Lot 49
1932 (Jan.) incoming Imperial Airways Feeder Service covers ‡

The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1932 (Jan. 4th) envelope from Nassau to Cape Town, franked 1s3d including 5d Special Delivery, routing Nassau - Miami - Atlanta - New York - ship to England - London - Cairo - Cape Town, correct backstamps, sellotape marks at right and base but extremely scarce. Also Malta to Cape Town (Jan. 16th) 1s7½d franking with violet Air Mail cancels. Both covers caught the Imperial AS47 first scheduled service to Cape Town flight

