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  • Lot# : 1010 USA

    AEA American Export Airlines Crash of Sikorsky VS44A Flying Boat NC 411880 'Excalibur' New York - Botwood - (Foynes) 1942 (Oct. 3): 'DAMAGE DUE TO AIR MAIL / INTERRUPTION NEAR' in violet applied on 1942 air envelope from Milwaukee (Sep.24) addressed to 5th Army Corps at A.P.O. 305 in Ireland as well as 'DELAY DUE TO / AIR MAIL INTERRUPTION AT' 6 c. stationery envelope from "Philadelphia Sep 29 1942" addressed to APO 813 with attached clip of ambulance envelope. Very rare.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1011 India

    Unknown Crash India - Great Britain 1942 (Nov. 26): "DAMMAGED BY FIRE / IN TRANSIT" in violet applied on Military Mail from India, incl. Christmas Aerogram posted at "FPO 2... Nov. 26..." and OHMS envelope with censored O.A.S. envelope franked with India 8 a. tied by FPO 333 29.NO.42" cds. to Egypt. No details of this crash known. Hopkins assumes that salvaged mail was forwarded to London where the purple cachet has been applied Nierinck 421100.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1012 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

    1941/42: Crash of R.A.F: Wellington bomber HD 947 on attack to enemy ships in Tobruck, Libya Airgraph - Correspondence of about 40 letters written by Irish Observer Rf SGT.Alan Holden Threfall, R.A.F. Middle East to and from his family, including airgraphs to and from friends in the period between July 1941 to June 12 1944. Further a 'War Gratuity Statment of £20.16s. to his father (13 June 1946). Interesting and most unusual airgraph correspondence.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1013 Kamerun

    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on reverse of censored civilian envelope (opened on three sides for display) franked with  three adhesives from French "DOUALA CAMEROUN 11.VII.43" to London, with French Military censor marks, boxed' PAR AVION' and 'Jusqu'à destination' handstamps in black. A rare destination Nierinck 730728.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1014 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard from Able Seaman Jack Barrick written on Christmas Eve 1942 from Japanese P.o.W.'Tandjongpriok' near Batavia to England with British censor mark in red on front. Scarce P.O.W. Mail from Batavia, saved after Mount Brandon crash July 28 1943. First cards were allowed December 24, 1942 Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 340 CHF

    Lot# : 1015 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) at  Mount Brandon 1943 (July 28): Fine P.o.W. correspondence of 20 cards or envelopes concerning Seaman Bobbie Mc Gee Prisoner of War at Tandjongpriol Camp near Batavia (1943/44) of which two similar to his wife Jean (Joan) in Glasgow, including 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on two Japanese P.o.W. cards, both safed at the Mount Brandon, 1941/42 envelopes (6) addressed to Bobby McGee, bearing 'Return to Sender on Admiralty Instructions' missing report labels, further censored covers (9) sent from his wife Jean McGee in Glasgow to Japanese Red Cross in Tokyo as well as two British P.o.W. stationery cards addressed to Robert Mc Gee in 'Malaya Camp' (1944). Seaman Bobby McGee, serving on H.M.S.Sultan, the land based Naval HQ at Singapore, was captured in the Banka Straits and was reported dead by the Japanese by error. History at it's Best! Nierinck 430728.rnrn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1016 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): Japanese P.o.W. postcard dated June 19, 1942, written by British P.o.W. John Madren at Changi Camp in Singapore to his Mother in Essex, England, showing local "TRAIGHLY 3. VIII 43" cds. and manuscript finder's note: "KERRY EIRE, CARD picked up at Mount Brandon scene of plane accident /July 43". Rare privately safed after the Mount Brandon crash July 28 1943 without official crash cachet and locally posted at Traighli (Tralee Co. Kerry). About 30'000 P.o.W. letters/cards were carried on this crash flight, of which only 2'500 were recovered by local people. To date the only known card which was locally posted without purpal crash cachet Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 950 CHF

    Lot# : 1017 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard probably written in June 1942 by Pte. E. Cottam in Japanese P.o.W. Changi Camp in Singapore to Miss Cottam in England with violet Japanese- and red British censor marks. Card vertically folded, safed at the Mount Brandon crash July 28 1943 accompanied by headed letter of the British Prisoner of War Department (7th Sept. 1943) addressed to Ms. Cottham: ".... the mauve stamp appearing on the top left hand corner of the card indicates that it was despatched from Malaya, but there is a possibility that he may have been moved from the country since the card was written". Further letter from the Canadian Red Cross (June 19, 1946) concerning Pte. Edward Cottam, 'formerly Bitish Prisoner of War, Far East' Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 850 CHF

    Lot# : 1018 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard dated June 20 1942 written by Pte. Jack Shaw in Japanese P.o.W. 'Changi Camp' in Singapore to his mother in England with Japanese and British censor marks in red on front. Card vertically folded, rare P.O.W. Mail, safed at the Mount Brandon crash July 28 1943 Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1019 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard, 'dove on helmet' type, written by Pte. Albert Kraft in P.O.W. Camp No. 2 THAILAND to England with Japanese and British censor marks on front. Card vert. folded, rare P.O.W. Mail from Thailand Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1020 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK

    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard written by Pte. Arthur Robinson in Japanese P.o.W. Camp in Taiwan to his wife in Burnley, Lancs. England, with "Service Des Prisonniers De Guerre" cachet in violet and British censor mark in red on front and Japanese censor mark on back. Card as usual  with some defectives, nevertheless a rare P.O.W. Mail from Taiwan Nierinck 430728.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1021 Collections/lots worldwide

    PoW Arimail 1942/44: Lot two correspondence cards and one envelope from Londonderry with censored letter to Malaya Camps and two postcards to Thai camps, censored envelope to Japanese PoW camps, sent via Tokyo as well as  card from a civilian British Internee in Stanley Camp, Hong Kong (1944). Scarce.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 220 CHF

    Lot# : 1022 Nigeria

    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on censored envelope franked with 1/3 d. from "Lagos 16 JY 1943" Nigeria to England. Scarce civilian usage on this 1st Flight Nierinck 430728a.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1023 Sierra Leone

    B.O.A.C. Crash of Short Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on reverse of slightly burned envelope at right, franked with three 5 d. adhesives from Freetown, Sierra Leone and forwarded with London ambulance envelope to Glasgow, Scotland Nierinck 430728a.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1024 Sweden

    B.O.A.C. Lockheed Lodestar G-AGIH Crash at Kinnekulle, Sweden 1944 (Aug.29): Censored envelope from "Göteborg-1 24.8.44" franked with two adhesives bearing boxed special cachet "Damaged through an air- / plane accident in course / of conveyance" in violet, backstamped "Stockholm Sept. 2 44" applied after crash Nierinck unlisted.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1025 France

    Air France Crash DC-3 'DAKOTA' at Le Bourget Airport, Paris 1946 (Sept. 4): Large fragment of cover from "Orléans Sept. 3 1946" to Cork, Ireland together with ambulance envelope bearing special cachet "SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS / CORRSEPONDANCE RETARDÉE  / par accident d'Avion / Prière de ne pas taxer" in black. Scarce crash cover to Ireland, only few known Nierinck 460904.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1026 Ireland

    Pan American Crash of Lockheed L049 Constellation N88858 "Empress of the Skies" Karachi - London 1948 Apr. 15): Group of four fragments of envelopes, incl. one from Damascus, Syria and three from Istanbul, Turkey with one bearing rare four line handstamp: 'DELAY DUE TO AIRMAIL / INTERRUPTION NEAR -SHANNON EIRE / APR. 15 1948" in violet (to date only known with this cachet), one with official Irisch ambulance envelopes as well as one with official US certificate of 'Department of State General Staff US Army' dated May 14th, 1948. Very rare offer Nierinck 480415 a+b.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1027 India

    Air India Crash of Lokheed Constellation L-749 VT-CQP "Malabar Princess" at Mont Blanc, France 1950 (Nov. 3): 'Tata Industires' Ltd. Business envelope posted in "Bombay 1. Nov. 50" to London bearing special label 'Salvaged April 1951 from the / Air Liner "Malabar Princess" / which crashed in the Alps, November, 1950' tied by "London F.S. 30 AP 51" on reverse Nierinck 501103b.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 300 CHF

