Australian 11th Jamboree Flight Mail
Ernie Stermole

The Scout and Guide Stamp Society of Australia (SGSSA) arranged to have 2,000 covers carried in a Nomad aircraft in honor of the 11th Australian Scout Jamboree.  The Jamboree was held December 30, 1976 to January 6, 1977 at Rossmyne Park, Victoria, Australia.

SGSSA Nomad Flight

A cachet depicting the Nomad twin turbo-prop in flight was printed on each cover.  According to the SGSSA, this was be the first time that commemorative covers were flown on a Nomad.  The flight took place at Avalon Airfield during one of the test flights in the week preceding the Christmas holidays.


SOSSI Journal VOL 25, No. 12, December 1976
Created by Keith Larson, 1999