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Bright green envelope, franked George V 1d. with code 1 cancellation of 15 Sept., addressed to Queenstown and with arrival d.s. (12.10) on reverse; the adhesive faintly stained around the perfs., otherwise fine and scarce £80-100
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Olive-green card, franked George V 1/2d. and 1d. with code 5 cancellation of 15 Sept., addressed to Johannesburg; slightly stained £80-100
| 1911 First South African Aerial Post | |
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First flight Kenilworth-Muizenberg: Souvenir card franked Natal 1/2d., addressed to
Cape Town, with Kenilworth special cancellation (27.12), alongside Kenilworth (22.12) c.d.s., Muizenberg special datestamp (27.12) and c.d.s. (28.12), Cape Town arrival (18.12); fine £100-120
Note: Illustrated on page 15 of "Par Avion in South Africa" by John T. Burrell
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Souvenir card with blue "New Year Greetings/from/The Vacuum Oil Company" advertisement on reverse, franked Cape of Good Hope 1/2d., addressed to Cape Town with special Kenilworth cancellation (27.12), alongside Kenilworth c.d.s. (23.12), Muizenberg special d.s. (27.12), c.d.s. (28.12) and Cape Town arrival (28.12); fine and scarce. Photo £500-700
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First return flight Muizenberg-Kenilworth: Souvenir card, franked Cape of Good Hope 1/2d., addressed to Cape Town, with Kalk Bay cancellation (22.12), alongside Muizenberg special d.s. (27.12) and Observatory arrival d.s. (28.12); corner crease, otherwise fine. Photo £300-350
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Souvenir card franked Transvaal 1/2d., addressed to Vryburg, special Muizenberg cancellation (27.12) only; the card with central vertical fold. A scarce card posted at the airfield. Photo £300-400
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Plain envelope, addressed to Cape Town, franked Transvaal 1d. with Muizenberg special cancellation (27.12) only; small manuscript notation on the front of the cover. Posted at the airfield and extremely rare thus as only the souvenir cards should have been accepted on the flight. Photo £750-1,000
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Second flight Kenilworth-Muizenberg: Souvenir card, franked Cape of Good Hope 1/2d., addressed to Middelburg, with Kenilworth special d.s. (30.12), alongside Muizenberg special d.s. (30.12) and c.d.s. (3.1); the card with corner creases £75-100
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Souvenir card, stampless, addressed to London, with Kenilworth special d.s. (30.12), alongside Muizenberg special (30.12) and c.d.s. (3.1), tax markings of 20c. and 1d., London arrival (20.1), all on the front; faults though taxed mail is rare, especially addressed overseas. Photo £450-500
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Souvenir card, franked Transvaal 1/2d., addressed to Vryburg, Wynberg cancellation (12.12), alongside special Kenilworth d.s. (27.12, used in error on the first few cards cancelled), Muizenberg special d.s. (30.11) and c.d.s. (3.1); fine and scarce. Photo £150-200
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Second return flight Muizenberg-Kenilworth: Souvenir card, franked Transvaal 1/2d., addressed to Bloemfontein, with Muizenberg special cancellation (30.12), alongside Kenilworth special d.s. (30.12); minor crease. Photo £500-750
| 1918 Make Your Sixpence Fly | |
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Small (pale blue) and large Wings souvenir cards, unused, fine £150-200
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Large Wings card: franked 1/2d., addressed to Cape Town with "aerial post" cancellation of 7 Oct. 1918 of the first flight; fine £60-80
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Large Wings card: franked 1d. and addressed to England, "aerial post" cancellation of 7 Oct. for the first flight, "Our Day" 3d. label affixed at upper left; vertical crease, scarce £60-80
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Large Wings card: posted unpaid and addressed to Green Point, "aerial post" c.d.s. of
26 Oct. for the second flight, taxed by 1d. Postage Due on arrival; minor creases and staining. Photo £250-300
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Large Wings card: franked 1/2d., addressed to Rondebosch, "aerial post" cancellation of 2 Nov. for the third flight; a little stained and wrinkled. Photo £200-300
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Small Wings card (dark blue): franked 1d. and addressed to Australia, "aerial post" cancellation of 20 Nov. for the Military Exhibition flight, also pale blue card, franked 1d., addressed to England with "aerial post" cancellation of 27 Nov. for the Pretoria flight; a few minor stains, otherwise fine £150-200
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Small wings: pale blue card, franked 1/2d., addressed to Krugersdorp, "aerial post" cancellation of 20 Nov.; fine. Also pale blue card, posted unpaid with "aerial post" c.d.s. of 22 Nov., taxed 1d. on arrival £80-100
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Small wings pale blue card: franked 1/2d., addressed to Pretoria, with "aerial post" cancellation of 24 Nov. for the Germiston flight. Also pale blue card franked 1/2d., addressed to Johannesburg, with "aerial post" cancellation of 1 Dec. for the scarce Benoni flight; some minor stains, good to fine £150-200