    Lot# : 1028 Italy

    Linee Aeree Italiane L.A.I. Crash of DC 6 I-LUCK 1951 (Dec. 23): Group of seven envelopes bearing four line special cachet 'Contiene corrispondenza danneggiata / ricuperata nell'incidente / all'aereo New York - Milano / del 23 dicembre 1951" in violet applied either on crash-covers or official 'Amministrazione delle PTT d'Italia' envelopes, including one envelope to Germany with official German Postsache envelope of "Winnenden (Württ.) 26.1.52" and two envelopes from USA with official Rome Post Office slip Nierinck 511223f.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1029 Sweden

    Aer Lingus DC-3 EI-AFL 'St. Kevin' of London to Dublin flight, crashed at Dolwyddelan / Nant-Gwynant in Wales 1952 (Jan. 10): Commercial envelope 'Aktiebolaget Transmarin / Helsingborg' Sweden to Dublin with Helsingborg meter mark (Jan.9), bearing official label 'M.P.480 (official Seal) COVER FOUND OPEN (OR TORNED)' cancelled by Dublin postmark (Jan 15) together with typewritten note: "This item was recovered from the wreck of the Aer Lingus plane St. Kevin Post Cheantar Baile Atha Cliath" Nierinck 520110a.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 1030 Sweden

    Aer Lingus DC-3 EI-AFL 'St. Kevin' London - Dublin flight crashed at Dolwyddelan / Nant-Gwynant in Wales 1952 (Jan. 10): Selection of four envelopes from Sweden, all bearing typewritten label "This item was recovered from the wreck of the Aer Lingus plane St. Kevin" cancelled by Dublin postmark (Jan 14 or 15) together with many documents, photographs and official Accident Report of Court Investigation as well as newspapers reporting from the desaster. Further three Aer Lingus Flight reports of previous flights (1950/52), signed by Capt. Richard Laker, passenger on board the 'St. Kevin'. Scarce and fine Nierinck 520110 = CHF 2'600.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1031 Great Britain

    B.O.A.C. de Havilland DH 106 First 'Comet' Crash at Jangipara, Calcutta 1953 (May 2): Selection of four envelopes to Ireland, incl. acceptances from Sarawak, Singapore, Penang and Gemas, Malaya, all bearing three line handstamp. 'SALVAGED MAIL / "Comet" Crash Near Calcutta / 2nd May 1953' in violet, of which one Air letter from Sarawak with cachet variety: "....Near Galcutta" with 'G' instead of 'C' as 'Calcutta'. In addition two passenger tickets and one Crew baggage label. Fine and very scarce items Nierinck 530502.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 700 CHF

    Lot# : 1032 Great Britain

    B.O.A.C. de Havilland DH 106 Second 'Comet' 1 G-ALYP Crash into the Mediterranian Sea near Elba Island, Italy 1954 (Jan. 10): Two envelopes to Ireland showing two line handstamp 'DAMAGED BY SEAWATER / COMET MAIL' in red, including 'On Governement Service' envelope from Kuala Lumpur (Jan. 7th) and 'Credit Statement' of 'The Chartered Bank' in Sibu / Sarawak with "London F.S. (Foreign Section) JA ..6. 54" transit cancel on reverse. The cover is believed to be the only known to have survived from the Sarawak mail. The credit statement was part of enclosure with the adjoining 1953 balance statement issued to Mr. G.J.Myles Esq. (June 30 and Dec. 29) Nierinck 540110.rn 
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 420 CHF

    Lot# : 1033 Philippines

    Philippines Airlines "Cloud Master" DC-6 Crash at Ciampino Airport, Rome 1954 (Jan. 14): Commercial envelope from Osaka, Japan to Dublin, bearing on front 'DAMAGED IN / PAL-AIRCRAFT CRASH' in black and on reverse Italian special cachet "Corrispondenza recuperata in seguito / incidente aereo del / 14 Gen. 1954". To date the only known crash cover of this flight to Ireland Nierinck 5401114 a+f.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1034 Netherlands

    KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Single line special cachet 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' in violet used on two envelopes from Germany to USA bearing advertising meter marks, of which one registered usage from Ulm, together with a third cover from Bad Schwartau bearing black special cachet of Shannon Airport Post Office, forwarded Sept. 27 to Rotterdam. Acceptances from Germany are quite rare, a fine trio Nierinck 540905.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1035 Birma

