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Auction: 15023 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 2525

Crash and Wreck Mail
Wreck Mail
1945 (8 Jan.) sinking of the S.S. 'Groningen IV', calling card envelope bearing Dutch 1½c. claret and redirected on arrival, the reverse with Post Office "staatsbedrijf der ptt" label and includes the original card. A good example of this scarce cover with only between 35-50 known. Photo

The mail was under water for twenty months before the vessel was recovered

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Estimate
£80 to £100