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Auction: 13031 - The Collector's Series sale
Lot: 1885

Air Mail Crash Covers
The Pat Cassels Collection
1939 selection of twenty-two covers, including (18 Jan.) Australia-Great Britain flight, struck a tree during take off, two covers from England with different cachets; (2 May) "Ville de Dakar" crashed shortly after take off, charred cover from Argentina to Germany; (11 Aug.) London-Zurich flight, caught fire after a forced landing, cover with six line explanatory slip; (15 Aug.) London-Denmark flight, crashed near Storstroem Bridge, six covers and two ambulance covers, etc., good to fine

Sold for
£550