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From - Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. -
Lot 306 -
MARITIME - LOSS OF THE SS LEINSTER BY GERMAN SUBMARINE TORPEDO: 10 Oct. 1918 OHMS env. Dublin Official Paid to London with fine boxed purple SALVED FROM/S.S. "LEINSTER" cachet. The Leinster was torpedoed by U-123 the first torpedo hitting the mail room; she sank with a large loss of life. One bag of mail was washed up on the Isle of Man. Few covers are recorded from this incident. (See Cavs. Sale 856 Lot 404 for similar sold £550+BP).....
Sold for GBP 340
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. A long-established auction house with an international reputation for serving collectors since 1952. We specialise in line-engraved and early GB stamps and our auctions always include a wide variety of British Empire & Commonwealth stamps, all world postal history, and postcards.
