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Heavier-Than-Air Flights continued...

Foreign Crash Covers continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
981   imageGreat Britain, 1938 (Nov. 27), Imperial Airways England-Australia cover from crash at Baghdad (Iraq), sent from Sussex to New Zealand with a cheerful metallic "Merry Xmas" label at upper left; 2-line purple cachet reading "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION/EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA" above address; accompanied by an undated newspaper clipping, "Explanatory slips accompany mail from Australian crash" by Brian R. Peace of the Oceania Philatelic Society, Very Fine.
Nierinck 381127a; SFr 140 ($140).
Estimate $100 - 150

The "Calpurnia" was wrecked while attempting to land on Lake Ramadi during a severe storm. Most of the mail was salvaged—80 bags—and recuperated by the R.A.F. Mail bears evidence of water damage, with stamps missing in many cases (as here). (Image) 		Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction
982   imageGreat Britain, 1939 (May 1), 3 covers from the Lumbo (Mozambique) crash of Imperial Airways "Challenger" flight from England to South Africa, each bearing the 2-line bilingual violet boxed "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER" cachet; one with later manuscript notation on reverse, two with bilingual South African Post Office Seals postmarked Durban May 6 and May 7, each Very Fine.
Nierinck 390501a; SFr 450 ($470).
Estimate $200 - 300

The "Challenger" crashed when it struck a small boat while landing at Mozambique. The mail was recovered and forwarded by the "Canopus", with that destined for Transvaal and Capetown (as here) taken by train at Lourenço Marques. (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
983   imageGreat Britain, 1939 (Aug. 11), Imperial Airways London-Zurich crash, picture post card with Swiss Service envelope, heavily burned picture post card of Trafalgar Square along with the Swiss PTT cover (No. P 4406) used to forward it, both bearing the 2-line red "Angebrannte Postsendung/Flugzeugunfall" cachet; with Air Mail News article on the crash by W. Dudley Edwards, "Fire in the Air", Very Fine.
Nierinck 390811a; SFr 400 ($410).
Estimate $200 - 300

The Lockheed L-14 Super Electra had to make a forced landing at Saint Sauveur near Luxeuil. The pilot landed safely, but the plane caught fire and was destroyed. Only part of the mail was salvaged in damaged condition. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
984   imageHong Kong, 1947 (Aug. 23), BOAC "Portland", Hong Kong-England, salvaged from crash in Bahrain, airmail cover sent "via London" from HSBC in Hong Kong to Chemical Bank &Trust Co. on Broadway, with light violet straightline "BY AIR TO OFFICE OF EXCHANGE ONLY" handstamp; missing stamps due to submersion, but carrying the violet left-, top- and right-bounded 2-line "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER" cachet, along with a partial, illegible red handstamp at upper right; no markings on reverse, Very Fine.
Nierinck 470823a; SFr 160 ($170).
Estimate $100 - 150

The "Portland" was on the "Dragon Route" from Hong Kong to Great Britain, when it crashed into the sea landing at Bahrain. Mail, coming from various countries of Southeast Asia, was partially saved. A number of cachets were used. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $90.00
Will close during Public Auction
985   imageHong Kong, 1953 (May 2), BOAC "Comet" Hong Kong-London cover salvaged outside Calcutta, a business-size, meter-cancelled cover sent from the IATA office in Singapore to Aer Lingus headquarters in Dublin; violet boxed "Second class/Air Mail" cachet at left, with "SALVAGED MAIL/"Comet" Crash, Near Galcutta./2nd. MAY 1953" cachet with "Calcutta" misspelt; red Aer Lingus Traffic Registry timed receiver dated 11 May 1953 as well; reverse bears a second Aer Lingus Central Post Section timed receiver in violet also dated 11 May 1953; wrapped in cellophane, Very Fine.
Nierinck 530502b; SFr 180 ($190).
Estimate $100 - 150

