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Lot# 522 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 522 South Africa

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    Crash Mail 1920: Handley Page Pioneering Flight "Crash" mail, advertising envelope with enclosed letter, sent from Muizenberg to Johannesburg, dated 13th February 1920, flight left Cape Town 15th February 1920 and crashed near Beaufort West, franked with Union of South Africa vertical pair 1 s. covering the air fee of 2s and 1 d. postage, tied by datestamp 13 February, with flight cachet in red "CARRIED BY / AEROPLANE" alongside and endorsed "Per Aerial Post", the enclosed note on Marine Hotel headed paper dated 14th February 1920, "First Aerial Post in South Africa - leave C.T. February 15th 1920 Postage 1d plus 2/", a fine and rare example, one of twenty thought to have survived Nierinck 200217.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF