£300
South Africa / G.B - R.F Caspareuthus. 1930 (Oct 4) Cover to Cape Town with G.B 1½d cancelled by London W.1 machine, handstamped "AIR POST / SPECIAL" and signed by Caspareuthus, with Cape Town backstamp (Oct 13). Carried from Lympne to Cape Town in the record breaking solo flight of just 8½ days by R.F Caspareuthus, a record that stood for six years. Fine and scarce, just 20 covers and a few newspapers carried. Photo on Page 24.
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