Lot 18
1937 (Jun. 14th) 'Earl of Caledon' crash cover ‡

The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1937 (Jun. 14th) ‘Earl of Caledon’ crash cover. Junkers JU-86 plane suffered loss of power in both engines, shortly after takeoff from Rand airport at Germiston, crashed and burned. Charred envelope from Durban to Cape Town, together with the ambulance letter. Remarkably, also with the contents, which include (most of) a £1 note

