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WORLD WAR I SHIPPING DISASTERS; Group with 1915 env. NY to The Hague carried on the S.S.Rotterdam and damaged by fire and water, 1916 censored env. Cardiff to Sweden carried on the S.S.Newton which caught fire en-route, 1917 env. to London with oval "ACCIDENT AT SEA/MONGOLIA/23 6 17" (with PPC of the Mongolia), plus 1917 env. or part-front with either framed "DAMAGE BY IMMERSION/IN WATER" or "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" cachets on face. (6 items) PHOTO - see page 13. £200
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WRECK OF THE KINGSTONIAN; Group with 1918 envs. from the Army Post Office in Cairo(?) to Edinburgh (3, same correspondence, each with contents - two with PPC's and one a letter) carried on the Kingstonian torpedoed by a German submarine in the Mediterranean each with fine "Salved letter" cachet on face, plus an honour env. from the Army Post Office in Port Said(?) to London with framed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN WATER" and two postcards, both to France each with "ACCIDENT DE SERVICE" cachets on face. (6 items) PHOTO - see page 13. £320
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DAMAGE TO THE S.S.KALYAN; Group with 1921 env. from Syria(?) to France with "ACCIDENT EN MER/CORRESPONDENCE INONDEE" (applied in Lyon) and a further cover (two flaps missing) from Port Taufiq and postcard from Jerusalem both to England (stamps washed away) with framed "DAMAGED BY WATER" or DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER" both probably applied at London. The S.S.Kalyan had some of its mails damaged during poor weather. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 13. £150
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1929-38 WRECK TRIO INC UNIDENTIFIED ACCIDENT; 1929 env. (stamp washed away) Hamburg to Helsinki carried on the Heimdall which ran aground near Vaxholm. Rear with Swedish explanatory label tied by Stockholm c.d.s, 11 Nov. 1929 env. (stamp washed away, with contents) Brussels to England, carried on the Ville de Liege stranded at Dover Harbour with "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER." cachet and c1938 OHMS wrapper New Delhi to Chicago franked KGV 1a3p & KGVI 3p with framed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN SEA WATER" from an un identified accident. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 13. £160
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WRECK OF THE S.S.TAHITI; 8 Aug. 1930 env. franked by NZ KGV 1d tied by Timaru c.d.s. to NY with "Salvaged from/S.S.Tahiti/Lost at Sea" cachet which sank at sea after sustaining severe damage. PHOTO - see page 13. £150
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FIRE ABOARD THE S.S.COMORIN; Group with three Feb. 1930 envs. (adhesives all washed away) from Australia to England each with three different types of cachets "Damaged By/Fire On/S S Comorin" - with additional strike on a label attached to the rear, framed "DAMAGED BY FIRE/ON/S.S.COMORIN" or framed "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER/ON/S.S.COMORIN" (enhanced) applied to mail damaged by sea water used to extinguish a fire on board. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 13. £140
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WRECK OF VIDAR; 23 Dec. 1939 env. (adhesives washed away) Thorndale (Canada - rare thus) to Copenhagen with "Berkadipet a e Sovund" (Damaged by Sea Water) cachet applied on face after being struck by a German aircraft and a torpedo the following day. Hoggarth & Gwynn (2003) record less than 50 examples believed to exist. PHOTO - see page 13. £140
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BLITZ PERIOD DAMAGED MAIL; 19 Oct. 1940 env. franked GB KGVI 21/2d addressed within London with framed "DELAYED AND DAMAGED/BY ENEMY ACTION" and 17 Dec. 1942 env. (adhesive removed) Burnely & Nelson to H.M.S Fortune c/- G.P.O London where redirected several times, the rear with "DAMAGED BY ENEMY ACTION" (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 13. £240
