1937 (Jan 15) Cover from Elisabethville to Antwerp franked Belgian Congo 5f, soiled, endorsed "courrier d'accidente Sabena". The Sabena plane crashed near Oran on January 26th killing 12 people.
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Argentina/France. 1937-38 Covers from Argentina, the first to Belgium franked 1p40 handstamped "Courrier Sinistre / reconstitue par les soins du / Bureau de Casablanca", from the Dakar to France service which disappeared off Cap Blanc, two mailbags subsequently found; and burnt 1938 cover to Paris franked 1p40 with violet "CORRESPONDANCE AVION / retardee et deterioree / par suite l'accident aerien / survenu le 23 Mars 1938", from the Air France plane which crashed in the Pyrenees. (2).
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1951 (Dec 20) Cover from New York to Germany franked 15c, reverse with signs of singeing and violet "Aus dem Unfall des Flugzeuges / New York - Mailand von 23. Dez. 1951 / geborgene geschadigte Korrespondenz", from the New York - Shannon - Milan flight which crashed 8km short of Milan airport; and 1952 (Mar 17) cover from Brazil to Holland, water and fire damaged, recovered from the KLM Johannesburg - Frankfurt - Rome - Amsterdam flight which crashed near Frankfurt, with explanatory label "Amsterdam C.S / Het bijgevoegde stuk is / beschadigol in verband met / vliegtuigongeluk bij / Frankfurtmain". Two uncommon crash covers. (2).
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Canada / North Borneo. 1954-70 Covers to Canada, the first from Amsterdam (5 Apr. 1954) franked 45c, handstamped "SALVAGED FROM / T.C.A WRECK"; the second from Sabah (29 June 1970) franked Sabah 10c strip of three handstamped "SALVAGED FROM / AIR CRASH JULY 5", the last a very unusual origin. (2).
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1968 (Apr 18) Cover from Swakopmund to Germany franked 15c, a little singed, with explanatory slip from the Windhoek Postmaster "The accompanying postal article/s was/were included in the mail despatches which were despatched with flight SA 228 (BOEING : "PRETORIA") and accordingly damaged in the crash in which the forementioned aircraft was destroyed near J.G Strijdom Airport on April 20, 1968"; and 1974 (Nov 18) cover from Holland to Pretoria franked 90c, soiled, with bilingual red cachet "RETRIEVED FROM AIR CRASH ON 20 / NOVEMBER 1974 AT NAIROBI". (2).