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Auction: 6034 - Maritime Wreck Covers of the World - The John Woolfe Collection
Lot: 41

Maritime Wreck Covers of the World Europe 1901 (22 Feb.) S.S. "City of Rio de Janeiro", struck rocks entering San Francisco Bay, envelope (stamp floated off) from Japan "via America" to London showing, on reverse, "Damaged in wreck/of S S Rio De Janeiro/Feb 22 1901" cachet in magenta, and a similarly worded slip tied by San Francisco (23.2) and London (11.3) c.d.s. Photo Estimate £ 250-300

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