Lot 64
India 1930 attempted Calcutta - Cape Town first flight ‡

The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
Postal History. 1930 Abul M. Murad attempted first solo flight Calcutta to Cape Town, crashed in Iraq. Bears KGV 1a with Calcutta cancel. Green special cachet front and back, and “Dum Dum - Delhi/ Pilot Abul M. Murad” also on front, pilot-signed

