British Military Administration

1946 SEAC Supreme Commander Lord Mountbatten & Lady Edwina 'Goodwill Flight' to Aust & NZ - per AVRO York - MW-102 Cover fr: Aust Peace 2½d pmk Stanmore, NSW & NZ Vict 3d pmk Whenuapai Air Force - 1 AP 46 & 1d pmk Whenuapai - 9 AP for Return - with red 2-oval 'AIR. S.S.E.A. - COMM. SQUADRON - m/s 10 AP 46 - Singapore' arr cachet - Further fr: BMA 8c red pmk S'pore - 12 AP 46 for Return to Aust. Pilot Signed: Jack Matthews. Endorsed on back: 'For H.M. Collection - Ern Crome - 1986' on his last trip to London - wanted to present this Unique cover personally to HM Queen at Buck. Palace, but refused by Prince Charles - suggest send by Post - & consequently Crome took it back to Aust!! - very RARE!

1946 Air cover fr BMA ovpts 2x10c, 2x15c pmkd S'pore - 8.3.46 to London.

1946.3.30 Mountbatten `Royal Tour` `Ernie Crome` cover fr: Australia 2d Peace pmk STANMORE cds - fr: NZ 5d pmk OHAKEA/ 1 AP/AIRFORCE cds; fr: NZ1d pmk WHENUAPAI/ 9 AP/ AIR FORCE cds; h/s red double oval `AIR C.S.E.A./ Date '10.4.46/ SINGAPORE'/ COMM. SQUADRON`; fr: 8c BMA pmk PENANG/ 12.4/ MALAYA cds - signed by pilot Jack Mathews - attractive and rare

B.M.A 1948 BMA Ovpt: Air cover fr: 6c, 5x15c pmk Penang 6.7.46 to Newark, Ohio, USA

B.M.A. 1948 Airletter fr: ovpts 10c, 15c ultr. pmk Klang - 3.4.48 to India

B.M.A. 1948 Die II - 5x 10c /air cover pmk Penang - 28.7.48 to London (arr 4/8)