Lot 3
1911 (Dec. 27th) first flight cards ‡

The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1911 (Dec. 11th) first flight cards. The first with COGH ½d, Cape Town cds and a collection of further postmarks; Kenilworth DE 23 cds, Kenilworth and Muizenburg special cancels DEC 27,Muizenburg cds 28 DEC, Swellendam 29 DE and (redirected) Three Anchor Bay JA 1. The second the first return flight from Muizenburg to Kenilworth, with Muizenburg special cancel DEC 27; missing the arrival postmark, because the plane arrived after hours and the clerk had gone home for the day. Each with small faults but a scarce pairing

