1936 crash cover from London to Nairobi, with "Delayed Salved from BOADICEA" handstamp and Nairobi 9 Nov. 36 arrival on front, stamp washed off, with French Officially Sealed labels and the red cachet "SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS / Correspondance retardee par suite / du naufrage des Avion / Reconstitue par le Service Francais / NE PAS TAXER" on reverse. A fine and scarce cover to Kenya, from the first mail bag washed up at Cucq, France ("Boadicea" left Croydon for Paris on September 25th 1936 but disappeared while crossing the Channel, the plane and two crew never being found. A mail bag was found on the beach at Cucq, a month later, another was found at Dymchurch on November 10th and a third bag was salvaged by a trawler on 27th April 1938) (Image)

Est.US$250