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1940-41 WARTIME GROUP; 1941 OHMS env. Karachi to England franked India KGVI 1a 'SERVICE' (3) & 1/2a 'SERVICE' with part-framed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN SEA WATER" (possibly struck in Glasgow) and two examples (same correspondence) carried on the Eros (torpedoed off Ireland) with either "SALVED FROM THE SEA" on env. from Japan to England - with OHMS ambulance env. - very scarce thus or "Recovered from the Sea" cachets on env. from Ottawa, Canada. (four covers) PHOTO - see page 13. £160
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WRECK OF THE ALHENA; Three envs. from GB to Athens, Bucharest or Istanbul (redirected back to Wrexham); the first franked KGVI 21/2d with framed "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" cachet, another with adhesive washed away and "SALVED FROM THE SEA" cachet and other with 11/2d meter mark (2) with same cachet all after being salvaged due to the sinking of the Alhena on 28.1.1941 and all with framed "NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER" cachets. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 14. £150
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WRECK OF THE P.S.PORTSDOWN; 19 Sep. 1941 GB KGVI 21/2d stationery env. Havant, Hampshire to the Isle of Wight with "DAMAGED AS A RESULT/OF ENEMY ACTION" cachet applied after the Portsdown hit a mine en route to Ryde on 20.9.1941 plus a PPC to Kent dated the next day with news of the event. (2 items) PHOTO - see page 14. £140
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WORLD WAR II GROUP OF MARITIME DISASTERS; Group with 1943 env. (1 stamp still attached) Liverpool to Cape town with bi-ligula "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER/BESKADIG DEUR SEEWATER" cachet on face following an incident on the S.S.Baroda, 1943 env. with contents Buenos Ayres to England with "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER" cachet (probably applied in Liverpool), 1945 Dutch postcard recovered from the steamer Groningen IV, 1945 env. Canada to England with "DAMAGED BY FIRE & WATER" and 1945 env. (with contents) Edinburgh to Berlin with "DAMAGED BY FIRE" cachet and OHMS ambulance env. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 14. £200
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SEA WATER DAMAGE CACHETS INCL. UNIDENTIFIED INCIDENT; Mar 1942 env. Iceland to Hollywood franked 45 aur with "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER" after the Ebro went ashore, 1 Dec. 1942 stampless front. to Birmingham from the Army Field Post office in Freetown (Sierra Leone) with framed "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER" cachet from an unidentified incident and 15 Aug. 1942 env. registered at Mombassa to USA (5 stamps present, one missing) with "RECEIVED IN WET CONDITION/G.P.O N.Y.REG. DIV." unrecorded by Hoggarth & Gwynn (2003) and also unidentified. (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 14. £150
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SALVAGED MAIL GROUP INC. S.S.LOIDE-CUBA; Group with 1956 env. Brazil to England (one stamp missing) with framed "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER" cachet apparently as a result of an incident that occurred whilst unloading the mails. Only one other example recorded by Hoggarth & Gwynn (2003), 1947 env. sent within Canada the rear with label stating it was salvaged from the Nascopie, 1967 env. Trinidad to England with framed "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER", 1973 env. Cape Town to England with framed "DAMAGED/BY/SEA WATER", 1993(?) free post env. Kenya to England with framed "RECEIVED DAMAGED/BY WATER/FIRE" etc. (7 covers) PHOTO - see page 14. £160
