Auction: 14015 - The Collector's series sale
Lot: 2706
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Crash and Wreck Mail
1914 (29 May) S.S. Empress of Ireland, sank following a collision in the St. Lawrence river, envelope (stamp floated off) from Vancouver to Glasgow with violet "Recovered by divers from wreck of S.S. Empress of Ireland" on the front, on reverse oval "Branch Dead Letter Office/Ottawa Ont."; corner crease, otherwise good condition. Photo
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Sold for
£75