Lot 146 (C) South Africa SG#O9, 41 1/- Orange - Orange & Green Orange Tree - Airmail, 1929 Pictorial - Airmail Issues, A Very Fine Used Cover, Franked With 2 Singles, Local Registered Airmail Cover to Johannesburg Chief Magistrate

A very fine used cover of the 1/- orange - orange & green Orange Tree - Airmail from the 1929 Pictorial - Airmail Issues, franked with 2 singles, local registered airmail cover to Johannesburg chief magistrate.

Sent Aug. 24 1929 - 1 week after issue of the airmail. The stamps off cover catalogue £28. Very fine and appears to be commercial.

Gibbons values this at £28, so we estimate it at $70. The cover offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10