SOUTHERN AFRICA First Cape Town London regular flight

SOUTHERN AFRICA First Cape Town London regular flight. This flight left Cape Town on 27th Jan 1932 and Johannesburg on 28th Jan. The plane 'City of Basra' was damaged on landing in Salisbury. The relief plane 'City of Delhi' then crashed near Broken Hill. The mail was eventually picked up by the second North bound service and reached London on 11th Feb. The flight scheduled for 11 days to 20 days. Seven covers that were on this interrupted flight. A cover from South West Africa, three from South Africa, two from Southern Rhodesia and one from Bechuanaland. An interesting lot.

Estimation:€236.71

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