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LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
3541 cover 510622a image1951 (June 22), Pan Am Constellation L-049 "Clipper Great Republic" (Air Crash Mail of the World 510622a), crashed at Sanaghie, Liberia. The flight was operating from Johannesburg, South Africa to New York via Liberia and Lisbon, Portugal. Covers are known from Angola, Mozambique and Belgian Congo; this from Quelimane, Mozambique to Lisbon, Portugal with type 'a' two-line black cachet applied in Lisbon. Very scarce, as only 11 covers in total have been recorded, most from Angola & Mozambique to Portugal; ACMW "G". (Image)

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Estimate $400-650
Currently Opening at...$325.00
Will close during Public Auction
3542 cover 510902a, b image1951 (Sept. 2), Pan Am Convair 240 (Air Crash Mail of the World 510902a, b), crashed at Kingston, Jamaica. The aircraft pancaked into the bay when landing. Two covers, one from New York, NY to Bogota, Colombia, with five-line black type 'b' cachet, one from New York, NY to Barranquilla, Colombia with blue four-line type 'a' cachet. Scarce; ACMW "D" for each. (Image)

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Estimate $300-400
Currently Opening at...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
3543 cover 510902c & e, d image1951 (Sept. 2), Pan Am Convair 240 (Air Crash Mail of the World 510902c & e, d), crashed at Kingston, Jamaica, pancaking into the bay when landing. Two covers, one from New York, NY to Medellin, Colombia with five-line magenta type 'd' cachet, one from Waterloo, Canada to Half Way Tree, Jamaica with three-line type 'c' cachet and type 'e' Kingston label. Scarce; ACMW "D" for the covers, the Kingston label a 10% premium. (Image)

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Estimate $350-475
Currently Opening at...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
3544 cover 550326b image1955 (Mar. 26), Pan Am Boeing Stratocruiser (Air Crash Mail of the World 550326b), ditched in the Pacific Ocean. Two legal-size covers, one from New York, NY to Tokyo, Japan with four-line type 'b' cachet, one from Seattle, Washington to Shizuoka-ken, Japan with four-line type 'b' cachet, These represent two of the three covers recorded; ACMW "G". (Image)

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Estimate $1,000-1,200
Currently Opening at...$600.00
Will close during Public Auction
3545 cover 550326c image1955 (Mar. 26), Pan Am Boeing Stratocruiser (Air Crash Mail of the World 550326c), ditched in the Pacific Ocean. The flight was operating from Seattle, Washington via Portland, Oregon and Honolulu, Hawaii. Cover from Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Tokyo, Japan, with two-line purple type 'c' cachet. Unusual from Canada; ACMW "G".


The aircraft had enigine trouble and it was necessary to ditch in the ocean. The crew and passengers boarded life rafts and were rescued. (Image)

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Estimate $400-650
Currently Opening at...$325.00
Will close during Public Auction
3546 cover 561016a image1956 (Oct. 16), Pan Am Boeing Stratocruiser (Air Crash Mail of the World 561016a), ditched in the Pacific Ocean. Two legal-size covers, one from Honolulu, Hawaii to San Francisco, California and one from FPO San Francisco to Monterey, California. Both with two-line purple type "a" cachet applied by the San Francisco post office. Only two pouches of mail, weighing 650 pounds, were salvaged; ACMW "G". (Image)

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Estimate $300-400
Currently Opening at...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
3547 cover 561016b image1956 (Oct. 16), Pan Am Boeing Stratocruiser (Air Crash Mail of the World 561016b), ditched in the Pacific Ocean. Cover from unknown origin to Albany, Oregon with type 'b' U.S. Post Office letter. Only two pouches of mail, weighing 650 pounds, were salvaged. The cachet was applied in Portland, Oregon; ACMW "G". (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
3548 cover 571109a image1957 (Nov. 9), Pan Am Boeing Stratocruiser (Air Crash Mail of the World 571109a), ditched in the Pacific Ocean. Two covers, one from San Antonio, Texas, and a legal-size cover from San Diego to San Francisco, California. Both with type 'a' two-line magenta cachet. The US Coast Guard picked up 390 pounds of mail out of 3,297 pounds on-board; ACMW "D". (Image)

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Estimate $300-400
Currently Opening at...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
3549 cover 590410 image1959 (Apr. 10), Pan Am Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser (Air Crash Mail of the World 590410), crashed at Juneau, Alaska. Large documents cover from Pullman, Washington to Juneau, Alaska, no cachet. Only some of the mail was recovered, in badly damaged condition; any cover is scarce. (Image)

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Estimate $100-150
Currently Opening at...$80.00
Will close during Public Auction
3550 cover 590410b image1959 (Apr. 10), Pan Am Boeing 377-10-26 Stratocruiser (Air Crash Mail of the World 590410b), crashed at Juneau, Alaska. On final approach, the aircraft was too low and struck an embankment. Cover from Waverly, NY to Sitka, Alaska, accompanied by type 'b' Juneau Post Office slip. Covers of any sort are very scarce, this the sole known example with the Juneau slip; ACMW "F". (Image)

