crash covers - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 156 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1651938 'Calpurnia' 27 Nov 1938 the Imperial Airways S23 flying boat 'Calpurnia’ crashed while landing on Lake Ramadi, Iraq in a sandstorm killing four crew members. This cover to New Zealand from Manchester has a two line violet explanatory cachet. Corbitts Sale #165crash covers |
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 Lot 157 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1651939 Imperial Airways Centurion crash at Calcutta, envelope bearing two line 'Salvaged Mail/Ex. Centurion cachet, Australia 1931 reg 'Croydon N.S.W' illustrated first flight cover to England, Military Intelligence cover from Kabul. (3) Corbitts Sale #165crash covers |
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 Lot 158 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1651941 cover sent registered to London from Patna, India, (16 MY 41) that was in an unidentified crash. A 'SALVED FROM THE SEA' cachet is on the front of the cover, a block of four 4a & a 1a are on the back. The London arrival date was 10 Aug, so three month transit. Corbitts Sale #165crash covers |
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 Lot 159 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1651946 Schipol Airport, Amsterdam. A Douglas DC3 from London to Amsterdam on 14 Nov 1946 arrived at 06.50 in bad weather with poor visibility. After a number of attempts to land, the plane crashed killing all 26 on board. A Dutch explanatory label is affixed along with resealing tape. Corbitts Sale #165crash covers |
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 Lot 302 - crash covers crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1621938 flying boat Calpurnia crash at Baghdad on 27th Nov envelope (stamp floated off) bears cachet 'RECEIVED IN DAMAGED CONDITIONS/EX FLYING BOAT CALPURNIA' in purple, on route from UK to New Zealand, also catapult mail 1929 ship to shore postcard steamship Bremen & plane to New York with cachets in red. (2) Corbitts Sale #162crash covers crash covers |
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 Lot 380 - crash covers crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1611955 (17th Dec) HOLLYWOOD SC cacheted crash cover from New York to Miami Beach with marginal enclosure, also Miami P.O. ambulance cover, 1959 (23rd Nov) Route 2 New York to L.A crash at Midway Airport, Chicago, salvaged mail bears DAMAGED BY FIRE IN/THE POSTAL SERVICE cachet, another salvaged burnt FDC from same crash. (3) Corbitts Sale #161crash covers crash covers |
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 Lot 267 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1601940 Pan Air Brazil S43 crash on landing at Bahia 25.12.40 Ceara/Rio De Janeiro with crash cachet (N401225a), United AL crash on landing at New York 11.4.42 St. Joseph Mo/New York cover with violet five line delay crash cachet. (AAMS 42.2) (2) Corbitts Sale #160crash covers |
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 Lot 238 - crash covers crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1581940 Pan Air Brazil S43 crash on landing at Bahia 25.12.40 Ceara/Rio De Janeiro with crash cachet (N401225a), United AL crash on landing at New York 11.4.42 St. Joseph Mo/New York cover with violet five line delay crash cachet. (AAMS 42.2) (2) Corbitts Sale #158crash covers crash covers |
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 Lot 233 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1561955 (17th Dec) HOLLYWOOD SC cacheted crash cover from New York to Miami Beach with marginal enclosure, also Miami P.O. ambulance cover, 1959 (23rd Nov) Route 2 New York to L.A crash at Midway Airport, Chicago, salvaged mail bears DAMAGED BY FIRE IN/THE POSTAL SERVICE cachet, another salvaged burnt FDC from same crash. (3) Corbitts Sale #156crash covers |
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 Lot 232 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1561940 Pan Air Brazil S43 crash on landing at Bahia 25.12.40 Ceara/Rio De Janeiro with crash cachet (N401225a), United AL crash on landing at New York 11.4.42 St. Joseph Mo/New York cover with violet five line delay crash cachet. (AAMS 42.2) (2) Corbitts Sale #156crash covers |
