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Auction: 15023 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2500

Crash and Wreck Mail
Crash Covers
1930-55 group of U.S.A. covers with 1930 (20 Dec.) commercial envelope from Chicago to Los Angeles showiing "damaged by air plane wreck/december 22, 1930" in red; 1934 (Dec.) commercial envelope from New York to Chicago showing "damage due to/air mail interruption/at/buffalo ny/dec 19 1934" in purple; 1938 (28 Nov.) envelope from Oregon to California showing "damage due to air mail/interruption near/pt. reyes, calif/nov 29 1938" in black; 1949 (12 Dec.) envelope from Wilson to San Diego showring "damaged in plane crash/washington d c/dec.12 1949" in mauve; 1955 (16 Dec.) envelope showing "damaged in plane crash/hollywood, c.s. 12/17/55" in purple; 1955 (15 Dec.) envelope from Boston to Florida with two strikes of "damaged in plane crash" in purple. Also 1945 envelope from U.S. Army P.O. in Germany to Buffalo (roughly opened but with enclosure) showing "damaged in/plane crash" in black. (7 covers)

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Estimate
£250 to £300