Lot# 1007 - Auction 298-307
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Lot# : 1007 Ireland
Imperial Airways Crash of Short S.23 'CHALLENGER' at Mozambique Harbour 1939 (May 1): Group of four covers from Ireland to South Africa, incl. two with special 'CHALLENGER' cachet on two envelopes with manusript note 'Senate Cape Town', cover to Johannesburg with manusript note 'From the wrecked mail plane "Chalenger', in Nierinck not listed, further boxed bilingual special cachet 'FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER / VLIEGBOT KORRESPONDENSIE DEUR SEEWATER BESKADIG" in violet Nierinck 390501.Starting bid : 200 CHFHammer price : 200 CHF