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Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
442 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1939 (Jan. 6) envelope to Launceston with part Glasgow machine cancellation with “Damaged in airliner which/crashed at Katherine River,/North Australia” cachet in red on front and reverse, scarce. Carried on the Guinea Airways Lockheed “Koranga” which crashed into the Katherine River between Darwin and Adelaide. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-180


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
443 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1941 (Aug.) envelope to Townsville franked 1d. and 2d. (2) tied by Thursday Island c.d.s. Carried by a DH80A (Airlines of Australia Limited) flight that crashed by Coen Creek (Queensland) following separation of a wing and subsequent loss of control with three fatalities. Some mail was recovered and sent initially to Brisbane where typed labels were affixed (two examples included in this lot) before forwarding to addressee. Rare, just three examples recorded. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £750-800


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
444 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1941 (Dec. 28) charred censored envelope to Jerusalem from Melbourne endorsed “Delivered from burnt/Plane 23.1.42” at top. Carried on the KLM “Nandoe” which was strafed whilst on the ground at Medan (Netherlands Indies) by Japanese aircraft and Rare, just four examples recorded. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £750-800


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
445 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1942 (May 28) envelope unusually to King Island, with Melbourne machine cancellation and “DAMAGED BY/WATER” cachet in red at left and right. Cachet applied following recovery of a mailbag washed ashore and carried on the “Marika” which crashed into the sea off Mariott Reef en route to Launceston after running short of fuel with all four occupants killed. Extremely rare, only two examples recorded. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,200


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
446 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1942 (May 28) envelope to Burnie, Tasmania with Melbourne machine cancellation and “DAMAGED BY/WATER” cachet in red at left. Cachet applied following recovery of a mailbag washed ashore and carried on the “Marika” which crashed into the sea off Mariott Reef en route to Launceston after running short of fuel with all four occupants killed. Extremely rare with two examples recorded. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,200


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
447 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1942 (Dec. 9) airmail envelope to Brisbane franked 4d. tied by F.P.O. “0101” (Thursday Island) with Military Forces censor mark at lower left and with typed “DAMAGED MAIL” label affixed to the reverse. Carried on R.A.F. “Beaufort” which crashed into the sea near Horn Island and some mail recovered, scarce. Photo (Image1)

Est. £250-300


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
448 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1942 (Dec. 9) airmail envelope to Hamilton, N.S.W., stamp missing and part of an oval “N/29” Unit P.O. datestamps and with Military Forces censor mark at lower left, with typed “DAMAGED MAIL/SALVAGED FROM SEA” label affixed to the reverse. Carried on R.A.F. “Beaufort” from Thursday Island which crashed into the sea near Horn Island and some mail recovered, scarce. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £150-180


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
449 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1943 (Sept. 1) airmail envelope to Sydney (both stamps missing) with F.P.O. “167” (Merauke, Western Papua) registration mark and framed censor mark, the reverse with framed “DAMAGED BY WATER/THROUGH ACCIDENT/BY FLYING BOAT.” mark in red (type C). Carried on Catalina A24-52 flight to Townsville but crashed into Cleveland Bay upon arrival with thirteen fatalities and six survivors, this the only registered article recovered. (Image1)

Est. £500-600


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
450 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1943 (Oct.) airmail envelope to Hobart (stamp missing) with Air Force P.O. “78” (Cape York, Queensland) c.d.s., framed “STAMP FALLEN OFF”, oval censor “288” (with signature) and “DAMAGED BY/WATER” marks in black, applied by Sydney G.P.O. en route. From an unidentified incident with one other confirmed example believed to exist, dated 5 Oct. from the same Post Office and to the same addressee. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
451 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1944 (Sept.) airmail envelope to Hobart franked 3d. tied by Army P.O “0132” with censor mark at lower left, with “RECOVERED FROM THE SEA/(signature)/O.C. A.P.O. Townsville” cachet in purple at top. From an unidentified incident. Three examples are believed to exist. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-220


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
452 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1944 (Sept. 7) airmail envelope to Melbourne, stamp missing and with large part Army P.O. “0132” with censor mark at lower left, with “RECOVERED FROM THE SEA/(signature)/O.C. A.P.O. Townsville” cachet in purple at top. From an unidentified incident. Three examples are believed to exist. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-280


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
453 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1944 (Nov.) airmail envelope to Sydney franked 3d. tied by Army P.O. “No. 74” (Port Moresby) with oval censor (with signature) at left and official printed “FOUND OPEN” label affixed to reverse and tied by “DAMAGED BY WATER - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT” with an Army P.O. “No. 71” (Townsville) c.d.s. below. Following the collision and sinking of a plane whilst taxiing at Townsville 77 of 97 mail bags were recovered. Eight surviving examples recorded. Unrecorded by Eustis. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-280


