A NEW RECORD FOR THE ROUND TRIP: 15-26 March 1938 (AAMC.801a) England - Australia - New Zealand - Australia - England, flown cover carried by Clouston & Ricketts in a DH88 "Australian Anniversary" which had previously won the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934. The round trip of nearly 27,000 miles (over 43,000km) was completed in the record time of just under 10 days. [Only 12 covers flown on the entire journey!].
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A NEW RECORD FOR THE ROUND TRIP: 15-26 March 1938 (AAMC.801a) England - Australia - New Zealand - Australia - England, flown cover carried by Clouston & Ricketts in a DH88 "Australian Anniversary" which had previously won the MacRobertson Air Race in 1934. The round trip of nearly 27,000 miles (over 43,000km) was completed in the record time of just under 10 days. [Only 12 covers flown on the entire journey!].

Estimate
A$200–250
Realised
A$150
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    4 Oct 2026, 17:06
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