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"The Aerial News" newspaper: dated 16 Dec. and dropped by the pilot Gearing over the Rosebank Showground; folded and minor perimeter faults. Rare. Photo £500-750
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Large wings card: franked 1d., addressed to Rondebosch, "aerial post" cancellation of 23 Dec. for the Christmas flight; slightly stained. Photo £150-200
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Large wings card: franked 1/2d., addressed to Pretoria, "aerial post" cancellation of
30 Dec. for the New Year's flight; minor corner creases, otherwise fine. Photo £150-200
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1919 (2 Aug.) Peace Celebrations, Pigeon Post: Flimsy, backing and envelope with violet "governor general's fund. cape town" cachet, blue-green "pigeon post/cape town/aug 2/19" datestamp and Cape Town (4.8) arrival; fine and rare. Of approximately 410 despatched only eight complete sets are believed to have survived. Photo £1,000-1,200
| 1920 (15 Feb.) Cape Town to Johannesburg flight by the "Pioneer", crashed at Beaufort West | |
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Envelope to Beaufort West franked 1913 1d. (2), 1/- (2) with Cape Town cancellations of 14 Feb., endorsed "per aerial mail" and with large red "carried by/aeroplane" cachet; signed by the pilot Major Meintjes. Rare. Photo £800-1,000
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Paarl Roller Flour Mills advertising envelope, franked 1913 1d., 1/- (2) with Noordes Paarl cancellation of 13 Feb., typewritten "aeroplane mail" and endorsed "By Aerial post" in blue, red "carried by/aeroplane" cachet and faint "the handley page south africa transport company/aerial/post" cachet; a couple of small perimeter tears. Rare. Photo £800-1,000
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1925 (12 Feb.) postcard from Dulwich to Durban franked 1 1/2d., 6d., also 1925 (13 Feb.) envelope registered from London to Durban franked 1 1/2d., 9d., carried by the "Windsor Castle" on the first regular flight from London and with bi-lingual "s.a. air mail/2 mar. 1925" arrival markings; fine £80-100
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1925 (28 Feb.) postcard franked 1913 2d., envelope franked 1913 1d., 4d., carried on the first regular flight from Durban to Cape Town, bilingual "s.a. air mail/28 feb. 1925" cachets; fine £50-70
| 1925 (26 Feb.) Air Mail Stamps | |
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The set of four affixed to Official Souvenir card, signed by E. G. Stuurman, Postmaster-General and with violet bilingual "s.a. air mail/9-mar.1925" cachet; fine and with the
bi-lingual note that accompanied the card. £450-500
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1925 (26 Feb.) postcard to Durban franked 1d. carmine and 1913 1d. with bilingual Cape Town "Airmail Saves Time" cancellation and violet "s.a. airmail/26 feb. 1925" cachet below. Also 1925 (5 Mar.) envelope (a little stained) franked 3d. ultramarine and 1913 2d. similarly cancelled and with cachet of 5 Mar 1925 £80-100
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1925 (2 Mar.) envelope to Durban franked 6d. magenta from the right of the sheet with part of value tablet in margin and 1913 2d., Cambridge cancellation and with bilingual "s.a. air mail/2 mar. 1925" cachet alongside; trace of staining, otherwise fine £80-100
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1925 (2 Mar.) envelope (trifle stained) to London franked 6d. magenta and 1913 2d., Mossel Bay cancellation and bi-lingual "s.a. air mail/4 mar. 1925" cachet, also 1925
(18 Apr.) postcard to Mossel Bay franked 1d. carmine and 1913 1d. with Somerset West cancellation and bi-lingual "s.a. air mail/20 apr. 1925" cachet £80-100
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1925 (5 Mar.) postcard to London franked 1d. carmine, vertical strip of three from the right of the sheet with complete value tablet and 1913 1 1/2d., Durban cancellations and
bi-lingual "s.a. air mail/5 mar. 1925" cachet; fine £100-120
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1925 (5 Mar.) envelope to France franked 1d. carmine (pair), 6d. magenta (without
the required Postage value), Durban cancellations and with b-lingual "s.a. air mail/
5-mar.1925" cachet alongside. Also 1925 (7 June) envelope to France franked 3d. ultramarine (vertical pair) and 1913 3d., East Orange and Pretoria cancellations and
bi-lingual "s.a. air mail.8 jun. 1925" cachet alongside; a few slightly stained perfs., otherwise fine £80-100
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1925 (9 Mar.) 1d. postal stationery card franked 1d. carmine from the right of the sheet with part of value tablet in the margin, Durban cancellation and b-lingual "s.a. air mail/9-mar.1925" cachet, also 1925 (10 Mar.) 1d. postal stationery envelope franked 1d. carmine, from Port Elizabeth to Oudtshoorn, bi-lingual "s.a. air mail/13.mar. 1925" cachet; fine £60-80
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1925 (26 Mar.) envelope to East London franked 3d. ultramarine and 1913 2d. with
bi-lingual Durban "Air Mail Saves Time" machine cancellation. Also 1925 (2 Apr.) front to Folkstone, re-addressed on arrival, franked 6d. magenta and 1913, similarly cancelled and with "s.a. air mail/2 apr. 1925" cachet alongside £60-80
