Lot 11
1931 (Nov. 13th) Sir Lowry's Pass crash cover ‡




The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1931 (Nov. 13th) envelope from Port Elizabeth to New York with 6d Pictorial and 3 x 4d Air, the envelope originally 10 x 4" but charred and somewhat reduced. The Port Elizabeth - Cape Town flight was caught in a storm and crashed at Sir Lowry's Pass. Offered with the ambulance letter, originally dated in error 1913




