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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 2225

(x) South Africa
1939 (Feb.) DETA Emergency Flood Mail
1939 (7 Feb.) envelope from Johannesburg to Lourenco Marques, bearing Ship 1d. with machine datestamp and with framed "t/10/centimes" handstamp and with manuscript "Flood cover (emergency" followed by "first air mail.d.e.t.a.Service" handstamp, and (10 Feb.) envelope from Lourenco Marques to Johannesburg bearing airmail label franked at the minimum airmail rate of 1E.20c. and marked "Deta Flood cover (emergency" at foot. An unusual pair

Note: Due to unprecedented floods in the early days of February surface communications between Johannesburg and Lourenco Marques were completely disrupted. South African Airways maintained its usual service but it was found necessary to utilise the services of the Portuguese airline DETA on two occasions with covers from both these flights offered above. The 7 February flight was the only occasion on which DETA carried mail from Johannesburg to Lourenco Marques

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