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
454 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1945 (Nov. 12) defective airmail envelope to H.Q. Company, New Guinea, franked 4d. tied by Newcastle machine cancellation, typed “DELAYED CORRESPONDENCE/Recovered from/crashed aircraft” label affixed at lower left. Crashed into a mountain (wartime maps inaccurately reporting height by 600 feet) between Jacquinot Bay and Rabaul on Nov. 15 with all 28 aboard killed. The wreck located and mail recovered the following day. This the only recorded example and an important crash cover. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,200


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
455 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1949 (June 28) charred airmail envelope to Broome (stamp missing) with large part Hobart machine cancellation, endorsed “Damaged/in/aircrash” and “aeroplane destroyed Guildford July 1949” at lower right. Carried on the “Fitzroy” from Perth airport on July 2 which crashed immediately after take off killing all occupants. Almost 2,000 postal articles were salvaged by a resident near the crash site though this is the only recorded example. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £750-850


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
456 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1953 (Oct. 29) defective airmail cover to Boston franked 2s. tied by Brisbane machine cancellation, “RECOVERED AFTER/AIR ACCIDENT” mark applied at left. Carried on the Douglas DC6 “Resolution” from Sydney to Vancouver which crashed on approach to San Francisco killing all nineteen occupants. Important, only one other example of mail from this incident recorded. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,200


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
457 c, entire, etc. imageAustralia: Crash Mail: 1966 (Sept. 22) defective returned meter franked envelope to Mount Isa from Townsville with framed “NOT KNOWN” mark and pointed finger “RETURN TO SENDER”, with printed Brisbane G.P.O. explanatory letter included and originally paper clipped to the reverse. Carried on an Ansett flight which crashed near Winton as a result of engines on fire and loss of a wing with all four occupants killed with a small amount of mail recovered,. Only one other example is believed to exist. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £1,000-1,200


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
Austria
Lot Symbol Descrip Opening
458 c, entire, etc. imageAustria: Used selection with cancellation interest, 1850 to 1900s, incl. Austrian Levant and Lombardy-Venetia, varied condition. (approx. 150) (Image1)

Est. £120-140


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
459 c, entire, etc. imageAustria: Cancellations and Covers: Selection with 1856 wrapper to Spilimbergo franked 6kr. tied by Triest Abends c.d.s. and 1864 unpaid wrapper to Zurich with Trieste two line c.d.s., charged ‘100’ centimes and both with “NACH ABGAG/DRER POST.” selection of postcards with branch offices with scarce cancellations of S. Giovanni di Guardiella, Divaccia Grotte, Duttogliano and San Pietro del Carso also 1910 Italy 10c. postcard used locally to Pera and 1910 cover to Brazil franked 5c. and 15c. with “COSTANTINOPLI/POSTE ITALIANE” c.d.s., 1912 postcards to Italy from the Italian Army In Tripolitania or Cirenaica (Italo-Turkish War) and a 1920 cover to Brussels franked 25c. tied by an Italian “POSTA MILITARE” c.d.s., etc. (40) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £120-140


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
460 c, entire, etc. imageAustria: Collection of covers in a carton incl. 1894 15kr. express pneumatic envelope used locally within Vienna, 1933 WIPA Exhibition cover to London franked 50gr. (2) tied by “SEZESSION” Exhibition cancellations also a mint 50gr. 1931, 1935 cover or plain airmail postcard to New York or Mexico from Vienna franked 20g. pair, 50g. and 1s. or 2g., 6g. and 15g. with German catapult cachet or mark, etc. (few 100s) Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.
461 c, entire, etc. imageAustria: Cancellations and Covers: Military Mail: World War I collection incl. 1915 cover to Geneva from Trieste with Feldkirch Military Censor Cachet, 1917 envelope to Vienna with cachet of a military hospital near Neushaus and with “NEUHAUS beim TRIESTINGTALE” c.d.s., 1917 P.O.W. postcard from Russia to Austria with “ZUSTELLEN/K.Pol.BRIEFzensur/Triest”, 1918 postcard to Bohemia with “MOB.SCHANZZEUGDEPORT 8/1/OPICINAS BEI TRIEST” mark 1919 censored postcards from British Army Post Office “L.9”, etc. (approx. 100) (Image1)

Est. £100-120


Closing..Mar-11, 08:00 AM EST.

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