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WRECK OF THE 20th CENTURY LIMITED; 2 Jun. 1905 USA postcard (fire-damaged) Toledo, Ohio to NY carried on the 20th Century Limited wrecked at Menton, Ohio with Post Office explanatory label tied by NY duplex. Scarce and early example. PHOTO - see page 14. £150
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GB RAILWAY DISASTERS; Group with PPC (4) of the Jan. 1905 crash at Cudworth, 8 Jan. 1964 env. (significant charring, with contents) Stockport to London caused by an on board fire from a cigarette, with official ambulance env. bearing official explanatory label and 8 Mar. 1900 env. (significant charring) Hitchin to Bradford meter franked with Royal Mail explanatory letter (10 items) . PHOTO - see above. £120
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BOMBING OF THE GARE DES ORIENTAUX, SALONICA; 23 Aug. 1917 env. to Marseilles (where redirected) with Tresor et Postes c.d.s. on face and "INCENDIE WAGON POSTE" cachet on reverse, applied after German bombing of the Railway Station which destroyed two mail wagons. PHOTO - see page 14. £140
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FIRE ON A PARIS TO BRUSSELS TRAIN; 20 Dec. 1918 PPC Paris to Antwerp with evidence of smoke damage from a fire and struck with "CORRESPONDENCE RETARDEE/PAR SUITE D'UN INCENDIE" (Type 1 cachet) PHOTO - see page 14. £140
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GROUP OF US MAIL DAMAGED BY FIRES; Range with 19 Dec. 1947 env. (extremely fire damaged) New Baltimore, NY to Athens, NY from an unknown incident, 11 Jan. 1960 env. Boston to Los Angeles with "DAMAGED IN FIRE IN RAILWAY/MAIL CAR AT CADIZ, CALIF." cachet on face, 25 Mar. 1960 env. Burlington, VT to Los Angeles involved in a fire on the Santa Fe Chief (with official ambulance env.), two covers with burned peripheral faults involved in a mail car fire at Bristol, VA on 26.10.1960. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 14. £150
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PAIR OF COVERS FROM TRAIN CRASH BETWEEN STOCKHOLM & MALMO; Sep. 1954 envs. from Germany or Malmo (stamp missing) damaged in the train crash at Rorvik on 6.9.1954 each with different official cachets explaining the damage and delay. Attractive pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £140
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GROUP OF 1937 INCIDENTS IN THE FAR EAST; Range with Aug. 1937 env. Shanghai to Versailles (redirected upon arrival) with framed h.s "Flight Delayed" (unidentified incident), Oct. 1937 env. Shanghai (stamps washed away) to Rangoon with local and Burmese tax/postage h.s. on face. and "RECEIVED DAMAGED/BY WATER" cachet from another unidentified incident, Nov. 1937 env. Hong Kong (stamps washed away and repaired at top left) to France with French cachet after the crash of the Cygnus at Brindisi and 6 Oct. 1937 env. (burnt on two sides) Semarang to The Hague with handwritten note explaining crash at Palembang. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 14. £200
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1939 CRASH AIRMAILS; 10 Aug. 1939 PPC Southend-on-Sea to Basel charred in places after being rescued from a crash at Luxeuil with Swiss official ambulance env. and bi-lingual explanatory note, 14 Aug. 1939 env. (stamp missing) Rochdale to Denmark carried on a plane from London to Stockholm which crashed near Copenhagen with official explanatory note and 12 July. 1939 env. Bahia, Brazil to Rio (stamp missing) with two strikes of the "ACCIDENTE DE AVIAO" from a flight that crashed at Guanbara Bay. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 14. £150
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1920's AIR CRASH GROUP; Range with 19 Feb. 1929 env. France to Hanoi with "RAID INTERROMPU/PAR ACCIDENT/Retour a l'envoyeur"cachet, 1 Oct. 1924 env. Estevan to Winnipeg (first flight) crashed into rocks, the mail recovered and without a cachet, 8 July 1927 env. Montreal to Vancouver, flight aborted due to lack of insurance and with two strikes of the "AIR FLIGHT ABANDONED/LETTER RETURNED" cachet plus three PPC's on wrecks. (6 items) PHOTO - see page 15. £150
