1927 Cover to London endorsed "Carried by aeroplane from London to Mongalla" and signed by the Pilot R.R. Bentley bearing an uncancelled G.B 11/2d ringed in ink and two Sudan 5m stamps tied by Mongalla c.d.s (Nov 28), backstamped at Khartoum (Dec 7). The enclosed note on "Equatorial Battalion, Khartoum" notepaper and dated 27.11.27 reads, "delay in despatch regretted" and is signed by an Officer in the Battalion. Lt R.R Bentley of the South African Air Force made the first solo flight from London to Cape Town, also setting a new time record, beating the previous fastest time of Alan Cobham. Only one other cover recorded from this flight (carried from Broken Hill to Cape Town). Light staining and a little restored with some of the writing strengthened, nevertheless one of the rarest of all pioneer air mail covers from an important African record breaking flight. Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1930 (Oct 4) Cover to Cape Town with G.B 11/2d cancelled by London W.1 machine, handstamped "AIR POST / SPECIAL" and signed by the pilot R.F Caspareuthus, backstamped at Cape Town (Oct 17), very fine. Caspareuthus flew from Lympne to Cape Town in a new solo record time of 81/2 days, a record which stood for six years. Just 20 covers and a few newspapers carried on this flight. Very scarce. Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1930 (Oct 3) Complete copy of the "Evening Standard" newspaper enclosed within a 1/2d wrapper addressed to Cape Town, the wrapper tied to the newspaper by a 1/2d stamp both cancelled by London W.1 c.d.s (Oct 4) and handstamped "AIR POST /SPECIAL", backstamped at Cape Town (Oct 17), the newspaper signed by the pilot R.F Caspareuthus. A little staining to the wrapper, otherwise fine and very rare. Very few newspapers were carried on this record breaking flight and even fewer survive. Photo on Page 9. (Image1)

1931 Cover to London with reverse flap now attached to the cover front, endorsed "Puss Moth G-ABEH "Good Hope"" and signed by Peggy Salaman, the front also signed A. Gordon Store, bearing G.B 11/2d cancelled at Lympne (Oct 30) and South Africa 2d cancelled at Cape Town (Nov 6). Handstamped oval "DUTY OFFICE / 31 OCT 1931 / LYMPNE AIR PORT" and light "Found in E.C / without contents", the reverse again signed by Store and bearing part label "The article which has become separated from the attached cover cannot at present be identified" (probably due to the flap being attached to the cover front prior to posting and the cover therefore sent unsealed with no reverse flap, and presumably without contents). Also a Photo of Salaman with the two lion cubs which she flew from Juba to Kimberley, a letter referring to the flight and cubs and enclosing this photo, and the cover in which these were sent to Canada bearing a photo of Salaman and Store alongside the aeroplane, and contemporary news cuttings (4). Salaman and Store flew from Lympne to Cape Town in a new record time of 5 days, 6 hours, 40 minutes. The cover a little stained but very rare; just ten covers carried for personal friends, of which just two or three are believed to survive. (6). Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1932 (Apr 19) Cover franked 1d from Cape Town to London with datestamps of Abercorn, N.E Rhodesia (Apr 22), handstamped bilingual "FOUND WITHOUT CONTENTS" and "ACCIDENT AT ABERCORN / 22 APRIL 1932 / Flight Abandoned". Carried by Oscar Garden in his attempted record flight from Cape Town to Croydon in a Spartan Hermes biplane, which was abandoned when he crashed at Abercorn. Fine and scarce, 25 covers carried. Photo on Page 7. (Image1)

1933 (Mar 6) Cover with G.B 11/2d tied by London W.C machine with undated cachets of the airports at Perpignan, Oran, Reggan, Douala and "CAPETOWN MUNICIPAL AIR-PORT / 14 MAR. 1933 / WINGFIELD", the reverse endorsed "Left Lympne 9th March 1933, was forced to land at Van Rhyndorp 160 mls short of Capetown, continued to Capetown 13th" and signed by Victor Smith. Smith attempted to beat Amy Mollison's G.B to Cape Town record by the west coast route, but had to abandon his flight just 160 miles short of Cape Town due to a shortage of petrol. Also two contemporary news cuttings. Fine and rare, just six cover carried. Photo on Page 9. (Image1)

1936 Long cover to Amy Johnson at Gravesend Airport and redirected to London with typed inscription detailing her round flight from Gravesend to Cape Town and back to Croydon, bearing two G.B 11/2d stamps cancelled at South Kensington on May 3rd and May 15th and two circular "CAPETOWN MUNICIPAL AIR-PORT / WINGFIELD" cachets dated 7 May and 10 May, signed by Amy Johnson. A rare cover carried by this famous aviator on this record breaking flight completed in under 8 days flying time, just ten covers carried, very fine. Photo on Page 9. (Image1)

1936 (May 3) Covers both posted in Harrogate franked 1/2d, then flown from Leeming to Cape Town with a South African 1/2d stamp cancelled upon arrival (May 24), one with violet cachet "Carried by 36 H.P Praga Baby first flight England - Cape Town. Ultra Light Planes. In record time, 16 days 20 hrs, Piloted by H.L Brook May 6th - May 23rd 1936", the second with a similar endorsement and signed by H.L Brook, both fine. (2).

1937 Mrs H. Bonney Brisbane to Cape Town first solo flight, three covers all with Australia stamps cancelled at Brisbane (Apr 3) and large flight cachets, all signed by Bonney, flown on differing legs of her flight in East Africa bearing KUT stamps cancelled at Nairobi (July 22) or Mbeya (July 31) or Southern Rhodesia stamps cancelled at Bulawayo (Aug 18), all then returned to Brisbane by surface mail. Three fine covers. (3). Photo on Page 9. (Image1)

1939 Covers carried on the Indian Ocean survey flight by the flying-boat "Guba", with cover flown from Australia to Africa bearing Australia 2d cancelled "Guba 3/6/39" in manuscript, and cover to India bearing Seychelles 3c + 9c cancelled at Victoria (June 17) and KUT 20c tied by Kisumu c.d.s (June 23), the first cover with various faults, the Seychelles cover with a few minor tone spots but otherwise fine and scarce. Also 1939 letter from the Mombasa Postmaster stating no mail was carried on the Guba, and 1940 letter stating covers were carried and are being sold by a New York dealer at $15 (£3) each. (4). Photo on Page 11. (Image1)