1939 The CHALLENGER Crash Mail to South Africa
May 1 1939 Lumbo Mozambique Aircraft: Short S.23 C Class Challenger (G-ADVD) Imperial Airways. Route: Great Britain - South Africa. Pilots: Acting Captain Frederick D. Smith First Officer W. G. N. Saunders First. Officer J.E. Gavshon Radio Operator Tom Webb and Flight Clerk George Knight The flight had taken off from Dar es Salaam Tanganyika at 2:35 a.m.. On landing at 7:10 a.m. the flying boat struck a small boat and sunk in shallow water. Even though Captain Smith had previously made several landings at Lumbo on this occasion the wind direction necessitated a landing in the opposite direction to the previous landings. The radio operator and flight clerk were both killed. The remaining crew members and three passengers were saved. The mail was recovered and forwarded on the flying boat Canopus. Mail to the Transvaal Province and Cape Town was put onto a train at Lorenco Marques. Six different cachets were applied to the mail as shown. Mail to Rhodesia was not cacheted. Proud reported mail to Nyasaland Mozambique and South Africa posted in the UK between 21.4.39 and 25.4.39. A cover is known from Tabora Belgian Congo to Durban South Africa. Field reported mail also to Southern Rhodesia and Southwest Africa. A cover is also known from Entebbe Uganda to Johannesburg and another one is known from Tanganyika to Durban. Covers are also known from New Zealand and Australia to South Africa. Hopkins also reported mail to Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique).
We use UK condition abbreviations.
U/M (un-mounted mint) is Mint Never Hinged or Never Hinged Mint.
M/M (mounted mint) is Hinged Mint.
POSTAGE
Please Remember that B1D charge us about 15% FEES on our Postage Rates.
For example UK Special delivery we charge £8.95 which after fees we get about £7.60 of the postage cost.
The face value of the stamps we need to send this is £7.95 (2nd April 2024).
We of course have to also buy the envelope, stock cards, the address label etc etc.
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| Standard Mail (1st Class Recorded) Over £40 | GBP 3.25 |
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| Royal Mail Special Delivery | GBP 8.95 |
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| REST OF WORLD | |
| Standard Airmail (not insured) | GBP 2.95 |
| Registered Airmail (insured and signed for) | GBP 9.95 |
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