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DOUBLE DISASTER AIRMAIL COVER; 25 Oct. 1929 env. London to Bombay franked KGV 1/- (pair), 6d & 21/2d carried on the City of Alexandria damaged in the harbour at Mersa Matruh, the mails transferred to City of Athens which struck a reef, the mail water soaked and with framed "DAMAGED DURING/TRANSIT BY AIR". Remarkable double disaster cover. PHOTO - see page 15. £150
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1930 UNIDENTIFIED INCIDENT; 25 Jan. 1930 fragile window env. Mexico to London (where redirected on arrival) Franked Mexico 10c (2) + 20c (2) sent by registered airmail via New York, with fire consistent damage but without any explanatory cachets or attachments. Worthy of further research PHOTO - see page 15. £100
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AIR CRASH OF FLIGHT FROM ARGENTINA TO TOULOUSE; 1 May 1930 airmail env. to England (all four stamps intact) carried on a flight which crashed in the sea and sank (near Montevideo), the rear with "Accident d'Avion/Correspondences recueillies en mere/NE PAS TAXER" cachet. PHOTO - see page 15. £130
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1930-32 AIR CRASH GROUP; Range with 18 Mar. 1932 env. Saigon to Marseilles carried on the Liore Olivier 242 which became stranded on a beach and "COURIER ACCIDENTE" cachet applied, 15 Sep. 1931 airmail env. (stamps washed away) San Francisco to Portland, Oregon with "DELAY DUE TO AN AIR MAIL INTERUP/TION AT OAKLAND/CAL. SEPT.16 1931." cachet following an explosion of a Pacific Air transport plane, 27 May & 30 May 1932 envs. Montreal or Boston to Seattle each with "DAMAGED BY PLANE CRASH/IN WILLAMETTE RIVER" cachet following an explosion and crash into a river plus several similar covers with mail from South Africa, Australia, Algeria, GB, Newfoundland, Germany etc. (13 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £240
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CRASH OF THE APOLLO; Dec. 1933 env. (charred in places, repair tape at top and right) Italy to Southampton with framed "DAMAGED/BY FIRE" cachet applied following a crash after striking the aerial of a wireless station. Very scarce as only a small volume of mail was recovered. PHOTO - see page 15. £200
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AIR CRASHED OF 1935 GROUP; Range with 13 July 1935 GB KGV 11/2d embossed env. (peripheral fire damage) uprated 21/2d Jubilee to Stockholm carried on Kwikstart that crashed at Amsterdam, Nov. 1935 envs. Brazil or Argentine to France or Scotland both involved in an Air France crash at Aracaju, with explanatory note or "COURRIER ACCIDENTE AU BRESIL/LE 3 NOVEMBRE 1935" cachet and 1935 env. Colombia to Manchester by air - unidentified incident with signs of fire damage and with repair tape on three sides. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £150
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1933-36 AIR CRASHES MAIL WITHOUT CACHETS; Group inc. 27 Nov. 1936 env. London to Buenos Ayres franked 5/- Seahorse and strip of three 1/- KGV carried on an Air France attacked mid-air by machine-gun fire from another plane during the Spanish Civil War, 18 Dec. 1934 env. Sliedrecht to Netherlands Indies carried on the Uiver which crashed in the Syrian Desert, 28 Dec. 1933 env. The Hague to Netherlands Indies carried on the Postjagen which made a forced landing at Grottaglie and four other similar covers from USA, France and Netherlands. (7 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £150
