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Auction: 15023 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2507

Crash and Wreck Mail
Crash Covers
1936-39 group of crashed flying boat covers, mostly Imperial Airways with 1936 (22 Sept.) 'Athena' crash at Delhi from London to Calcutta with manuscript pencil explanation on reverse; 1938 (23 Nov.) 'Calpurnia' envelope from Richmond to N.Z. bearing a superb strike of the type a handstamp; 1939 'Challenger' crash in Mozambique, to South Africa and bearing a good strike of the type a bilingual handstamp; 1939 (6 June) 'Centurian' crash near Calcutta, from Sydney to Coventry with a fine strike of the type a handstamp in crimson, the reverse with a seal of the Returned Letter Section, London. (4 covers)

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Estimate
£200 to £250