
I have been collecting TEAL off-and-on for nearly 5 years now and thought I'd share what I have so far. I'm missing many pieces but am enjoying the hunt.
To start with, TEAL obtained the first of their two Short S30 Empire Class flying boats in August 1939. The Aotearoa flew various survey flights until it was joined by the Awarua in April 1940. This was when the trans-Tasman service was inaugurated.

The Aotearoa
The last leg of the delivery, from Sydney to Auckland, contained no official mail however there was a small unofficial mail to commemorate the arrival. My rather toned copy below is signed by John Burgess, the pilot. It has been cancelled three days after it arrived (and the day before WW2 began).

https://friendsofthesolentflyingboat.wordpress.com/zk-ama-delivery-flight/
Cheers,
Ewen
