Lot 25
1920 (Feb. 15th) first commercial airmail envelope ‡

The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1920 (Feb. 15th) Cape Town to Johannesburg envelope carried on the ‘Pioneer’, correctly franked at 2s1d. Cape Town datestamp of 14 Feb. Endorsed ‘Per Aerial Post’ and with red CARRIED BY/ AEROPLANE cachet. Faults to envelope, and one 6d damaged, still a good looking example