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1934-36 AIRMAIL CRASH SELECTION; Group with 4 Jan. 1934 env. Cape St Jacques (Indochina) to France with framed "COURRIER ACCIDENTE/"EMERAUDE"/SAIGON-PARIS" cachet after crashing between Lyon and Paris, Aug. 1935 envs. (3) Calcutta or Australia to England , all carried on the Scipio with "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER", framed "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER" or framed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION/IN SEA WATER I.S." cachet applied after crashing into the sea near Crete and 25 Sep. 1935 env. Asmara, Ethiopia to Rome (stamp washed away) with "Ricuperta Incedio/drovolante I-RDI" cachet applied after a crash at Benghazi, Libya (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £200
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1937-38 AIR CRASH INCIDENTS; Group with Nov. 1937 envs. (4, two with adhesives washed away) from India or Palestine all to England (one taxed) and all carried on the Cygnus which crashed off Brindisi, two each with framed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER" or framed "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER/IN AIRPLANE/ACCIDENT" plus 1938 env. (American) Virgin Islands to California with "DAMAGE DUE TO AIR MAIL/INTERRUPTION NEAR/PT. REYES. CALIF,/NOV 29 1938" cachet and 20 Mar. 1938 env. Bahia, Brazil to Paris (1 stamp missing) with French cachet and repair tape following crash in the Pyrenees. (5 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £160
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OCTOBER 1937 INCIDENTS; 22 Oct. 1937 env. Argentina to Chad (rare destination) carried on the Antares which disappeared off Cape Blanc two mailbags later recovered, repair tape applied at Casablanca to the base and scare thus and Sep. 1937 env. (stamps washed away) from unknown origin (Far East?) with Port Said transit c.d.s on face, carried on the Courtier which crashed in sank at Phaleron Bay, Greece. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £140
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CHALLENGER & CALPURNIA CRASH AIRMAILS; 22 Apr. 1939 env. London to Cape Town with framed bi-lingual "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER" after the Calpurnia crashed when alighting at Mozambique and 22/23 Nov. 1938 envs. (3) all London to Australia or NZ with "RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITION/EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA" or "SALVAGED/EX "CALPURNIA"" cachets and another with Post Office explanatory note; after suffering severe storm damage near Baghdad. (4 covers) PHOTO - see page 15. £200
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CRASH OF THE CENTURIAN; June 1939 envs. Melbourne, Perth or Rangoon to GB carried on the Centurian which crashed into a river near Calcutta with framed "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER" or "SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURION (or CENTURIA - spelling error)", one to Edinburgh with official repair seal on reverse. Good trio (3 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £160
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WWII BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR CRASHES; Group with 1941 env. Calcutta to London with "SALVED FROM THE SEA" cachet, 1943 env. (censor tape at left) Sierra Leone with "DAMAGED BY /FIRE IN TRANSIT" cachet on rear, 1943 POW env. to England carried on flight that crashed in Ireland in dense fog with "DAMAGED BY FIRE/IN TRANSIT" and 10 Aug. 1945 env. Simla to London with framed "RECOVERED FROM/SALVAGED AIRCRAFT" from a flight that crashed near Bombay and a few other active service items. (6 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £200
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1940s RANGE OF AIRMAIL CRASHES; Group with Jan. 1940 env. Netherlands Indies to Sydney with "RECOVERED FROM/LOST FLYING BOAT" cachet following a crash near Bali airport on 22.1.1940, Jan. 1943 env. Santiago, Chile to Stockholm (1 stamp missing) carried on the Yankee Cllipper that crashed and sank in a river in Lisbon with Swedish explanatory label pasted to the env., 6 Feb. 1943 env. NY to London with framed "DAMAGED BY/SEA WATER", 1 Jan. 1945 env. Paris to Toulouse with "AVION ACCIDENTE" cachet following a crash after departure, 13 May. 1948 env. Leopoldville to Brussels with explanatory cachet applied and repair tape on all sides following a crash plus a range of similar material. (12 covers) PHOTO - see page 17. £150
