The re-enactment flights In 1964 a major re-enactment of the airmail flight took place. Two Australian-made Victa Airtourers, VH-MVL (flown by Victa's chief test pilot, Vic Walton) and VH-UQX, (flown by Dick Sims) retraced Guillaux’s flight, adhering as closely as possible to the original timetable and carrying a large quantity of commemorative mail, departing Melbourne on 16 July 1964. As the Victas completed their 3-day trip at Mascot on 18 July, Qantas Boeing 707-138B VH-EBC arrived overhead, setting a new record time of 38 minutes 25 seconds from Melbourne Tower to Sydney Tower. Guillaux’s original Bleriot XI, owned by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences at Ultimo, NSW, was displayed at Mascot for the arrival ceremonies. Nelson Eustis, philatelist and historian of the time, was deeply involved in the orgnaisation of the 1964 stamp issues and the re-enactment flight. Several varieites of special commemorative envelopes were carried on the 1964 flight and speical stamps were issued in denominations of five pence, the standard postage rate, and two shillings and threepence, the standard airmial rate. In 1989 a souvenir pre-stamped envelope was carried by Australia Airlines to mark the 75th anniversary of the airmail flight. For the 2014 re-enactment, stamps were issued in the denominations of 70 cents, standard postage, and $2.60, the standard air mail psotage. The designs were based on the original stamp drawing and a photograph by Harold Cazneaux from the collection of the NSW Art Gallery. Australlia Post issued a number of other philatelic items that were carried in a relay of historic aircraft during the 2014 re-enactment. The 2014 commemorative postcards were carried in this Australian-made Jabiru light aircraft, seen arriving at Bankstown on Bastille Day. The mail
The re-enactment flights In 1964 a major re-enactment of the airmail flight took place. Two Australian-made Victa Airtourers, VH-MVL (flown by Victa's chief test pilot, Vic Walton) and VH-UQX, (flown by Dick Sims) retraced Guillaux’s flight, adhering as closely as possible to the original timetable and carrying a large quantity of commemorative mail, departing Melbourne on 16 July 1964. As the Victas completed their 3-day trip at Mascot on 18 July, Qantas Boeing 707-138B VH-EBC arrived overhead, setting a new record time of 38 minutes 25 seconds from Melbourne Tower to Sydney Tower. Guillaux’s original Bleriot XI, owned by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences at Ultimo, NSW, was displayed at Mascot for the arrival ceremonies. Nelson Eustis, philatelist and historian of the time, was deeply involved in the orgnaisation of the 1964 stamp issues and the re-enactment flight. Several varieites of special commemorative envelopes were carried on the 1964 flight and speical stamps were issued in denominations of five pence, the standard postage rate, and two shillings and threepence, the standard airmial rate. In 1989 a souvenir pre-stamped envelope was carried by Australia Airlines to mark the 75th anniversary of the airmail flight. For the 2014 re-enactment, stamps were issued in the denominations of 70 cents, standard postage, and $2.60, the standard air mail psotage. The designs were based on the original stamp drawing and a photograph by Harold Cazneaux from the collection of the NSW Art Gallery. Australlia Post issued a number of other philatelic items that were carried in a relay of historic aircraft during the 2014 re-enactment. The 2014 commemorative postcards were carried in this Australian-made Jabiru light aircraft, seen arriving at Bankstown on Bastille Day. The mail
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