Sidney Fenemore's Postal History Gallery
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CRASH & WRECK MAIL
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* N - Nierinck which is the book used for the identification numbers
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G142
France
1969 Cover from Paris (Orly)-Pointiers -Bordeaux flight
caught fire on take off. Most of mail destroyed.
Applied **/*** Correspondence Accidente/Cours De
Transport red cachet. (N 690528c) Dirty
cover showing signs of being burnt.
Scarcer item. $100.00
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G466
Iraq
1938 Plane "Calpurnia" flying boat left Southampton and
crashed on landing at Lake Ramadi. Applied **/*** Received In
Damaged Condition/Ex Flying Boat /Calournia violet cachet.
This applied to mail going to New Zealand. (N381127)
Good for this. $110.00
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G467
Italy
1954 Large document env. and from Phillipine Islands
a DC6 plane having two engines on fire crashed forced
landing in field nr Ciampino airport. There were 18 deaths
on this flight only part mail recovered. Applied
in G.B. intended destination ** Damaged In PAL/Aircraft Crash
cachet. Scarcer. (N540114 )
Fair/Fine condition. $100.00 SOLD
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G468
Netherlands
1934 Plane "Ulver" from Schipol but over Syria on
route to Ned. Indies was in storm and crashed at
Rutbah Wells. 4 Crew killed as well as three
passengers. Has no special cachets. (N341220)
Fine condition. $50.00
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G469
Phillipine Islands-Sir Francis Chichester
1931 Airmail cover Sir Francis Chichester 1st Long
Distance Flight - Australia/Japan but crashed. This
letter forwarded on from Manila to Katsuura, Japan
signed by Sir Francis Chichester Numbered 495/872.
{N3107000}
Fine condition. $110.00
Maritime Wreck
NONE AT PRESENT