Crash & Wreck Mail continued...
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Catalog No. |
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| 30941 |
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 1930, SS TAHITI, wreck cover from Wellington to New York bearing at front 3-line cachet 'Salvaged from / SS Tahiti / Lost at sea, at back San Francisco arrival marking(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30942 |
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 1934, USS SIMPSON, Philatelic cover of USS Simpson in crash with USS Milwaukee May 7th, 1934. The crash off the Guantanamo Bay ended without casualties but USS Simpson had to undergo repairs before put back on duty(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30943 |
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 1935, Unidentified vessel, wreck cover (philatelic 'Tacoma welcomes British cruisers) bearing at front manuscript endorsement 'Salvaged ex wreck at sea 7 / 26 / 35 HP', the whereabouts of this wreckage are unknown but mentioned in
literature(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30944 |
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 1936, SCIPIO aircraft crash of Imperial airways off coast of Crete, cover from India (Lahore) to Great Britain (Herts) bearing at back large sealing labels + 2-lines cachet 'DAMAGED BY SEA WATER'(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30945 |
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 1936, I-Rodi hydroplane crash, postcard from Massaua to Chieti (Italy) on flight Asmara to Rome bearing at front 2-line crash cachet 'Ricuperata Incendio idrovolante I-RODI, scarce(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30946 |
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 1937, CYNGUS flying boat of Imperial Airways, cover from Cairo to Leeds bearing boxed violet 'DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER', still with contents of December 2nd, 37(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30947 |
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 1937, CYGNUS aircraft, cover from India to Great Britain bearing at front crash cachet 'DAMAGED BY SEA WATER IN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT'(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30948 |
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1937, UNITED AIRLINES crash cover, cover from Saint Joseph (MO) to Los Angeles and forwarded to San Francisco bearing at left red crash cachet: 'DAMAGED DUE TO AIR MAIL INTERRUPTION NEAR SAN FRANCISCO CALI FEB 10 1937', at back official seal of US
Post.
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30949 |
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 1937, N.C.15065 flight Sikorsky S-43B, crash cover from Buenos Aires to New York bearing 4-line cachet 'Recovered from Plane N.C. 15065 Aug.3, 1937 Cristobal Canal Zone'(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30950 |
|
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 1938, CALPURNIA crash, Cover from Gosport (Great Britain) to New Zealand with crash near Baghdad bearing 2-line cachet 'RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION 7 EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA', with N.Z. tax marking which was against UPU rules(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30951 |
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 1937-39, USS Squalus, exhibition collection of 17 pages on the 'tragedy of USS Squalus' (one frame exhibit)(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30952 |
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 1938, United Airlines crash Douglas DC-3A, cover from Seattle to Santa Ana (California) bearing 4-line crash cachet: 'DAMAGE DUE TO AIR MAIL INTERRUPTION NEAR PT. REYES, CALIF., NOV 29 1938'(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30953 |
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 1938, GUARACY Junkers JU-52 crash, airmail cover from Munich to Porto Alegre bearing at back green / yellow postal seal with Porto Alegre arrival cds + violet 2-line 'ACCIDENTE DE AVIAO'(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30954 |
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 1939, Challenger Imperial Airways crash at Mozambique, cover of Lloyd Triestino to Durban (Natal, South Africa) bearing at front: 'FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEA WATER / VLIEGBOOT KORRESPONDENSIE DEUR SEEWATER BESKADIG',
scarce(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30955 |
|
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 1939, SS VIDAR, legal size cover from New York to Denmark bearing at front wreck cachet 'Beskadiget at Sovand' (damaged by sea-water) + a long (most probably private) note on the whereabouts of SS VIDAR, scarce(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30956 |
|
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 1940, Netherlands Indies Airways crash, cover from Netherlands Indies to Australia bearing 2-line cachet 'RECOVERED FROM LOST FLYING BOAT' due to crash off the Bali coast, error cachet as the plane was an airliner and not a flying boat(Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30957 |
|
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1941, SS ALHENA, Cover from Great Britain to Palestine bearing 2 different wreck cachets : 'SALVED FROM THE SEA' & boxed 'DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30958 |
|
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 1942, (?), unidentified crash cover from Australia (most probably Melbourne) to London bearing violet clear 'DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER'(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30959 |
|
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1942, Unidentified vessel, Postcard from turkey and legal size cover from India, most probably from same wreck but no details known(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
| 30960 |
|
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1943, PANAM flight PA 9035 Boeing Clipper, censored airmail cover from New York to Stockholm which crashed near Lisbon bearing at back label with detailed crash info of Stockholm P.O.(Image 1)
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Estimate. CHF 100
CLOSED
Closing..Jun-18, 01:00 AM |
