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Postal History and Covers: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1949 (Nov. 29) much ...mehr
Postal History and Covers: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1949 (Nov. 29) much reduced and charred airmail envelope to Honiara (British Solomon Islands) from New York (stamps missing). Carried by American Airlines flight to Mexico which crashed en route at Dallas killing 28 on board, Official ‘ambulance’ envelope with “DAMAGE DUE TO AIR MAIL/INTERRUPTION NEAR/DALLAS TX/NOV 29 1949” cachet, the only example to the Pacific Islands recorded. Photo
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Postal History and Covers: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1954 (Sept. 5) ...mehr
Postal History and Covers: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1954 (Sept. 5) unusual reduced and repaired airmail cover to Apia (Samoa) from Amsterdam (stamps missing), with “SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON” and with “TROUVE EN/CET ETAT”, Port-au-Prince duplex on reverse where apparently found. Carried on K.L.M. flight to New York which crashed immediately after take off from Shannon. 20 of the 26 bags of mail were recovered. Photo
Postal History and Covers: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1968 (Jan. 4) ...mehr
Postal History and Covers: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1968 (Jan. 4) severely charred airmail envelope to Madang (New Guinea) with part Kenya c.d.s. and meter franking. Carried on Middle East Airlines which caught fire en route at Beirut Airport on Jan. 9. Printed official New Zealand ‘ambulance’ envelope and official explanatory letter from Postal Department in Port Moresby included. Very little mail was recovered and this is the only example believed to still exist. Photo
Postal History and Covers: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) ...mehr
Postal History and Covers: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained charred airmail envelope to New Guinea franked Netherlands 30c. tied by Hague c.d.s., carried on the Venlo PH-TFF from Amsterdam to Bangkok via Karachi, experienced a broken propellor blade and fire en route but still managed to land safely. Repaired at right and endorsed “Ex phtff/Bangkok” on reverse. Ex Nierinck
Australia: Crash Mail: 1935 (Dec. 31) envelope to Brisbane from ...mehr
Australia: Crash Mail: 1935 (Dec. 31) envelope to Brisbane from London (all three stamps missing) with Brisbane G.P.O. explanatory cachet for “City of Khartoum” crash near Alexandria and a similar typed label used on mail from this incident. Photo
Jamaica Jamaica: Unused postcard titled ‘Great Earthquake Disaster, ...mehr
Jamaica
Jamaica: Unused postcard titled ‘Great Earthquake Disaster, Burnt Car, King Street, Kingston’. (B33860)
1957 cover to Southampton cancelled EASTBOURNE 22 DEC 1957. A label ...mehr
1957 cover to Southampton cancelled EASTBOURNE 22 DEC 1957. A label was affixed saying the cover has been accidentally delayed and tied by a Southampton 8 MR 58 datestamp. A delay of 76 days. A verbal enquiry produced the explanation that ‘A bundle or two of letters were found in an old mail sack that “must have been thrown to one side”, believed empty, during the Christmas rush’. Scarce and interesting
S S JEBBA. The steam ship ‘Jebba’, a vessel of three thousand ...mehr
S S JEBBA. The steam ship ‘Jebba’, a vessel of three thousand eight hundred and thirteen tons, belonging to the African Steam Ship Company, whilst on her homeward voyage from west Africa, ran ashore on Bolt Tail, a few miles west of Salcombe, Devon , in fog on 18th March. Although the vessel was a total loss, all the passengers and mail were taken off safely. All the mail received a two line hand stamp in violet saying ‘SALVED FROM / S S JEBBA.’ There were a number of different hand stamps that were applied to the mail, the main difference being in the spacing of the letters. This registered cover from Sierra Leone has the Hoggarth & Gwynn Type 3 cachet
