NORTHERN RHODESIA: 1932 Imperial Airways FIRST FLIGHT CAPE TOWN to BROKEN HILL: Envelope franked 1d Ship & 4d Airs superbly tied two strikes Cape Town cds 27 JAN 12.5am. Arrival backstamp 4 FEB confirms this mail's involvement in two accidents, the one on take-off at Salisbury and the other at Broken Hill when the "City of Delhi" force landed in the swamp 50 miles from the town. The mail was ultimately transported by native carriers. VF.