Radio contact was lost with the Comet DH 106 six minutes after its departure from Calcutta's Dum Dum airfield. The wreck was recovered 45 km away, at Jangipara, having been caught by a hurricane. All 43 aboard were killed. Mail was taken on another plane after a special cachet had been applied (3 different, per Nierinck). (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $100.00
Will close during Public Auction
986   imageHong Kong, 1966 (Mar. 4), CPA Hong Kong-Canada flight, salvaged at Tokyo, Hong Kong registered meter-cancelled cover from The Chartered Bank, Hong Kong, to the Royal Bank of Canada in Montréal; with Hong Kong Registry label, boxed purple "REGISTERED/AIR MAIL" handstamp and black 2-line "Damaged in Air Crash/At Tokyo 1" cachet on front; back without markings, Very Fine.
Nierinck 660304a; SFr 240 ($250).
Estimate $100 - 150

Thick fog at Tokyo's Haneda airport obscured visibility, and the plane crashed, killing 64 of its 72 passengers and crew. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
987   imageIndia, 1930 (Feb. 4), 2 registered covers from Girier-Weiss Pondicherry-France flight, recovered at Rome, 2 colorfully franked covers (with French India overprints), each with a black boxed "R" and "PAR AVION", bearing the boxed violet "Liaison Aérienne/GIRIER-WEISS/avec l'INDE FRANÇAISE" cachet; one with "Gouvernement Pondichéry" address corner; the other, addressed to a Mr. Guy Spielmann", has a manuscript "Ecriture de Girier" (Girier being one of the pilots) on reverse; "PARIS-GARE-P.L.M.-AVION/10 2/30" receiver on reverse of each, Very Fine.
Nierinck 300204; SFr 680 ($700).
Estimate $300 - 400

The crew left India hoping to reach Paris in a record time, but bad weather forced them to land in Fome, damaging the plane and ending the flight. Mail was forwarded by train. There was no special cachet for the accident, and only some of the letters bear the boxed flight cachet found here. (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4)

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Suggested Bid $300-400
SOLD for $500.00
Will close during Public Auction
988   imageIndia, 1951 (Nov. 21), cover from Deccan Airways Nagpur-Calcutta flight, large envelope heavily damaged by fire; Registry label upper left (Stock Exchange/Bombay) and 2-line violet "SALVAGED NIGHT AIR MAIL/DUM DUM CRASH 21ST NOV '51." cachet, Very Fine.
Nierinck 511121a; SFr 200 ($210).
Estimate $150 - 200

Landing at Calcutta's Dum Dum aerodrome, the plane was forced to fly low due to poor visibility, striking a tree and crashing. Only 1 of the 17 crew and passengers survived. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $70.00
Will close during Public Auction
989   imageItaly, 1948 (Aug. 29), Milan-Basel IMABA cover salvaged at Locarno (Switzerland), multicolor Italian franking with Basel/29.VIII.48-13/IMABA exhibit cancel, red "VOLO POSTALE/MILANO-BASILEA/PER «IMABA»/Aer Macchi B - 308/Agosto 1948" flight cachet and red 2-line "Volo Interrotto/a Locarno" handstamp; reverse shows a second IMABA cancel and sender's address handstamped in purple on flap, Very Fine.
Nierinck 480829a; SFr 160 ($170).
Estimate $100 - 150

This special Milan-Basel flight carried souvenir covers for the Swiss IMABA Exhibition. The flight was interrupted when the plane was forced to land at Locarno. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $150.00
Will close during Public Auction
990   imageItaly, 1956 (Nov. 23), LAI Rome-New York flight, recovered at Orly (France), heavily damaged envelope repaired (contemporaneously, it appears) with multiple pieces of tape, mailed from Genoa to San Francisco; the envelope was damaged enough to warrant French authorities to use a Service Cover, which received the 2-line violet "CORRESPONDANCE ACCIDENTÉE/EN COURS DE TRANSPORT" cachet measuring 61 c 14 mm; both covers enclosed together in cellophane pocket, Very Fine.
Nierinck 561123a; SFr 280 ($290).
Estimate $100 - 150

