Auction: 6034 - Maritime Wreck Covers of the World - The John Woolfe Collection
Lot: 359
Maritime Wreck Covers of the World North America 1947 (Feb.) S.S. "Alaska", ran aground on rocks at Shepard Point, five miles south of Cordova, Alaska, distressed part parcel label (address illegible) with typed label "this mail has been recovered by/the post office department after/having been damaged in transit/on ss alaska" attached; unique. Also a picture postcard of the vessel. Photo
Sold for
£210