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1899 WRECK OF THE 'CHICAGO'. The Pennsylvania Rail Road ...mehr
1899 WRECK OF THE 'CHICAGO'. The Pennsylvania Rail Road Ferryboat
‘Chicago’, whilst bound from Jersey City to New York, sank in the
Hudson River after a collision with the steamer ‘City of Augusta’
at midnight on 30/31 October 1899. The ‘Chicago’ was subsequently
raised on the 6 December. All the mail was salvaged and was
delivered within a couple of days of the disaster occurring.
However, as it appeared that all the mail had been damaged by water
to a greater or lesser extent and the adhesives had floated off,
labels was affixed to covers by the New York Postmaster. There were
three different types of label used, this one believed locally and
individually typed in Hoboken. (Hoggarth & Gwynn type 1) A fine
example of this uncommon shipwreck, of which less than 20 covers
are known and less than 5 with this label
David Morrison
Lot K2046 (D)
Prix fixe
750.00 GBP
(app. 862 EUR)
(app. 862 EUR)
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