Unable to gain altitude after take-off, the DC 6B struck some houses 600 meters from the airfield, crashed and caught fire. 34 were killed. Part of the mail was recovered and a cachet applied. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
991   imageItaly, 1960 (Feb. 26), Alitalia Rome-New York flight, recovered at Shannon (Ireland), long airmail cover sent from Milan to New York City, with 3-line black cachet "SALVAGED FROM/PLANE CRASH AT/SHANNON AIRPORT"; back unmarked, Very Fine.
Nierinck 600226a; SFr 260 ($270).
Estimate $150 - 200

The DC 7C crashed into a cemetery shortly after take-off due to a lack of power. Of the 42 aboard, 27 survived. Part of the mail was recovered in bad condition and a cachet applied. This, then, is the primo cover of this accident, as it is only slightly wrinkled at top right with a half-inch tear and small nick on left margin. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $110.00
Will close during Public Auction
992   imageNetherlands, 1928 (Oct. 3), recovered at Cawnpore (India) from K.L.M. Netherlands to Netherlands Indies flight, near pristine, franked with two ½a India King Edward VII and addressed to Rangoon, Burma; boxed violet "3RD PLANE CRASHED AT COWNPORE/CARRIED BY:-/4TH OFFICIAL MAIL PLANE/H ---N. A. O. F." handstamp; reverse shows repeated handstamp, along with "Rangoon G.P.O./16 Oct/1928/8-Hrs/Delivery" receiver lower left, purple "BCM/F…" (unclear) straightline upper right, and "Guaranteed by/Stephen A. Smitt" handstamp lower right, a lovely cover, Very Fine.
Nierinck 281003b; SFr 250 ($260).
Estimate $150 - 200

K.L.M.'s third official mail flight to the East Indies was going swimmingly, until the plane touched down at Cownpore, India, where it struck a bale of hay that had not been moved from the end of the airstrip. The plane's undercarriage was damaged, and the mail (196 Kg; 14,893 pieces) was forwarded to Batavia. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
993   imageNetherlands, 1934 (Dec. 20), 2 covers salvaged at Rutbah Wells (Iraq) from KLM Netherlands-Netherlands Indies Uiver flight, 2 covers bearing the faint red "Amsterdam_/Batavia/De Uiver/19 december 1934" flight cachet (both largely washed away when mail was submerged), plus label from Bandoeng PTT office (Nierinck #341220f); additional material includes the original enclosure, the Service Cover used to return one of the damaged pieces of mail, plus a photo of the pilot and crew (appears contemporaneous), a photo post card of a KLM DC-2, and an article on the flight's legacy for postal historians, covers are enclosed in cellophane, Very Fine.
Nierinck 341220 & 341220f; SFr 360 ($370).
Estimate $150 - 200

Having left on its Cairo-Baghdad leg, the "Uiver" hit bad weather that turned into a storm over the Syrian desert. The pilot tried to land on a runway at Rutbah Wells, but crashed 16 km away. Everyone on board was killed. Of the 350 kg of mail carried, 208 kg were recovered and forwarded on the "Rijstvogel." . (Image) (Image2) (Image3) (Image4) (Image5)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction
994   imageNetherlands, 1952 (Mar. 23), KLM "Venlo" Netherlands-Australia flight, cover salvaged at Bangkok, a business-size airmail envelope meter cancelled 50¢ New York, NY, addressed to Djakarta, Indonesia; reverse bears violet boxed "DITERIMA DALAM/KEADAAN BEGINI" cachet, Very Fine.
Nierinck 520323a; SFr 280 ($290).
Estimate $150 - 200

A large part of the mail was destroyed when, 8 km from Bangkok airport, a blade from propeller 3 snapped and fire broke out on board. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
995   imageNetherlands, 1954 (Sept. 5), KLM Amsterdam-New York flight cover from crash at Shannon (Ireland), sent from Amsterdam to Rutland, Vermont; front bears black straightline "SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON." cachet applied by An Post; back shows strip of blank P.O. paper tape used to reseal the flap, Very Fine.
Nierinck 540905a; SFr 190 ($200).
Estimate $100 - 150

