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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  14 Aug 2021 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 732
  15 Aug 2021 ~ 10am (AEST) - Session 2: Lots 733 - 1470
• Lot #:
  1295
• Lot Description:
  A CORRESPONDENCE WITH KEITH SMITH: 1917 - 1926
  A group of letters and postcards, six items in all, all addressed and written by Keith Smith to his friend, B.R. Stevenson (who he addresses as “Steve”), an employee of Elder, Smith & Co., Adelaide: - 1/11/1917 a postcard from Leeds, “....start flying from tomorrow if it’s a decent day...” signed K.M.S., - 25/2/1918 a postcard from Norwich, “...Have come down to get a machine to fly back to Cramlington, a nice 250 mile jaunt if the weather is anything like decent....” signed K.M.S. [Cramlington Airfield was built in 1915 in response to German airship attacks on Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.] - 20/4/1918 a postcard from Ryde, Isle of Wight, “...See in today’s paper that Neville Swift has gone West, jolly rotten luck....” signed K.M.S. R.A.F. [Major Neville Cropley Swift of Adelaide died of wounds in France 28th March 1918. He was 22 years old.]- 22/12/1924 an envelope addressed to Stevenson, containing a Christmas and New Year Greeting, dated “Sydney 1924” and signed Keith Smith. - 7/8/1926 a typed letter contained in an envelope from Sydney, “...Cobham is due here today week and I do not want to miss seeing him land and take part in his welcome. He has done damn well and his flight should do a lot to buck up the interest in flying all over Australia...” signed Keith. - 26/12/1926 a typed letter contained in an envelope from Sydney, “...I leave here in about 3 weeks for Melbourne where I hope to spend a few days prior to coming over to Adelaide to join the boat....” signed Keith Smith. Sir Keith Macpherson Smith, KBE (1890 – 1955) along with his brother, Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, Sergeant James Mallett (Jim) Bennett and Sergeant Walter (Wally) Shiers, became the first people to fly from England to Australia in 1919.
• Estimate:
  A$1,000 - 1,500
• Realised Price:
  $0.00
• Category:
  Memorabilia

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