£180
AIR CRASH MAIL - 1936 'SCIPIO' CRASH COVER GROUP: Six covers ex Iraq, Palestine, Burma, Australia, or India to UK carried on the Imperial Airways flying boat which crashed into the sea off Crete. Most with stamps washed off and most to UK addresses (1 to Germany) with variations of the large/small, framed/unframed, purple/black cachets "DAMAGED BY SEA WATER". Two with explanatory Post Office labels attached (one in German). (5 covers) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS, IRAQ, PALESTINE
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