Postal History Airmail Postal History Crash Covers
Sale No: 5101
Lot No: 10129
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Crash Covers, 1928 (Nov 25), West Lebanon, Ohio, ephemera, consisting of two pieces of each of the orange and black fabric, plus a piece of the fur lining of the coat of pilot Tildon Johnson who was killed, with notarized affidavit of authenticity, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, rare mementos, only four covers reported. AAMC 281125. (Image)
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Sale No: 5101
Lot No: 10130
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Crash Covers, 1936 (Jan. 14), American Airlines AM-23 Crash, Goodwin, AR, missing adhesives, with address and pre-flight markings showing water damage (as expected, since the plane came down in a swamp); New York, N.Y., Jan. 14, 1936 duplex survives clear, with four-line "Damage" cachet in violet applied where stamps should have been; horizontal tear affecting about one-quarter of backflap, still Very Fine. AAMC 360114a.
From AM-23's first Newark-to-Fort Worth flight, which crashed for unknown reasons, killing the pilot and co-pilot. 150 pounds of mail were recovered and forwarded from Little Rock on January 15. (Image)