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Estimate $300-400
Currently Opening at...$200.00
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3551 cover 591116a image1959 (Nov. 16), National Airlines Douglas DC-7B (Air Crash Mail of the World 591116a), crashed in the Gulf of Mexico en route from Tampa to New Orleans. The mail was held for a couple of months until the investigation was completed, as it was suspected that it was caused by a bomb onboard. National was later bought out by Pan Am. Cover with type 'a' cachet. Scarce; ACMW "C". (Image)

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Estimate $75-100
Currently Opening at...$50.00
Will close during Public Auction
3552 cover 620820e image1962 (Aug. 20), Panair do Brasil Douglas DC-8 (Air Crash Mail of the World 620820e), crashed at Rio de Janeiro on take-off when the aircraft ran out of runway and lost one of its engines. The pilot made an attempt to stop the plane but it was going too fast. It went through a concrete wall and caught fire before going into Guanabara Bay about 100 meters from the end of the runway. Cover to the Netherlands with type 'e' Dutch label. Very scarce; ACMW "E". (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$150.00
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3553 cover 661115 image1966 (Nov. 15), Pan Am Boeing 727-21, crashed at Dallgow, East Germany. Large documents cover from Stuttgart to Berlin, West Germany, accompanied by a Berlin Post Office unlisted mimeo explanation. A scarce Nierinck type "b" variety of mimeograph explanation; ACMW "F" for normal.
Air Crash Mail of the World 661115. (Image)

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Estimate $350-500
Currently Opening at...$250.00
Will close during Public Auction
3554 cover 661115aa image1966 (Nov. 15), Pan Am Boeing 727-21, crashed at Dallgow, East Germany. Legal-size cover from Frankfurt to Berlin, West Germany, accompanied by a Berlin Post Office type 'aa' mimeo explanation. Scarce, with many of the covers from this crash very dirty, like this one; ACMW "F".
Air Crash Mail of the World 661115aa. (Image)

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Estimate $300-400
Currently Opening at...$200.00
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3555 cover 661115c image1966 (Nov. 15), Pan Am Boeing 727-21, crashed in very bad weather at Dallgow, East Germany. This was a cargo flight from Frankfurt to West Berlin. Legal-size cover from Wiesbaden to Berlin, West Germany, accompanied by a Berlin Post Office type 'c' Ambulance cover. Scarce; ACMW "F".
Air Crash Mail of the World 661115c. (Image)

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Estimate $300-400
Currently Opening at...$200.00
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3556 cover 680613a image1968 (June 13), Pan Am Boeing 707 (Air Crash Mail of the World 680613a), crashed at Calcutta, India. Legal-size cover from Bangkok, Thailand to London, England with single line boxed violet type 'a' cachet. Covers are scarce from this crash; ACMW "F". (Image)

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Estimate $300-400
Currently Opening at...$200.00
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3557 cover 680613a, f image1968 (June 13), Pan Am Boeing 707 (Air Crash Mail of the World 680613a, f), crashed at Calcutta, India. Aerogramme from Bangkok, Thailand to London, England with type 'a' cachet, accompanied by type 'f' Mt. Pleasant, London Ambulance cover. Covers are scarce from this crash; ACMW "F, G" respectively. (Image)

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Estimate $400-650
Currently Opening at...$325.00
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3558 cover 680613b, d image1968 (June 13), Pan Am Boeing 707 (Air Crash Mail of the World 680613b, d), crashed at Calcutta, India. Two legal-size covers, one from Bangkok, Thailand to Kendal, England with type 'd' label, and one from Bangkok to London with type 'b' cachet. Covers are scarce from this crash; ACMW "F" for each. (Image)

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Estimate $600-800
Currently Opening at...$400.00
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3559 cover 681212a image1968 (Dec. 12), Pan Am Boeing 707 (Air Crash Mail of the World 681212a), crashed into the sea 11 miles off the coast while on approach to Caracas. Legal-size cover with type 'a' purple cachet. Very few covers were recovered; ACMW "E". (Image)

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Estimate $200-300
Currently Opening at...$150.00
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3560 cover 681226ab image1968 (Dec. 26), Pan Am Boeing 707C Military Cargo (Air Crash Mail of the World 681226ab), Military Airlift Command contract cargo flight, crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. On take-off, the right wing contacted the snow-covered ground 94 feet left of the extended centerline at a distance of 2760 feet from the runway. The aircraft rolled inverted and broke up. A small amount of military mail was recovered. This is the only recorded cover—from Denver, Colorado to APO San Francisco—from the crash accompanied by an Anchorage, Alaska Post Office "Ambulance" cover; ACMW "K". (Image)

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Estimate $2,000-3,000
Currently Opening at...$1,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
3561 cover 740130 image1974 (Jan. 30), Pan Am Boeing 707 (Air Crash Mail of the World 740130), crashed at Pago Pago, American Samoa. The aircraft was landing during a violent thunderstorm and crashed into a hill 200 yards from the runway. A small amount of mail was recovered. Large documents cover from The Netherlands to Western Samoa, accompanied by a Honolulu, Hawaii Post Office mimeo slip, plus a Honolulu Ambulance cover. One of only three covers recorded; ACMW "J". (Image)

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Estimate $1,500-2,500
Currently Opening at...$1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction

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