Postal History by Country continued...

**Worldwide Crash / Wreck Covers continued...**
LotNo.	Symbol	Cat No.	Lot Description
761	CVR	United States	1936 Salt Lake City United States Crash Cover, mailed from Los Angeles on DEC.14.1936 to Winnipeg Manitoba, with "Damage Due to Air Mail / Interruption Near / Salt Lake City, Utah / DEC 15, 1936" handstamp in purple. Interesting use of the word "interruption" versus "crash". (Scan 1) Get Market Data for [Worldwide United States] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 25 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
762	CVR	United States	1936 Chestnut Hill PA Crash Cover, mailed from Grand Cent Annex NY on APR.6.1936 to Los Angeles, with a "Received in Bad Condition / Los Angeles Cal. Post...". The cover was carried by a TWA aircraft that crashed in Chestnut Hill Pennsylvania on April 7, 1936. Accompanied by contemporary newspaper clippings. (Scan 1) Get Market Data for [Worldwide United States] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 25 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
763	CVR	United States	1986 Grand Island Nebraska Crash Cover, mailed from Montana to Mitchell Nebraska, with a "U.S.P.S. / Damaged in Crash of / Contact Airplane at / Grand Island, Nebraska / 5-9-86" handstamp applied at Lincoln. Accompanied by the owner's write-up as well as a plastic bag used to return damaged mail from this crash.. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Worldwide United States] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 50 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
764	CVR	United States	1986 Three Grand Island Nebraska Crash Covers, from Bellaire Texas (MAY.7.1986, with Texaco advertising contents), Boys Town Nebraska (MAY.7) and West Bloomfield Michigan. All three have the "U.S.P.S. / Damaged in Crash of / Contact Airplane at / Grand Island, Nebraska / 5-9-86" handstamp applied at Lincoln. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Worldwide United States] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 50 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
765	CVR	United States	1968 Three Trojan Airways Crash Covers, mailed from Marysville Ohio (Jan...1968), New York City (JAN.26.1968) and New York City (JAN.26.1968), all with "Damaged in Handling / In the Postal Service" handstamp in purple. A Beech S18 Trojan Airways aircraft crashed upon landing the Nebraska regional airport on Grand Island Nebraska. Accompanied by the owner's write-up (and aircraft picture) as well as a plastic bag used to return damaged mail to destination. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (Scan 4) (Scan 5) (Scan 6) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Worldwide United States] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 50 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
766	CVR	United States	1955 Riddle Airlines Crash Cover, (with contents) mailed from New York City on DEC.16.1955 (Mazola Oil meter) to West palm Beach Florida, with "Damaged in Plane Crash / Hollywood S.C. 12/17/55" handstamp in purple. Accompanied by owner's write-up (with map and picture of airplane) and a contemporary newspaper clipping "This Mail Went Through, But Came Out Burned". (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Worldwide United States] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 25 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
767	CVR	United States	1905 Japan to the United States Train Crash Cover, mailed from Japan (letter inside is datelined "Yokohama, May 30th 1905") to New York City, with Post Office Department "ambulance cover" (cut down at right) dated JUN.23.1905 and printed paper reading "The enclosure was damaged in the wreck of the "20th Century Limited" train on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern R.R. that occurred at Mentor Ohio, Wednesday June 21, 1905". Scarce. (Scan 1) Get Market Data for [Worldwide United States] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
768	CVR	United States	1931 Washougal Washington Plane Crash Cover, an airmail envelope mailed on JAN.21.1931 from Victoria British Columbia to Barbados, B.W.I., endorsed "via Seattle and Florida", with "jusqu'à" bars canceling the Airmail stamp. There is a Barbados receiver on FEB.15.1931 on back, cover was re-directed on FEB.16 (Barbados despatch on front) to Trinidad, where it arrived on FEB.18.1931. Along the way the cover received a two-line "Delayed by plane crash / near Washougal Wn 1.22.31" just one day after it was departed. On January 22, 1931, a Boeing 40B-4 airmail plane crashed into the slope of Mount Bluff, about 22 km northeast of Washougal, Washington, killing the pilot. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Worldwide United States] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
769	CVR	United States	1931 Oakland California Crash Cover, a "General Steamship Corporation" illustrated cover mailed from San Francisco on SEP.15.1931 to Vancouver B.C., with two "AIR MAIL / RUSH" handstamps, received a 4-line "Delay Due to an / Air Mail Interup- / Tion at Oakland / Cal. Sept.16.1931" in purple. (Scan 1) Get Market Data for [Worldwide United States] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 25 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
770	CVR	United States	1928 Huron Ohio Crash Cover, a "Logan & Bryan" airmail envelope mailed from New York City on DEC.20.1928 (meter stamp) to Vancouver, British Columbia, with 3-line "Damaged in Mail Plane / Accident at Huron / DEC.20.1928...", open on 3 sides. Accompanied by a contemporary newspaper clipping plus a transcript of an article on the crash. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Worldwide United States] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 25 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction

Philatelic Literature

**Canada**
LotNo.	Symbol	Cat No.	Lot Description
771			1957 and 1960 Vancouver Postal Area Directories, both containing lists of Vancouver streets and their corresponding postal zones and post office names, etc. Scarce and very fine. The 1957 one includes a supplement prepared in 1959. (Scan 1)	Estimate $ 20 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
772			1931 Postal Information Booklet, containing loads of information useful to the postal historian, with oval "Postmaster / Hamilton, Ont. / SEP.18.1931" handstamp on back. Some handwriting that could be erased, still fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images)	Estimate $ 20 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
773			1942-43 Postal Information Booklet, containing loads of information useful to the postal historian, this one also explaining Postal Note Scrips, parcel post and much more, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images)	Estimate $ 20 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
774			1948 Postal Information Booklet, containing loads of information useful to the postal historian, this one also includes two inserts for Air Mail Routes, and much more, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images)	Estimate $ 20 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
775			1950 Postal Information Booklet, containing loads of information useful to the postal historian, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images)	Estimate $ 20 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
776			1950s Postal Information Booklet, completely undated (!) and containing loads of information useful to the postal historian, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images)	Estimate $ 20 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
777			1950s Postal Information Booklet, completely undated (!) and containing loads of information useful to the postal historian, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images)	Estimate $ 20 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
778			1953 Postal Information Booklet, date taken from an ad for the Queen's Printer on back cover (with introduction by Alcide Coté, P.M. from 1952 to 1955) and containing loads of information useful to the postal historian, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images)	Estimate $ 20 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction
779			1952 Postal Information Booklet, containing loads of information useful to the postal historian, very fine. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (All Images)	Estimate $ 20 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction

Miscellaneous

**Postal Artifacts and Ephemera**
LotNo.	Symbol	Cat No.	Lot Description
780			Group of Older Post Office Postmark Indicia, best is a circular wood box containing mostly year and month indicia, also a felt-lined "CANADA POST" box with various indicia, a small "Pritchard - Andrews" box with indicia and an OCT.6.1927 Scotstown P.Q. duplex impression (same day as the proof impression), three similar P&A box, a wooden box with indicia and space for an instrument (this box has an impression of the Scotstown QUE. broken circle underneath (dated 1904), a small tin box with rubber indicia, a box which once contained postmarking ink which now contains hundreds of indicia, and last but not least is a like-new bristle brush, perhaps used to clean postmarking devices. 9 indicia boxes in all. (Scan 1) (Scan 2) (Scan 3) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Ephemera Miscellaneous] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate $ 100 Currently...C$10.00 Will close during Public Auction

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