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1936 CESARE BATTISTI. At 10 p.m. on 23 December 1936 a boiler ...mehr
1936 CESARE BATTISTI. At 10 p.m. on 23 December 1936 a boiler exploded aboard the Italian 8331 ton steam ship Cesare Battisti which was at anchor at Massowah Harbour, Eritrea. 26 people were killed and over 100 injured. The ship sank and came to rest on the bottom of the harbour. Only two items of mail are known, a cover and this post card to Somalia. Both have a label attached written in Italian. A very rare item from this incident
New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained charred ...mehr
New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained charred Netherlands 30c. aerogramme to New Zealand from Amsterdam, framed “RECEIVED AT WELLINGTON IN DAMAGED CONDITION/SALVAGED AT BANGKOK FROM AIRCRAFT FIRE” cachet and matching O.H.M.S ‘ambulance’ envelope to the addressee and also with the same cachet. Carried on the Venlo PH-TFF from Amsterdam to Bangkok via Karachi, experienced a broken propellor blade and fire but still managed to land safely. Photo
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1949 envelope from London addressed to Pietermaritzburg. Straight ...mehr
1949 envelope from London addressed to Pietermaritzburg. Straight line 'RECEIVED DAMAGED BY FIRE' In the early hours of 4th August 1949 a carriage on the train travelling between Ladysmith and Pietermaritzburg caught fire, The train stopped at Frere station where the crew managed to contain the fire. On arrival at Pietermaritzburg the van was sealed, then escorted by police to Durban. The majority of the mail was destroyed
New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1946 (Dec.) defective envelope to ...mehr
New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1946 (Dec.) defective envelope to Wellington from Udine (Italy) all five stamps missing and with 1947 (Jan. 30) official printed ‘ambulance’ envelope with three-line cachet applied to reverse (in Italian) “Item recovered in the condition in which it was found after the fire at the Port of Naples” and with Wellington arrival c.d.s. Photo
Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - ...mehr
Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - Collins line between 1 September 1851 - 31 December 1856; 1853 (Dec 1): Entire letter from San Francisco to Bordeaux, sent first with the 'Winfield Scott' which wrecked on Anacapa Island, sent from New York with the 'Atlantic' of the Collins line, endorsed "p. Winfield Scott via New York", struck on obverse by "SAN FRANCISCO CAL." despatch cds and "PAID 26" handstamp in the same black ink as well as clear two-line "STEAMER / WINFIELD SCOTT" ship purser handstamp, "NEW YORK Am PACKET / FEB 4" transit cds and French "ÉTATS-UNIS PAQ. AM. / PARIS" entry cds, all three in red. Reverse with London and PARIS transit as well as BORDEAUX arrival (Feb 19). There are less then ten covers known with this purser handstamp, this strike being one of the best and the only one going abroad with the 'Atlantic' whose voyage lasted from February 4-16, 1854 between New York and Liverpool. Note: The 'Winfield Scott' was 225-foot steam paddlewheeler was named for the commanding general of the U. S. Army, Mexican War hero and presidential nominee. Westervelt and MacKay of New York built the Winfield Scott in 1850 for a route between New York and New Orleans. In July 1853 she was sold to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and served the San Francisco - Panama route. Loaded with over 300 passengers and crew and a reported $1 million in gold bullion (some accounts but the figure at $2 million), the Winfield Scott departed San Francisco on December 1, 1853. The next evening Captain Simon F. Blunt chose to pass through the Santa Barbara Channel to save time, but in a dense fog crashed into Middle Anacapa at full speed at 11:00 in the evening. The Captain immediately sent out a boat to see where he could land the passengers. The purser reported that a little island separate from the main one was nearest and that the passengers could be placed on it for the night. The next morning the passengers, some mail, and the treasure were taken onto the main island. The large group camped on the island for up to a week. The 'California' saw smoke from the passengers' fires and rescued the women. It returned on December 9 and, in heavy swells, removed the rest of the passengers, leaving the ship's company on the island who attempted to save mail, baggage, furniture and some machinery from the wreck. On the 10th the steamer 'Southerner' hove into sight and landed provisions for the officers and crew. Up to that time, the Winfield Scott had not been broken up by the action of the waves. When the Republic arrived the next day, however, the midship was sunk and Captain Blunt gave up all hope of saving her or getting her off the ledge. The crew went out to the ship and saved what they could before boarding the Republic for San Francisco. Some time later, the side-wheeler toppled off the ledge and sank. (Taken from https://www.nps.gov/) Thus, obviously the mail was rescued not in one go. This cover was taken by the 'Republic' first back to San Francisco and from there on 29 December to Panama where it arrived on 14 January 1854. The 'Ohio' brought it from Aspinwall / Colon to New York arriving there on 29 January and where it was picked up by the 'Atlantic' of the Collins line.
Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - The ...mehr
Transatlantic mail between France and the USA and vice versa - The 1857 Postal Convention, HAPAG line; 1869 (July 24): Envelope from San Francisco to Breil nearby Combourg, Dept- Ille-et-Vilaine sent first with the 'Germania', which wrecked and then with the 'Cimbria' of the HAPAG line, endorsed "via Overland", struck by "SAN FRANCISCO" despatch cds. "NEW YORK PAID / AUG 3 / 3" debit exchange cds in red, French CHERBOURG entry cds (Aug 22) and framed PD in the same blue ink alongside. Reverse with COMBOURG arrival cds of the same day. A well preserved wreck cover which escapped wetting, mail to France did not get any indication of the accident. Some documentation included. Note: The 'Germania' left New York on 3 August 1869. On 7 August near Cape Race, Newfoundland she encountered dense fog and went ashore on the rocks at Cap Race in Trepassy Bay. All passengers and crew were saved and brought to St. John's. The mails were later saved, although damaged by sea water. The 'Cimbria' on its eastbound route called at St. John's on 14 August for the 'Germania' crew, passengers and mail.
New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained or charred ...mehr
New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained or charred Netherlands 30c. aerogrammes (2) to New Zealand from Amsterdam or Apeldorn, one with framed “RECEIVED AT WELLINGTON IN DAMAGED CONDITION/SALVAGED AT BANGKOK FROM AIRCRAFT FIRE”. cachet also an example of typed bilingual (English/Dutch) “THIS LETTER WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE/IN ‘PLANE CRASH AT BANGKOK” label (the latter ex Nierinck). Carried on the Venlo PH-TFF from Amsterdam to Bangkok via Karachi, experienced a broken propellor blade and fire but still managed to land safely. Photo
New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained charred ...mehr
New Zealand: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1952 (Mar. 19) stained charred Netherlands 30c. aerogramme to New Zealand from Amsterdam, with typed bilingual (English/Dutch) “THIS LETTER WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE/IN ‘PLANE CRASH AT BANGKOK” label affixed to reverse. Carried on the Venlo PH-TFF from Amsterdam to Bangkok via Karachi, experienced a broken propellor blade and fire but still managed to land safely. Ex Nierinck. Photo
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