    Burma - KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Single line special cachet 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' in violet applied to envelope from Rangoon to USA, franked with three adhesives of which one floated off and re-mounted to cover with trace of removed scotch tape repairing at tear at upper left. A scarce acceptance from Burma Nierinck 540905.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 1036 Netherlands

    Ecuador - KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Registered envelope opf Royal Netherlands Steamship Co. from "Amsterdam 4.IX.54" to Guyaquil, Ecuador franked with advertising meter mark and bearing single line 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' special cachet in black together with Ecuadorian violet 'LLEGADO COMO ES' handstamps on front, re-sealed on back at "AEROPHORT NA SIONAINNE  9 XI 54".(Error of month!). A very rare destination Nierinck 540905.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1037 Netherlands

    Guatemala - KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Commercial airmail envelope from "Rotterdam 3.IX.54" to Guatemala - City, adhesives floated off, bearing single line 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' special cachet in violet and on reverse with "Guatemala / Correo Aereo SP 17 1954" cds. and 'RECIBIDA CON EL CIERRE AVERIADO' handstamp in violet. A very rare destination Nierinck 540905.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1038 Netherlands

    Haiti - KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Registered business envelope from "Rotterdam 04.9.54" to Port au Prince, Haiti franked with advertising meter mark and bearing single line 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' special cachet in violet, sealed and cancelled on front  and back of cover with "AEROPHORT NA SIONAINNE 14.IX.54" cds's., forwarded and backstamped on arrival "PORT-AU-PRINCE HAITI 16 SEPT 1954. A very rare destination, Ex collection van Overleek Nierinck 540905.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1039 Netherlands

    Panama Canal Zone - KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Business Airmail envelope from "Amsterdam 4.9.54" to Cristobal C.Z.franked with advertising meter mark and bearing single line 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' special cachet in black. Unusual destination, just with plain sealing labels on the back Nierinck 540905.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : 100 CHF

    Lot# : 1040 Netherlands

    Peru - KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Business envelope from "Schiedam 3.IX.54" to Lima, Peru franked with advertising meter mark and bearing single line 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' special cachet in violet and on reverse with Peruvian boxed 'INGRESSO EN EL / ESTADO QUE SE VE / Serv. Peruano' handstamp in blue. A very rare destination Nierinck 540905.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1041 Netherlands

    Samoa - KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Business  airmail envelope from Amsterdam to Apia, Western Samoa, franked with advertising meter mark and bearing single line 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' special cachet in violet and on reverse two line 'TROUVE EN / CET ETAT' in blue, 'HAITI SEP 18" Duplex transit mark. A very rare destination, Ex collection van Overleek Nierinck 540905.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1042 Netherlands

    KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Group of five Ambulance envelopes in diff. sizes returned to New York, all cancelled "RETURNED LETTER SECTION DUBLIN 8.X.54" and bearing three line special cachet 'SALVAGED FROM / K.L.M. CRASH / AT SHANNON' in black Nierinck 540905c = CHF 1'100.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1043 Pakistan

    KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Single line special cachet 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' in black used on three envelopes from "Karachi Sept. 3 54"  to USA, incl. two legal size business envelopes as well as 6 a. stationery Air Letter uprated with 1a. blue (2) adhesives. Rare acceptances Nierinck 540905.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1044 Netherlands

    KLM L1049C Super Constellation PH-LKY 'TRITON' Crash at Shannon Airport 1954 (Sept. 5): Album with 36 envelopes bearing single line 'SALVAGED FROM K.L.M. CRASH AT SHANNON' special cachets in black or violet, incl. 28 Dutch envelopes of which seven registered, further acceptances from Indonesia (6) and Cuba (2), in addition three line handstamp SALVAGED FROM / K.L.M. CRASH / AT SHANNON in black on returned large sized envelope bearing Dutch label in manuscript explaining loss of content, signed by Postkantoor Amsterdam 12. Oct. 1954 Nierinck 540905 a-c = CHF 6'650.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1045 Italy

