Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

M.V "Stockholm". 1956 (July) Printed matter postcard with an undated New York 2c meter printed upon it, sent to Sweden, with the violet cachet "Forsandelsen skadad vid / m/s Stockholms kollision den 26/7 1956 / med m/s Andrea Doria", a recipients handstamp dated 29 August. Also a picture postcard of the ship. The MV "Stockholm" collided with the Italian liner "Andrea Doria" in dense fog off Nantucket Island when approaching New York just before midnight on 25th July. The "Andrea Doria" sank whilst the "Stockholm", though badly damaged, was able to assist with the rescue along with the "Ile de France" and several U.S Navy ships. 51 People from the "Andrea Doria" were drowned but another 1,660 were saved, the greatest maritime rescue ever. (2). Photo on Page 56.
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