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1925 (9 Apr.) envelope to Ilfracombe franked 6d. magenta and 1913 1d. (2) with Durban cancellation and bi-lingual "s.a. air post/9 apr." cachet alongside; a few minor stains though a scarce cover from the delayed Durban-Cape Town flight £80-100
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1925 (6 May) envelope from Durban to Cape Town franked by the set of four and 1913 2d., bi-lingual "s.a. air mail/9 may 1925" cachet alongside; fine £80-100
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1925 (20 May) envelope to Cape Town, franked by the set of four and 1913 2d., oval Royal Tour cancellations and with bi-lingual "s.a. air mail/20 may.1925" cachet alongside; a few tiny stains, otherwise fine £80-100
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1925 (2 June) envelope to Cape Town franked 3d. ultramarine from the foot of the sheet with value tablet and 1913 1 1/2d. tête-bêche pair, Durban cancellations and with bi-lingual "s.a. air mail/-2 jun 1925" cachet alongside; fine £80-100
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1925 (11 June) piece from a fruit parcel from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, franked 9d. green horizontal strip of four and 1913 2d. block of four, North End cancellations; crease through one 9d. and tiny traces of staining; otherwise fine and scarce. Photo £400-500
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1925 (12 June) 1d. postal stationery card, franked 3d. ultramarine, to Pretoria,
East London cancellation with bi-lingual "s.a. air mail/15 jun. 1925" cachet below, fine and a scarce card from the delayed final flight £60-80
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1925 (13 June) long envelope registered to Durban franked 1d. carmine (3), one from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate between stamp and margin and 1913 1 1/2d. tête-bêche block of four, Sea Point cancellations and b-lingual "s.a. air mail/14 jun. 1925" cachet alongside, boxed "not known" marking; fine. Only twenty four examples of the imperforate between stamp and margin are known and this is the only example recorded on cover. Photo £750-1,000
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1925 (13 June) envelope registered to Durban franked 9d. green horizontal pair from the lower left corner of the pane, variety imperforate between stamp and margin and Natal 1888 "postage" 1/- orange, Cape Town cancellations and b-lingual "s.a. air mail/14 jun. 1925" cachet, typewritten "by last/airmail" label; fine and rare. Only seventy-two examples of the imperforate between stamp and margin variety can exist, the vast majority are unused. Photo £300-350
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1925 (13 June) envelope to Johannesburg franked by the set of four values only, Bellville cancellations and with bi-lingual "s.a. air mail/13 jun. 1925" cachet, as no postage stamps were applied, marked by a boxed "unpaid" handstamp and taxed by Postage Due 2d. pair on arrival; small perimeter faults and a trifle soiled £80-100
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1925 (14 June) envelope to Port Elizabeth franked by the set of four and 1913 2d., Western T.P.O. 2 cancellations and with "s.a. air mail/15 jun. 1925" bi-lingual cachet below; the envelope with a few small stains, vertical crease and the 2d. applied very slightly overlapping the edge £80-100
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1925 (15 June) envelope to Malvern franked 1d. carmine and 1913 coil stamp 1/2d. (2) and 1d. (2), Cambridge cancellations and b-lingual "s.a. air mail/15 june 1925" cachet; the envelope with vertical fold clear of the adhesives, otherwise fine £60-80
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1929 (9 Oct.) envelope registered to Bloemfontein, franked 9d. green from the left of the sheet with variety imperforate between stamp and margin and with the "extended strut" flaw, Orange Free State 1900 1d. on 1d. and 1926 "Hope" 4d., Unbilo Road cancellations, fine and a very rare variety on cover. Photo £1,000-1,200
| 1925 Imperial Airways Survey Flight - London to Cape Town | |
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1925 (16 Nov.) envelope (271x210mm.) marked "By Air mail London to South Africa Nov. 16 1925. Per Alan Cobham and A.B. Elliott", from Sowden and Stobbart, London (complete with letter) to their partners in Pietermaritzburg, showing cachets of various hotels or signatures of Officials at the principal stopping points en route, signed by Cobham, Elliott and Emmott, and bearing 1913 1d. cancelled at Bloemfontein; the envelope with a few faults, as to be expected with an envelope of this size. A remarkable and unique cover carried on this epic flight. Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Spink auction, July 2000
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1926 (4 Feb.) envelope to London franked 1d. Dromedaris pair with Roberts Height cancellation, endorsed "London - Cape Town Flight/Pretoria 1926" and signed A. B. Elliott (Cobham's engineer); fine £100-150
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1926 (23 Feb.) souvenir card franked 1913 2d. with Cape Town machine cancellation, to Durban, on reverse perforated orange "Flight" label tied by oval "by special air mail/16-11-25/london/cape town" cachet and signed by Alan J. Cobham; slight stains, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo £700-750
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