    L.A.I Douglas DC 6B Crash at Jamaica Bay, New York 1954 (Dec. 18): Selection of six crash covers bearing 'DAMAGE DUE TO AIRMAIL INTERRUPTION / NEAR N.Y. INT'L AIRPORT DEC. 18 1954' in black and violet as well as 'DAMAGED BY PLANE CRASH / AT NEW YORK 12-18-54' in black and small letter type in violet Nierinck 541218.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1046 Netherlands

    B.E.A.C. Viskers Viscount 701 G-ALWE 'DISCOVERY' Crash at Manchester Airport 1957 (March 14): 'Salvaged from / Viscount crash / at / Manchester' special cachet on commrcial envelope to Dublin together with a further crash envelope bearing special Post Office label cancelled by "Strabane Co. Tyrone 19 MR 57" cds with inscription in red ink: "Damaged by fire in Air Crash at Ringway". Only very few mail recovered Nierinck 570314 unprized.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 1047 Italy

    ALITALIA DC-7 I-DUVO Crash at Shannon Airport 1960 (Feb. 26): Selection of six crash covers from Italy to USA with one forwarded to Canada, all with 'SALVAGED FROM / PLANE CRASH AT / SHANNON AIRPORT' special cachet in black, including one envelope with official Irish seal 'COVER FOUND / OPEN / (OR TORN)', further orignial photographs of 'Independent Newspapers' and two newspaper clips Nierinck 600226 = CHF 1'560.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 1048 India

    Air India Boeing 707 VT-DMH "KANCHANJUGA" Crash at Chamonix, Mont Blanc 1966 (Jan. 24): 'Correspondances / recuperées accident / avion Air India / Chamonix 24-1-1966" special cachet in black on aerogramm franked with two adhesives from 'Bombay 22-1-66", backstamped "CHAMONIX - MONT BLANC - SAVOIE 4-2-66" on reverse. Fine Nierinck 660124a.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1049 Ireland

    Mail Robbery at Dublin Airport 1974 (Oct. 3): Group of four envelopes of which two singed by smoke, incl. business envelope from "London 3.X.74" and three with typewritten letters of G.P.O. in Waterford: "The accompanying letter has been damaged during the course of a mail robbery which took place while the mail was being conveyed from Dublin Airport", dated 24.10.1974.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF

    Lot# : 1050 Great Britain

    Crash of Loganair Flight (LC670A) Shorts 360 G-BNMT ditching into the Firth of Forth Estuary 2001 (Feb. 27): Envelope of Dundee Central Library with 27p. meter-mark of "Dundee 26.02.01" and business envelope of Edinburgh City Library (20.02.01), together with British Mail Customer Service Manager appologize letter "I am very sorry that the enclosed letter has been damaged during transit...." dated 'March 2001'. Loganair Flight 670A (LC670A) was a scheduled cargo flight for the Royal Mail from Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport, Scotland to Belfast International Airport. On 27 February 2001 the Short 360 operating the flight ditched in the Firth of Forth off Edinburgh at around 17:30 local time; the two crewmembers' bodies were found in the wreckage a few hours after the crash.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 150 CHF

    Lot# : 1051 Ireland

    Airmail Crashes 1907/2011: Eight volume collection of recovered mail, 100 crash covers or recovered mail relating to Ireland, starting with 1917 (March 13) "S.S. Norwegian" ship disaster and from 1929 onwards with recovered crash airmail as 1935 (March 6) Imperial Airways diverted service Port Said - Alexandria - London via Tobruk and Malta, 1935 (July 17) KLM DC-2 'Maraboe' crash at Bushire and (Dec. 9), 1937 (Mai 1) Imperial Airways interrupted flight, 'Courtier' Flying boat (Oct. 1) at Phaleron Bay Athens (2), 1938 (Nov. 2) 'Calpurnia' (2), 1939 (Mai 1) 'Challenger' crash at Mozambique Harbour (1), WW II wartime crashes (16), ten items of 1954 (March 13) B.O.A.C 'Belfast' crash at Singapore, 1954 (Aug. 3) Air France crash at Norwich, Connecticut with two acceptances from Germany (GFR/GDR) and B.O.A.C. 'Cathay' crash (Dec. 25), all accompanied by many original photographs, newspaper clips, official Reports of 'Inspector of Accidents by Ministry of Aviation' and many more relating material. Viewing recommended.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF
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