Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

S.S "Yucatan". 1910 (Feb 10) Cover (letter enclosed) to North Yalima, Washington State, with a "CORDOVA / ALASKA" c.d.s, the stamp washed off, with the Post Office ambulance envelope of Seattle, in which the cover was forwarded, which bears the printed explanation "The mail in this envelope was delayed and damaged by the sinking of the steamer "Yucatan", at Goose Island, Icy Straits, Alaska, on Feb. 16. 1910. This mail reached Seattle Feb. 24, 1910." and a Seattle machine (Feb 25), backstamped at North Yalima. Also a real Photo postcard of the half submerged ship. The ambulance envelope with extensive tearing and faults though the left half with the printed explanation is intact, the actual wreck cover fine. It seems likely recovered mail to Alaska was sent to Juneau and received the cachet whilst mail for the USA was sent to Seattle and enclosed in these special ambulance envelopes. Very scarce, just three covers recorded from this wreck, two with these ambulance envelopes. (3). Photo on Page 40.
Suggested price: £ 800-1,000