S.S "St. Paul". 1897 (June 15) 2c Postcard from New York to Germany, waterstained, bearing a German label explaining it fell in water from the S.S "St. Paul", Bonn arrival c.d.s (June 25). This label differs to the single German P.O label for this wreck recorded and illustrated in "Maritime Disaster Mail" by Hoggarth & Gwynn. Photo on Page 130. (Image1)
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Lot No: 865
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R.M.S "Labrador". 1899 (Feb 17) Cover (with enclosed letter and printed advert for "The Mascotte Camera") from Goderich, Ontario to London, the stamp washed off, handstamped violet boxed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER", the reverse with a Glasgow Post Office Officially Sealed label tied by datestamps of Glasgow (Mar 11) and London. From the "Labrador" which was wrecked on the Mackenzie rocks in the Hebrides on March 1st; seven mailbags were washed ashore on the islands of Mull, Coll and Tiree.
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Lot No: 866
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S.S "Cairo". 1906 (Mar 1) Cover from London to Egypt franked 1d strip of three, "T" postage due handstamp of London, handstamped violet "SAUVE DU NAUFRAGE DU "CAIRO" / SAVED FROM THE WRECK OF S.S "CAIRO"", Alexandria backstamp (Mar 7), central vertical fold and a few edge faults. The "Cairo" ran ashore at the entrance to the port of Alexandria on March 6th, cargo and mails being swept into the sea.
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Lot No: 867
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S.S "Jebba". 1907 (Jan 18) Cover from London to Southern Nigeria with Calabar arrival c.d.s (Feb 15), redirected back to England, recovered from the S.S "Jebba" which ran ashore on the South Devon coast on March 18th. The stamp washed off, handstamped violet "SALVED FROM / S.S "JEBBA"" (Hoggarth/Gwynn type 2b), Manchester arrival datestamps (Mar 20/22) but handstamped "Gone away / 498", with Manchester R.L.B c.d.s. Photo on Page 130. (Image1)
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Lot No: 868
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S.S "Empress of Ireland". 1914 (May 21) Cover from Vancouver to England, the stamp washed off and a little water damage to right edge, handstamped violet "Recovered by divers from wreck of S.S Empress of Ireland" with matching oval "BRANCH DEAD LETTER OFFICE / OTTAWA ONT" datestamp (Oct 7). "The Empress of Ireland", bound from Quebec to Liverpool, was struck by the collier "Storstadt" in the St Lawrence Seaway near Father Point, on the night of May 28th in thick fog. The "Empress of Ireland" sank within 15 minutes with the loss of over 1,000 lives. Some mail was subsequently recovered by divers, this letter backstamped in Ottawa nearly 19 weeks after the sinking. Photo on Page 130. (Image1)
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Lot No: 872
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S.S "Santa Elisa". 1942 (Jan 15) Stampless cover from Annapolis to "Lt. D.W Todd, U.S.S Warrington, New York City", with violet "RECOVERED FROM / S.S SANTA ELISA". The "Santa Elisa" left New York for the Canal Zone on January 16th but collided with the S.S "San Jose" off the coast of Atlantic City the following day, causing the "San Jose" to sink. The "Santa Elisa" caught fire in No. 1 hold; this was extinguished and she returned to New York in tow, arriving on January 19th. A scarce wreck cover, ex Gwynn collection. Photo on Page 130. (Image1)
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S.S "City of Baroda". 1943 (Mar 10/11) Covers (2) and an undated newspaper wrapper from G.B to South Africa handstamped violet "RECEIV'D DAMAGED / BY SEA WATER" or bilingual "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER", the wrapper with black "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER", two with June 6/7 arrival cachet or c.d.s. The "City of Baroda" was torpedoed off Luderitz on April 2nd and abandoned. The ship beached and broke in two, the mail and some cargo salvaged before the vessel disappeared by April 26th. (3).
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M.V "Princess Victoria". 1953 (Jan 30) Cover from Chorley to Belfast, the stamp washed off, handstamped "DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER" and endorsed "Salvaged from M.V Princess Victoria" (probably written by the recipient). The British Railways Stranraer to Larne car ferry "Princess Victoria" sank in the Irish Sea after the car deck flooded in heavy seas, with the loss of 134 lives. Eleven mailbags were recovered from the sea and taken directly to the G.P.O in Belfast, one further mailbag recovered in May by the trawler "Dunnet" was handled by the Manchester Post Office. A fine and scarce cover from this wreck. Photo on Page 130. (Image1)
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M.V "Princess Victoria". 1953 (Jan 30) 2½d Letter card from Brighton & Hove to Northern Ireland, severely water damaged, the address very faint but just legible, from the last bag to be recovered by the trawler "Dunnet", with Manchester Post Office explanatory slip of 22 May "The enclosed item has been picked up in the Irish Sea by a / Fleetwood trawler and is thought to be part of the mail being / conveyed to Northern Ireland by the "Princess Victoria" which was / sunk on the night of 31st January last". Very scarce.
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M.V "Princess Victoria". 1953 (Jan 30) Covers from Hindhead or Haywards Heath, water damaged with stamps washed off (one 1½d stamp remaining on the first) and the addresses illegible, accompanied by the Manchester Post Office explanatory slip of 22 May "The enclosed item has been picked up in the Irish Sea by a / Fleetwood trawler and is thought to be part of the mail being / conveyed to Northern Ireland by the "Princess Victoria", which / was sunk on the night of the 31st January last" (the third line of the slip ending with "which", differing from the slip in the previous lot, where the third line ended with "was", both slips with "Northern" correctly spelt, unlike the slip illustrated by Hoggarth & Gwynn). Also a newspaper cutting about the finding of this final mailbag 15 weeks after the sinking, and the treatment of letters at Manchester; and a handwritten letter (May 26, with O.H.M.S envelope) from the Manchester Head Postmaster, sent with these two recovered letters (which could not be delivered) to a collector, "Today I inspected the salvaged remains of the "Princess Victoria" mail and herewith 2 covers, also the official note forwarded with such items as could be sent forward". A rare and interesting group. (2 + letter).
