S.S "Colombo". 1862 (Sep 10) Cover from New Zealand to Wales with datestamps of Rangiora (manuscript year date) and Lyttelton, a little water damaged at the edges and the stamps washed off, handstamped boxed "Saved from the wreck of / the Colombo", arrival backstamps of London (Dec 31) and Haverford West. A fine example of this cachet; the "Colombo" was wrecked on Minicoy Island in the Indian Ocean on November 19th.

S.S "Mexican"/"Jebba". 1900-07 Covers to England, the first with Cape ½d pair cancelled at Observatory Road with red "RECOVERED FROM / WRECK OF MEXICAN"; the 1907 (Feb 22) cover with Southern Nigeria ½d pair cancelled at Egwanga and violet "SALVED FROM / S.S JEBBA", March 20th arrival datestamps, some staining, otherwise fine. (2).

S.S "Berlin". 1907 G.B 1d Postcard and the address label from a parcel of samples, both from Leeds to Amsterdam, both recovered from the Great Eastern Railway Steamer "Berlin" which was wrecked at the entrance to the River Maas with the loss of 165 lives. Both handstamped "BESCHADIGD DOOR RAMP / HARWICH BOOT" (first "B" inverted on the postcard), the parcel label also with a partial strike of the scarce large cachet "(BESCHADIGD) / WEGENS RAMP / HARWICH-BOOT", also a postcard of the wreck, the parcel label water damaged. (3).

S.S "Mongolia". 1917 Cover from England to a soldier at Quetta, water damaged with part flap missing and the stamp washed off, backstamped at Bombay (June 28) and Quetta with violet oval "ACCIDENT AT SEA / MONGOLIA / 23 6 17", also a 1908 card of the ship. The "Mongolia" struck a mine 58 miles from Bombay and sank, with the loss of 33 lives.

S.S "Kalyan". 1921 Covers from Syria or Burma to France, both water damaged with the stamps washed off (the second with an India 2a6p reattached), both handstamped "ACCIDENT EN MER / CORRESPONDANCE INONDEE". Two unusual origins, the mail damaged on the P&O "Kalyan" by gales in the Mediterranean. (2).

S.S "Alhena". 1941 (Jan 12-17) Covers from England to British forces in Aden or the Middle East (2), or to Turkey, the first franked 2½d with violet boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" (the former "Comorin" cachet showing part "S.S"), the others with the stamps washed off handstamped "SALVED FROM THE SEA" (one or two line cachets), the cover to Turkey additionally handstamped boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER" and "NO SERVICE / RETURN TO SENDER". The S.S "Alhena" ran aground off Northern Ireland on January 28th and became a total loss. (4).

1945-67 Wrappers delayed or found on ships, a 1945 wrapper sent from New York to Chile in 1945 found on the S.S "John Bidwell" when it was sent to ship breakers in Philadelphia in 1960, handstamped violet boxed "CORRESPONDENCIA RETARDADA / Y RECUPERADA DEL / S/S "JOHN BIDWELL" / 1945 1960 / CORREOS DE CHILE"; and 1967 wrapper (with contents) from Pakistan to England franked 13p, trapped in the Great Bitter Lake for eight years after the Suez Canal was blocked during the Six Day War, with explanatory label "Post Office regrets that / delay has been caused by / SS Nord Wind being held / in Suez Canal", 1975 arrival c.d.s. Also a 1969 cover with "MAILED ON BOARD / G.B.L.A / S.S AFRICAN GLEN" cachet, posted at Port Tewfik. (3).