Hong Kong
Covers and stamps / Hong Kong / Crash and wreck
(Crash Mail) 1937 (20 NO) airmail cover from Kowloon to Glasgow carried on “Cygnus” that crashed with framed DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER handstamp, reverse with Victoria transit; stamp soaked off and some blue staining from water.
£195
Hong Kong
Covers and stamps / Hong Kong / Crash and wreck
(Crash Mail) 1936 (13 AU) airmail cover to Brighton franked 50v. tied Air Mail cancel, carried by R.M.S. Dorado to Malaya to connect with Imperial Airways liner Scipio that crashed in the sea off Crete during a storm, bearing framed vioet DAMAGED BY SEA/ WATER handstamp; some water staining as to be expected.
£175
Southern Nigeria
Covers and stamps / Nigeria / Crash and wreck
(Wreck Mail) 1907 (FE 22) envelope to London franked marginal 1d. tied Abeokuta cds, via Lagos and carried on the SS Jebba which was shipwrecked in dense fog off the South Devon coast on March 18th, mail arriving in London on 20th. Envelope bearing fine strike of 61mm cachet SALVED MAIL and 47mm long S S JEBBA; fine condition.
£245
Finland
Covers and stamps / Finland / Sweden Incoming Mail / Crash and wreck
(Wreck Mail) 1950 (April 6) picture postcard to Stockholm, Sweden that was carried on the SS Bore which floundered off the island of Aland. A violet cachet applied at right translating as ‘Damaged by/ s/s Bore 1 grounding’ was applied to the mail addressed to Sweden. Good condition, the stamp soaked off.
£85
Italy
Covers and stamps / Italy / Crash and wreck / Football
1934 (17.8.) airmail cover to New york franked 1934 Football World Cup postage 1L.25 and Air 50c and 75c tied Posta Aerea Roma Ferrovia. The aircraft was forced to land in Wales and a Newport Pembrokeshire cds of 19 AU added before journey resumed; some toning around perfs