Lot 41
1936 (May 6th) Lympne - Cape Town H.L. Brook flight ‡

The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1936 (May 6th) envelope from Lympne to Cape Town, GB ½d with Harrogate postmark of 3 May. Eight-line violet cachet “Carried by 86 H.P. Praga Baby first flight England - Cape Town. Ultra light planes. In record time, 16 days 20 hrs. Piloted by H.L. Brook, May 6th - May 23rd 1936”. ½d Bok applied on arrival with Cape Town cds 24 May. No record of the number of covers carried, but it was small; the aircraft was capable of a mere 78mph

