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Sale No: 363
Lot No:1024
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Cat No:143
143, Tied by Ryde Isle of Wight 2 My 1908 CDS on scarce b/w real photo postcard of the capsized wreck of the naval ship "HMS GLADIATOR". The ship was wrecked following a collision in a snowstorm 25 Apr 1908 off Yarmouth Isle of Wight. F (Image)
Estimate 75.00+ $Cdn
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Lot No:1025
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Cat No:143
143, Tied by Yarmouth, Isle of Wight 4 Aug 1908 CDS on b/w real photo postcard showing recovery of sailors from the "HMS GLADIATOR" after a ship collision at the Isle of Wight. Shows the sailors on top of the overturned boat after the Gladiator was rammed by an American ship in a snowstorm. F. Scarce (Image)
Estimate 80.00+ $Cdn
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Lot No:1026
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Cat No:143
143, Tied by 9 Aug 1908 Isle of Wight CDS on b/w real photo postcard showing sailors on top of the overturned naval ship "HMS GLADIATOR" which was rammed by an American ship during a snowstorm off the Isle of Wight. F, minor toning. Scarce (Image)
Estimate 80.00+ $Cdn
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Lot No:1041
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Cat No:237
237, Pair (with nice JS & S" perfin) tied by Bilston 22 Nov 1938 cancel on IMPERIAL AIRWAYS CRASH COVER addr to New Zealand. Has "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION / EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA" h/s above address. The "Calpurnia" was wrecked while attempting to land on Lake Ramadi in Iraq during a severe storm. F (Image)
Estimate 100.00+ $Cdn
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Lot No:1066
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Cat No:Collection
Collection of 10 diff b/w real photo postcards (used and unused) all related to the wreck of the "SS JEBBA" in 1907. The Jebba was a steamship that ran aground near Bolt Trail (off the coast of Devon England) on 18 Mar 1907. She was inbound from West Africa headed for Plymouth and Liverpool with a full cargo incl ivory, rubber, bananas, etc. The passengers and crew all were taken off safely. The postcards show the ship from diff views plus a scarce group picture of some passengers and crew. F. RARELY SEEN POSTCARDS (Image)
Estimate 500.00+ $Cdn
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Lot No:1079
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Unused b/w postcard circa 1912 depicting the ill fated ship TITANIC which sunk in the North Atlantic on 15 Apr 1912. This was one of the worst disasters in maritime history with over 1,500 lives lost. F-VF (Image)