Within 1-2 minutes of leaving Shannon airport, the tail of the plane touched the water. Crashing in the mud, 25 were killed. 20 of the 26 postal bags were recovered. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $100-150
SOLD for $50.00
Will close during Public Auction
996   imageNetherlands East Indies, 1931 (Dec. 6), recovered at Bangkok from KLM Netherlands Indies-Netherlands Ooievaar flight, two covers, actually; the first marked by the black straightline cachet found on mail for 's Gravenhage; the second (with flap open and missing 2 of 3 stamps) was forwarded without any markings of the crash; on exhibit pages, with a (non-contemporary) 4¾ x 5-3/8 inch picture of the correct Fokker model (though not the Ooievaar itself, whose call letters differed), both Very Fine.
Nierinck 311206 & 311206a; SFr 260+ ($270).
Estimate $150 - 200

The Ooievaar was unable to gain altitude at take-off from Dong Muang Airport (20 km from Bangkok), and its undercarriage struck a wall and was completely wrecked in the ensuing crash. The plane may have been overloaded with mail. Of the 209 kg of mail on board, 183 kg were recovered and carried by the Valk, arriving in Amsterdam on Dec. 21. The vast majority of the recovered mail was forwarded without special markings. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
997   imageNetherlands East Indies, 1932 (Oct. 1), cover from KLM Ibis Netherlands Indies to Netherlands flight forwarded from Khao Lak (Thailand), multicolor franking cancelled Soerabaia 28.9.32; no special cachet, but back flap is sealed with small blue "Hooger/Reisgenot/Vliegt per K.N.I.L.M." label; backstamps incomplete; accompanied by photo (non-contemporary) of what appears to be the Ibis, Very Fine.
Nierinck 321001.
Estimate $150 - 200

The plane developed mechanical trouble on its return flight to the Netherlands and landed at Khao Lak. Mail was taken aboard the "Duif" and arrived at Amsterday on November 27. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
998   imageNetherlands East Indies, 1935 (July 17), cover from KLM "Maraboe" flight from Netherlands Indies to Netherlands, crashed at Bushire (Iran), original cover damaged right and top margins, with burns and loss along left; Service Cover with 3-line typed message postmarked 's Gravenhage 1 VIII 1935; accompanied by non-contemporaneous photo of a DC-2, Very Fine.
Nierinck 350717d; SFr 260 ($270).
Estimate $150 - 200

Hitting an uneven part of the runway at Bushire, a fuel pipe caught fire, completely destroying the plane. Of the 180 kg of mail carried, only 23 kg were recovered and taken on the "Rietvink". (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
999   imageNetherlands East Indies, 1949 (June 23), Official Mail cover from KLM Jakarta-Amsterdam flight lost at Bari (Italy), addressed from Batavia to the Ministry of Overseas Departments (Bureau of Monetary Administration) in 's Gravenhage, marked with "DIENST/vrij van port" handstamp at upper left, "DIENST ALGEMENE PERSONELE ZAKEN" upper right and "D.A.P.Z./Batavia/Exp." lower left; no markings on reverse; housed in cellophane wrapper, Very Fine.
Nierinck 490623.
Estimate $200 - 300

Steering problems caused the flight to turn over twice and crash into the sea 1.5 km off the coast from Bari. It was originally believed there was no mail on the plane, but some (including this Official) was found 2 weeks later and forwarded. (Image) 		Suggested Bid $200-300
SOLD for $80.00
Will close during Public Auction
1000   imageNew Zealand, 1939 (June 12), 2 envelopes recovered from Imperial Airways "Centurion" crash at Calcutta (India) on New Zealand-to-England route, each presenting a variety of the red 2-line cachet applied to recovered mail; the first reading "SALVAGED MAIL/EX. CENTURION" with E under A, the second "SALVAGED MAIL/EX. CENTURIA"; accompanied by Dudley Edwards' Air Mail News article, "The Centurion Crash", each Very Fine; "Centurion" cover pristine, "Centuria" open top, left and bottom.
Nierinck 390612b & 390612c; SFr 300 ($310).
Estimate $150 - 200

Having left Sydney, the "Centurion" met with an accident and sank during landing on the Hooghly River near Calcutta. Crew and passengers were rescued, as were 40 bags of mail. (Image) (Image2)

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Suggested Bid $150-200
SOLD for $140.00
Will close during Public Auction

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