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1950s AIRMAIL CRASHES; Group with 4 Sep. 1954 env. Amsterdam to USA with "SALVAGED FROM K.L.M CRASH AT SHANNON" cachet, 1951 env. Bombay to Calcutta with "SALVAGED NIGHT AIR MAIL/DUM DUM CRASH 21st NOV 1951" cachet, Mar. 1952 env. Brazil to Denmark on a flight that crashed near Frankfurt with Danish type-written explanatory label and transparent ambulance env., 1954 env. Toronto to Vancouver with "SALVAGED FROM T.C.A.WRECK" cachet plus a range of other crashes with mail from GB, Belgium, USA, Tunisia, France etc. (13 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £160
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1950s AIRMAIL CRASHES IN THE FAR EAST; Group with 29 Apr. 1953 Hong Kong KGVI 40c KGVI air letter with "SALVAGED MAIL./"Comet" Crash, Near Calcutta./2nd May 1953" cachet, 4 Oct. 1953 env. Singapore to Chicago franked KGVI 40c (2) & 15c with "Received in bad condition/Del. Div. Chicago, Ill.", Jan. 1954 Malaga KGVI 25c air letter with framed "DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER" and "COMET CRASH/10 JAN 1954" cachets on face plus a range of other related mail of the period, two with ambulance envs. (12 items) PHOTO - see page 16. £200
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WORLDWIDE AIR CRASHES 1952-88; Group incl. 1 Feb. 1952 env. Belgian Congo internal flight to Leopoldville with "AVION ACCIDENTE IDIOFA" cachet, 1968 air letters or env. GB to Adelaide, Singapore or Auckland with either tape stained repairs or charring and Post Office notices or cachets following crash at Heathrow, 1974 env. Sweden to Capetown with bi-lingual "RETRIEVED FROM AIR CRASH ON 23/NOVEMBER 1974 AT NAIROBI" and Jan. 1988 PPC or env. (internal mail) with relevant cachet carried on a Toulouse to Paris flight which crashed after departure. (14 items) PHOTO - see page 17. £140
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WEST INDIES INC. GUADELOUPE, CAYMAN IS. & U.F.C. STEAMSHIP SERVICE: 1903-54 group of Guadeloupe covers inc. Jul. 1903 'Soldier's Letter" from Pointe-a-Pitre to France, 1906 'Soldiers Letter' from Moule to Paris, Sep. 1912 cover to Castres, France prepaid with 15c optd. "F.M. and also cancelled by "Gendarmerie Guadeloupe" handstamp, with same on a piece; six WWII & 1950's covers, all having the small oval "B.M." (Boite Mobile) handstamp. Also a group of seven 1933-41 covers all to USA bearing either US or British Honduras adhesives, having a variety of "UNITED FRUIT COMPANY/STEAMSHIP SERVICE" cancels. Lot also includes 3 x 1928 registered Cayman Islands covers to USA franked with 9 different KGV definitive values between 11/2d & 5/-. (19 covers & a few pieces) £200
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30 YEARS WAR PERIOD - NAMED SHIP COVER FROM LISBON TO LONDON; Fine 18 Nov. 1636 EL sent by private means from "Lix[bo]a." [= Lisbon] to London [from the Hurt Correspondence] endorsed "Per ye Maie Flower, with ane Inclosure" with long interesting contents ref. many different ships, fleets and "Armadas" around the coasts, also mentioning land battles, etc. [Ex Martin Willcocks & Michael Jackson.] PHOTO - see above. £200
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30 YEARS WAR PERIOD - NAMED SHIP COVER FROM LIVORNO TO LONDON; 24 May 1636 EL sent by private means from ""Livorno" to London [from the Hurt Correspondence] endorsed "Per ye shippe Experience, whome God preserve" with interesting contents ref. many different ships, etc. [Ex Martin Willcocks & Michael Jackson.] PHOTO - see page 16. £160
