th June, 1935 for the purpose of establishing an Australian -… | *** | |
*** | Cinema Exhibitors Broadsheet newspaper designed as an air mail letter to publicise the story of the film 'The old Bus.' Starring Sir Charles Kingsford Smith & directed by Jack Percival Jnr, universal pictures 1934. 'Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in his… | *** | |
*** | Press photo of Kingsford Smith sitting on an engine strut of the Southern Cross. With his left hand gripping a propeller blade just prior to take off from Oakland Airport, California at 8.54am May 31, 1928 for Honolulu the first leg of the Trans Pacific… | *** | |
*** | Kingsford Smith souvenir programme. Speedway, Moonah (Tasmania) Jan, 24th, 1931, Kingsford Smith cup race. Presentation to the winner by air Commodore Kingsford Smith. Advertisement for ten shilling flights in the beautiful Southern Cloud with Kingsford… | *** | |
*** | Framed photograph, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Signed by his wife. 22 x 17.5 cm, 38 x 32 cm (including. Frame). Signed: Joe a memento of Chilla from Mary Kingsford Smith. | *** | |
*** | Wall plaque commemorating the first East/West Transantlantic flight by the Southern Cross. Delft plate 24 cm in diameter commemorating the first transatlantic crossing from Ireland to New York June, 1930. Charles Kingsford Smith was the Captain, Evert van… | *** | |
*** | Press photograph mounted on cardboard. Kingsford Smith & Ulm visit wounded great war Veterans at the Randwick (Sydney) military Hospital. Smithy is wearing his RAAF uniform. Ink stamp to reverse 'Copyright photograph by Sydney Mail,' 1928. | *** | |
*** | Five photo postcards. C. Meyer of Suva, Fiji recording the Southern Cross & crew at Suva. Trans Pacific flight, Oakland, Honolulu, Fiji, Brisbane 1928. Brisbane1928 left to right Harry Lyon, Kingsford Smith, Mr marks, Mayor of Fiji, Jim Warner & Charles… | *** | |
*** | Australian National Airways limited. (Kingsford Smith & Ulm's airline founded 1929). Schedule booklet, Sydney - Melbourne, Sydney - Brisbane, 1930; Schedule booklet, Sydney-Melbourne, 9th June 1930; booklet, a school of flying, 1930; Xmas air mail… | *** | |
*** | Press photo, Southern Cross over long Island on flight from Ireland to New York, 1930. Including. Stereo view of Southern Cross, Kingsford Smith & crew at Curtiss flying field (U.S.A.) after the 1930 Atlantic crossing. 20 x 25.5 cm | *** | |
*** | (Sir John Monash). W. Shaw Sparrow, The Fifth Army in March 1918. John Lane, The Bodley Head, London, 1921. From the library of one of the most outstanding Generals of World War I, General Sir John Monash, bearing his name plate and signed in pencil : ' | *** | |
*** | Two various sheet music. 'The Southern Cross Descriptive March,' by Harry J. Lincoln. Dedicated to Capt. Kingsford Smith & Mr C T P Ulm; & Kingsford Smith 'Aussie's proud of You' words & music, Jack O'Hagan. | *** | |
*** | Souvenir programmes. Typed letter Christchurch 21 March, 1934 to a Miss Glennie of Invercargill signed C. Kingsford Smith; souvenir programme of the visit of the Southern Cross to Auckland (Mangere Aerodrome) January 27th, 28th, 29th & 30th (1933); &1928… | *** | |
*** | Catalogue for the 'Sun-Telegraph' Airways exhibition held at the 'Sun-Telegraph' building, Sydney, 1935. Section F-pages 22 & 23 lists the trophies belonging to Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in the exhibition. Including. Press photo of Kingsford Smith at… | *** | |
*** | Composite photograph of the Southern Cross over New Zealand with insets of Ulm & Smithy. Including. Vacuum oil Company publicity photo, the 'Southern Cross' carrying mail from New Zealand, arrived at mascot Aerodrome at 3.15pm, 29/3/34, creating a new… | *** | |
*** | Framed & glazed photograph. RAAF de Haviland DH9A was one of thirty gifted by the British government after the first World War so that Australia could form an air force. This plane A1-28 (previously E9692 RAF) was manufactured by Mann, Egerton & Co.,… | *** | |
*** | 30 various Tivoli programmes 1941-1949. Including. The booklet (27 x 22 cm) Favorites of the Footlights, a beautiful series of photographs and Autographs Compiled by - - W a Crawley. Nellie Melba, Carrie Moore, Nellie Stewart et al. The New South Wales… | *** | |
*** | Business card for air services, including Roosevelt field NY with home made safety pin attached. Annotation on back, 'In the cock-pitt of Kingsford Smith's plane 'Southern Cross' on her arrival from America per SS golden bear, 16th Feb, 1931' (5 x 9 cm)… | *** | |
*** | Two c.1950s Ginger Meggs Nursery Carpets. Scenes of fishing & eating ice cream. 56 x 94 cm (each) | *** | |
*** | The Reveille, official Journal of the RSL, June 30th, 1928. Cover photo of Kingsford Smith & crew, our comrades, the Pacific Fliers (25 x 18.5 cm); the National Geographic magazine, October 1928; & a programme, Saturday, November 29, 1930. Australian… | *** | |
*** | Press photo, Southern Cross Charles Kingsford Smith pilot, P G Taylor navigator & J W Stannage wireless operator preparing to take off at Gerringong beach (NSW), destination new Plymouth, NZ, Jan 1933. A man made fire on the beach illuminates the scene.… | *** | |
*** | Five unused Letterheads for Kingsford Smith air service Ltd, 1932. | *** | |
*** | Reveille, official Journal of the Rsl June 30th, 1931. Cover illus. Of Air-Commodore C.E. Kingsford Smith M.C., A.F.C. By David Barker. Reveille, official journal of the Rsl February 29, 1932. Cover photo of Air-Commodore C.E. Kingsford Smith M.C., A.F.C.… | *** | |
*** | 9 Australian Themed Badges. Incl. Ginger Meggs, 5 dance awards, silver Red Cross badge, and carved horn kookaburra brooch | *** | |