South Africa:50th Anniversary of 1st SA Flight (Kenilworth - Muizenberg)

Issued to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the first South African mail flight.

The first mail was flown on 27 December 1911.

Issue Description
South Africa was one of four countries that pioneered the carriage of mail by air in 1911. The others were India, the United Kingdom and the USA. In South Africa, the mail was carried between Kenilworth and Muizenberg in the Western Cape. The Blériot monoplane used in the flight was the same model as that of the first aeroplane used for the sea crossing from Calais in France to Dover in England in 1909, flown by Louis Blériot. The 37 km trip took place at an average speed of about 60 kph.

Issue Details
The 3c value depicting two types of aircraft, a Bleriot monoplane, used on the first flight and a SAA Boeing 707.

Control Block

 * 3c Control Block of Four
 * Cylinders 104 58