Lot 46
1937 (Nov. 16th) Clouston and Kirby Green Cape Town to England return flight, signed ‡

The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1937 (Nov. 16th) Clouston and Kirby Green return flight cover with 1d Ship, Cape Town cds. The front with light blue label “Cape Town - London/ Record Flight by/ by F/O A.E. Clouston/ and Mrs. Kirby Green/ November 1937”, signed by both pilots; CAPETOWN MUNICIPAL AIR-PORT/ 16 NOV 1937/ WINGFIELD datestamp, and GB 1½d brown cancelled on arrival by London cds of 21.11; the reverse with another GB 1½d cancelled Newport 23 NOV and another example of the label