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PRESTAMP TO QEII LOT - INDIA LETTERS, SHIP LETTERS, N.Z., GIBRALTAR, PAQUEBOTS, ETC.; 1825-1939 covers/cards with maritime marks/PPCs inc. 1826 "SHIP LETTER/LONDON" c.d.s., fine red oval 1826 "POST PAID SHIP LR/[Crown]/LONDON" d.s. to India, boxed 1842 "LIVERPOOL/SHIP" d.s., boxed "INDIA LETTER/LIVERPOOL", scarce 1862 red "SHIP-LETTER/LONDON" c.d.s., NZ pictorial P. Stat. PC, 1901 Gibraltar royal tour PPC, Lpool BR/COL Packet c.d.s.'s, PAQUEBOT marks, etc. Plus 17 post-1939. (63 covers/cards + c.30 pieces) £140
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TRANSATLANTIC MIX; 1840-1939 covers/cards inc. fine 1840 EL to US "Per Gt. Western" with oval red "PAID/at/HALIFAX", 1865 1d Red E to London ex New York with v. fine m/s-dated "London/FRUHLING & GOSCHEN" oval FAC, 1872 env. to GB with US 6c, and a good range of early 20th century PPCs of ships (mainly with GB Paquebot marks), etc. Plus one 1951 item. (34 covers/cards) £120
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1944-45 CORRESPONDENCE FROM A SERGEANT IN INDIA; Group of mainly generic airletters (two with coloured Xmas or New Year greetings, another with "DAMAGED/BY WATER" cachet on reverse) uprated KGV Indian adhesives tied by (Army) Camp P.O c.d.s. and all from a serving sergeant to his wife in England. Various "UNIT CENSOR" circular markings - some signed, others with printed codes plus "RAF. CENSOR/127" h.s, honour envs. (13), some uprated with adhesives, airgraphs, telegrams etc. £200
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NAPOLEONIC P.O.W.s AT BRISTOL - FRENCH SHIP CREW LIST POWs RELEASE ORDER+ DOCUMENTS REF. RATIONS & NEW PRISON; 24 Oct. 1803 EL (some dusting of address panel) prepaid from "Transport Office" (London) to "Capt. J. Baker, Agent for Prisoners of War, Stapleton, Bristol" endorsed "H.M.S." and "P. Transport Office" on the front with London "PAID" c.d.s.; the letter instructs the addressee to release 18 prisoners and send them to Southampton to embark for France (but that any of them who were Officers or "Sea-faring Persons" should instead be sent "on Parole to Lichfield". Plus 1799 French part printed naval crew list for a voyage from Bordeaux to "Cap" (Haiti), enormous partly printed July 1803 contract (not filled in) to supply daily rations of bread/beef/pease/salt for POWs at prisons in Stapleton, Chatham, Stilton, Plymouth & Portsmouth, and 8 Mar. 1804 retained copy of a lengthy manuscript agreement between the Transport service and two local Stapleton men to build a new Military Prison (with coloured sketch plan of the building). Fascinating lot. (4 items) PHOTO - see page 17. £240
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FRENCH NAPOLEONIC OCCUPATION OF POLAND - "No.22 PORT-PAYE/GRANDE ARMEE" COVER FROM STETTIN, ETC.; Fine 24 Jan. 18083 EL (family letter; English translation included) from "Stetin" to Herault endorsed "affranchie" with a very fine rare red "No.22.PORT-PAYE/GRANDE ARMEE" mark nicely placed on the front. Rare and attractive. 13 Feb. 1807 EL from "Citadelle [Strasbourg]" addressed to a French General with "la Grande Armee" at Warsaw ("Varsovia") with v. fine "67/STRASBOURG" on the front. Good pair. (2 covers) PHOTO - see page 16. £200
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PETITION LETTER FROM P.O.W.s AT STAPLETON PRISON (BRISTOL) + CONTRACT FOR P.O.W. BEDS; Lengthy fine 25 Oct. 1809 EL (full English translation) "Des Prisons de Guerre de Stapleton" to the Transport Office in London (unsealed) with 35 POWs names/signatures at the foot asking for their release as they had been captured on 'Le Mars' which was taking them - badly wounded soldiers - back to France from Haiti; plus 1 Mar. 1808 large part printed contract document (worn in places) for supplying "Palliasses & bolsters" for the prisoners use at Stapleton Prison. Historic insight into French P.O.W.s' life in England. (2 items) PHOTO - see above. £150
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