South Africa 1936 Schlesinger Air Race, Clouston Signed Cover

South Africa 1936 Schlesinger Air Race, Clouston Signed Cover
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  • SA: 1936 SCHLESINGER AIR RACE:
  • Neat small format envelope carried by Flying Officer A E Clouston annotated "Signature / G-ADOD No 8".
  • (He continued the flight to South Africa by easy stages after dropping out of the race following a crash owing to engine failure when holding second place at Felixburg Rd, Southern Rhodesia 3rd Oct 1936).
  • Franked GB 1½d tied by Portsmouth cds on departure.
  • Addressed to LA Wyndham in Johannesburg and with unusual for these IMPERIAL AIRWAYS / GERMISTON oval cachet on front dated for arrival.
  • SIGNED BY PILOT, front & back.
  • Clouston carried 45 pieces of mail, not all signed.
  • VF, scarce.
  • See additional image below.

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