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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 2141

(x) South Africa
1931 (5 Oct.) Capt. Caspareuthus London-Cape Town Record Flight
1931 (3 Oct.) envelope and private letter on Air Ministry from Sir Sefton Brancker, the Director of Civil Aviation in the U.K., to P.L. Lindrup, Department of Posts & Telegraphs in Pretoria, the letter commenting on the fact that Capt. Caspareuthus has learning about gliding and the great possibilities that there would be for this in South Africa and with "civil air board/pretoria" datestamp for 13 October, the envelope signed on reverse "Caspareuthus Regards"; very rare, being one of only two private letters carried on this record breaking solo flight. Photo

Note: Caspareuthus left the U.K. at 7a.m. on 5 October and completed the journey in 8 days 10½ hours. Sir Sefton Brancker was killed two days after handing the letter to Caspareuthus in the ill-fated Airship "R101" when it burst in to flames on striking the ground in Allonne, France en route to India

provenance:
Jeidel, June 1988

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Estimate
£600 to £800