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Auction: 6034 - Maritime Wreck Covers of the World - The John Woolfe Collection
Lot: 331

Maritime Wreck Covers of the World North America 1911 (Mar.) steamer "Bruce", struck a submerged rock off Port Nova, near Scatterie, envelope (roughly opened at left) from St. John´s, Newfoundland to Sydney, Canada, bearing 1c. pair and showing manuscript "Saved from the wreck of the ´Bruce´" and "Friday Morning March 24th./11". One of only two covers recorded from this wreck, the other bearing a printed label. Photo Estimate £ 500-600provenance: Günter Heyd, 2002

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£600