Athena. 1936 (Sep 21) Cover from Erith to New South Wales bearing KGV 6d block of five, a little stained, handstamped "Salvaged from Air Liner / ATHENA".

1936 (Sep 21/22) Covers from Rhyl franked KGV 3d + 1/-, or from London bearing six KEVIII 2½d stamps, both to Sydney, both with a Sydney G.P.O explanatory note reading "I regret that this article addressed to you was damaged when the airliner "Athena" was destroyed by fire at Delhi, India, on 29th August", these notes attached to or enclosed within the covers, one with a handstamp "29 SEP. 1936" correcting the crash date, the other with the August date left uncorrected. (2).

1936 (Sep 22) Covers from London franked 6d to Rangoon or 1/3 to Queensland, both with some fire damage to the edges, the cover to Rangoon endorsed "Burnt at Delhi" on the reverse, the cover to Queensland endorsed "Damaged in transit by fire", the reverse with a Brisbane c.d.s (Oct 9) and further explanatory note probably written by the recipient. Two uncommon covers with manuscript endorsements. (2).

USA. 1936 (Sep 15) Cover from New York to Calcutta franked 27c, inscribed "S.S Normandie, Air Mail via London and Air Mail in India", fire damaged at right, Calcutta arrival backstamp (Sep 30), with a letter written by the recipient of this cover from the Grand Hotel, Calcutta, on October 2nd 1936 - "I was the fortunate recipient of an air mail letter in the ill fated Imperial Airways plane "Athena"; this envelope has been badly scorched". A very scarce origin for mail from this crash.