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Auction: 7014 - Europe & Overseas
Lot: 1494

Wreck Covers 1914 S.S. "Empress of Ireland", 26 May envelope (stamp floated off) from Sundridge, Ont., Canada to England, showing despatch c.d.s. on face and, on reverse, Ottawa Dead Letter Office oval d.s. (22.10) in bright blue-green, and 23 Dec. Ottawa Post Office Dept. "ambulance" envelope to England, franked at 2c. and with a light strike of the "Recovered by divers from wreck of S.S. Empress or Ireland" cachet in green Estimate £ 120-150

Estimate
£120 to £150