Lot 75
1935-8 foreign origins and destinations group ‡







The Moody Tidwell Collection of South Africa, with Important Pioneer Airmails | S26032
Auction: 17 December 2026, 10:00 GMT
Description
1935-8 covers from Feeder Services to Imperial Airways, Empire Airmail Scheme and Private Feeder carriage. 1935 Jul 12 Beira to East London; 1938 Feb 18 Kimberley to ‘Ceychelles’, inaugural Imperial service to Mahé; Feb 28 to Vancouver, to meet up with inaugural Canadian Airways service to Vancouver; Jun 9 Cape Town to England, inaugural Imperial accelerated service; Jul 8 Lithuania to Thaba 'Nchu; Jul 22 Pretoria to Cloncurry, Queensland, inaugural Qantas service to Sydney via Cloncurry; Jul 22 Bloemfontein to Tonga on the same flight (by boat from Fiji)







