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Lot 232 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #148

1955 (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)
Estimated Price: £40.00 - 50.00

Corbitts Sale #148

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Lot 218 - crash covers  -  Corbitts Sale #148

Lot 218 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #148

1938 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)
Estimated Price: £55.00 - 70.00

Corbitts Sale #148

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Lot 233 - crash covers  -  Corbitts Sale #148

Lot 233 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #148

1955 SABENA DC-6 crash near Rome 13.2.55 Oxford/Leopoldville cover bears magenta 3 line crash cachet (N550123a)
Estimated Price: £40.00 - 50.00

Corbitts Sale #148

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Lot 219 - crash covers  -  Corbitts Sale #148

Lot 219 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #148

1939 Pan-Am S-43 flying boat crash on landing at Guanabara Bay, Rio De Janeiro 13.8.39 Greenwich, Conn/Rio cover bears s/line cachet & b/stamp, Ref. N390813b.
Estimated Price: £40.00 - 50.00

Corbitts Sale #148

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Lot 234 - crash covers  -  Corbitts Sale #148

Lot 234 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #148

1959 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)
Estimated Price: £60.00 - 80.00

Corbitts Sale #148

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Lot 409 - crash covers  -  Corbitts Sale #147

Lot 409 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #147

USA 1926 1st Contact Mail Flight Chicago - Twin Cities, envelope franked 10c Air, cacheted Minneapolis. Obverse bears 3 ring flight cachet - Plane crashed at Mendota, Minnesota. 1929 Dedication of Fort Collins Colorado Airport 1st Flight cover Denver to Bay City, Michigan, plane crashed at Cheyenne, Wyoming - no cachets.
Estimated Price: £25.00 - 30.00

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Lot 410 - crash covers  -  Corbitts Sale #147

Lot 410 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #147

1931 Francis Chichester solo flight cover crashed at Katsuma Japan, bears crash cachet & is signed by pilot.
Estimated Price: £50.00 - 65.00

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Lot 412 - crash covers  -  Corbitts Sale #147

Lot 412 - crash covers - Corbitts Sale #147

AUSTRALIA 1939 reverse sealed G.R. Returned Letter Section London label, obverse cachet SALVAGED MAIL/EX CENTURION 2 line in red, addressed to I.O.M, stamp floated off cover. (1)
Estimated Price: £40.00 - 50.00

Corbitts Sale #147

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