crash covers - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 3517 - other asia crash covers - Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #49 - Asian Stamps & Postal HistoryCrash Covers, Korea/Japan/Philippines - 1954 Philippine Air Lines Crash : 1954 (12 Jan.) airmail envelope (opened out for display) from the Chief Commander of the Swiss Team Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (for the Korean War Armistice) to Switzerland, bearing Japan Maejima 1y. and Airmail 20y. (other adhesives floated off) cancelled by "…otel/Japan" c.d.s., showing Italian "Correspondenza recuperata in sequito/incidente aero del 14 Gen. 1954" crash h.s. and on reverse Swiss "Lettre sauvée de la catastrophe/aérienne de la ligne Manille-Londres,/avion tombé près de Rome le 14.1.54./Lausanne 2 exp. letters." crash label, inconsequential light soiling, a very interesting origin for this accident from the Commander of the Swiss Korean War Armistice monitoring team in Korea. Interasia Auctions Limited Sale #49 - Asian Stamps & Postal Historyother asia crash covers |
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 Lot 169 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1501941-42 N.West Airlines crash at Moorhead, MN, charred cover with 'DAMAGE DUE TO AIRMAIL INTERRUPTION' Oct 30 1941 cachet also P.O Fargo ND ambulance cover, only pilot survived, also pair 1942 La Guardia crash in Flushing Bay, both DAMAGE & DELAY interruption cachets of Ap 11, 1942, Ref AAMS 41.5, 42.2. Corbitts Sale #150crash covers |
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 Lot 170 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1501943-44 USA PAA clipper crash at Lisbon with violet 'DAMAGED BY SEA WATER' cachet re-addressed to US Army, Mil. Col. of Science, Bury, Lancs, London RLS sealed label on reverse, also 9/11/44 US Military air crash OAHU-Hawaii with s/line 'DAMAGED IN TRANSIT' mark. (2) Corbitts Sale #150crash covers |
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Lot 171 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1501948-49 United Airlines crash at Wilburton, PA, cover & P.O slip affixed label 'REC'D IN BAD CONDITION AT POTTSVILLE, PA' another with 3 line 'DAMAGED IN AIR CRASH/NOV 29 1949/DALLAS TX' also P.O cover, another different cachet 'DAMAGE DUE TO AIR MAIL INTERRUPTION NEAR DALLAS TX' same crash, Ref AAMS 8.4. (3) Corbitts Sale #150crash covers |
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 Lot 166 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #15020thC collection with information worthy of study from many cacheted sources, various DAMAGED BY SEA WATER,' 'SALVED FROM THE SEA,' 'DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER,' also USA 1951-52 Milan DC6 Aircrash & DC6 Mexico City. (18) Corbitts Sale #150crash covers |
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Lot 172 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1501955 (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 #150crash covers |
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 Lot 167 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1501938 Cheyenne Flying Service crash landed at Newcastle, Wyo 19.5.38 cover from Keeline bears flight cachet incl. AJP (April 1968) article about crash, another but from Manville, another but from Jireh, another but from Lance Creek, all bear appropriate cachets. (4) Corbitts Sale #150crash covers |
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Lot 173 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1501959 TWA crash on take off at Chicago 23.11.59 New York/Selina, Calif charred First Day Cover, Chicago P.O. ambulance cover and explanatory slip. (AAMS 59.9) 1973 VARIG 707 crash near Orly, Paris 11.7.73 Toledo Brazil/London charred env repaired by P.O & Orly sorting office explanatory slip. (N770711a) (2) Corbitts Sale #150crash covers |
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 Lot 168 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1501940 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 #150crash covers |
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 Lot 231 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #1481954 (26 Feb) fatal Western Airlines crash at Gillette WY, damage cachet & label attached with P.O ambulance cover, also 1955 'DAMAGED IN PLANE CRASH' cacheted cover to Sarasota, FI, Eastern Airlines crash at Jacksonville, FI, Ref AAMS 54.1 & 55.9. (2) Corbitts Sale #148crash covers |
