Lot 35
1931 (May 1st) Cape Town to London record attempt cover, Tommy Rose ‡

The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1931 (May 1st) printed envelope with legend CAPE TOWN TO LONDON BY AIR WITH “TOMMY” ROSE/ IN “HIGH TEST” IN DAYS, bearing 2d Pictorial tied by Cape Town slogan of 29 APR. Addressed to Sussex. Rose failed to set a record on the southbound attempt, and again on the return flight with the engine failing at Luxor. This is the only known surviving cover from the flight, illustrated in Nierinck (310501)

