Commemorative stamp cover, Australia, 1958
Contributed by Paris Cape Historical Society
MMN Item 25472
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MMN Item 25472
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A commemorative envelope issued in Australia for the 30th anniversary of the flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight.
Harry Lyon of Paris Hill was the navigator. He and co-pilot James Warner were the two Americans on the flight. The captain, C. Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm were from Australia.
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