Lot 36
1932 (Apr. 19th) Oscar Garden Cape Town - England record attempt ‡

The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1932 (Apr. 19th) Cape Town to England record attempt by Oscar Garden. Imperial Airways envelope (although the flight was not associated with Imperial Airways) bearing 1d Ship, Cape Town 19 APR cds. Bears “ACCIDENT AT ABERCORN/ 22 APRIL 1932/ Flight Abandoned” and bilingual FOUND WITHOUT CONTENTS cachets, Abercorn datestamps 22 APR front and back. Twenty flown