WINDSOR CASTLE 1876. The 1732 ton mail steamer Windsor Castle of the ...mehr
WINDSOR CASTLE 1876. The 1732 ton mail steamer Windsor Castle of the Currie Line sailed from London on 20th September 1876. At 2 a.m. on the morning of 19th October she was wrecked on Dassen Island, about 50 miles north of Cape Town. Passengers and the mail were picked up by the steamer Florence and were landed at Cape Town the following day. This cover, that has the original letter with it, arrived in Grahamstown on OC 25. Donald Currie established the Union Castle Line which came into service when the Currie Line and the Union Steamship Co were merged in 1876. So this would have been the first Union Castle Line wreck. A very rare cover from this wreck, which is not mentioned in Hoggarth & Gwynn
POSTAL INCIDENT. 1953 cover to England with a 6d cancelled F.P.O. 963 ...mehr
POSTAL INCIDENT. 1953 cover to England with a 6d cancelled F.P.O. 963 NO 11 53 that, on the back, has a violet boxed ‘MISLAID MAIL / DELAY REGRETTED’ cachet and a label stating ‘It is regretted that this letter has been delayed abroad.’ A Home Postal Depot R. E. 17 NO 53 cancel is on the label. This boxed cachet was unknown until this letter turned up. A most interesting and very scarce item
1942 S S EMPIRE KINGFISHER. On January 18 1942 the S S Empire ...mehr
1942 S S EMPIRE KINGFISHER. On January 18 1942 the S S Empire Kingfisher, a 6082 ton Ministry of War Transport ship is believed to have struck a submerged object at 3 p.m. off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She sank on the morning of the 19th January. This cover from Philadelphia (JAN 12) to England, censored and redirected on arrival, has a straight line ‘SALVAGED FROM SEA’ h/s and a label stating ‘POSTAL CENSORSHIP / The British Censorship is / not responsible for the absence of / Stamps from the cover of this / Postal Packet’ A London 11 MAR 1942 arrival cancel is on the back, so the letter must have been held for a considerable time after being recovered. This is the first time I have seen a label like this attached to any shipwreck cover. An interesting and rare item
Jamaica Jamaica: Unused postcard titled ‘Great Earthquake Disaster, ...mehr
Jamaica
Jamaica: Unused postcard titled ‘Great Earthquake Disaster, Royal Mail Booking Office, Kingston’. (B33859)
Grosvenor Auctions
Los 155
SG
1949
200.00 GBP
(ca. 229 EUR)
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(ca. 229 EUR)
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Los 157
SG
1954
400.00 GBP
(ca. 459 EUR)
12.04.2026 23:59 BST
(ca. 459 EUR)
Grosvenor Auctions
Los 158
SG
1968
400.00 GBP
(ca. 459 EUR)
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(ca. 459 EUR)
Grosvenor Auctions
Los 156
SG
1952
250.00 GBP
(ca. 287 EUR)
12.04.2026 23:59 BST
(ca. 287 EUR)
Grosvenor Auctions
Los 434
SG
1935
120.00 GBP
(ca. 138 EUR)
Verkauft
(ca. 138 EUR)
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Los 30250
Jamaica: Unused postcard titled ‘Great Earthquake Disaster, Burnt Car, King Street, Kingston’. (B33860)
Festpreis
14.00 GBP
(ca. 16 EUR)
(ca. 16 EUR)
David Morrison
Los G6099
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100.00 GBP
(ca. 115 EUR)
(ca. 115 EUR)
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Los G6101
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250.00 GBP
(ca. 287 EUR)
(ca. 287 EUR)
David Morrison
Los G5412
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1675.00 GBP
(ca. 1920 EUR)
(ca. 1920 EUR)
David Morrison
Los G6097
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125.00 GBP
(ca. 143 EUR)
(ca. 143 EUR)
David Morrison
Los G5691
Festpreis
175.00 GBP
(ca. 201 EUR)
(ca. 201 EUR)
Balkanphila
Los 30251
Jamaica: Unused postcard titled ‘Great Earthquake Disaster, Royal Mail Booking Office, Kingston’. (B33859)
Festpreis
14.00 GBP
(ca. 16 EUR)
(ca. 16 EUR)
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