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By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
lot # 3401 - Neuseeland - Besonderheiten
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022 09:00 Europe/Berlin
New Zealand - specialities: 1938, small envelope addressed to Timaru/New Zealand
New Zealand - specialities
1938, small envelope addressed to Timaru/New Zealand, stamp (probably British) washed away, with mimeographed label 'Salvaged from air-mail liner "Calpurnia".' The air boat landed in a sand storm on Lake Ramadi instead of Lake Habbaniyah, where most of the bags of mail were spread. On reverse perforate etiquette "POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT / NEW ZEALAND" marked oval "CHIEF POST OFFICE / TIMARU / 23 DEC 1938", flap below has violet "Received in damaged condition". Nierinck no. 381127 's'. Analysis included40
Condition: Air mail
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