£260
SHIP WRECK MAIL - 1950's WORLD MIX INC. USA, BAHAMAS, FINLAND, CANADA, ETC.: 1950-56 group inc. 1950 env. New York to Sudan damaged by fuel oil when SS Excalibur had a collision in NY Harbour: 1950 Airmail env. & "ambulance" env. Turku to London - first part of journey by sea - with scarce violet "Damaged by water at the grounding / of the s/s Bore I on the 6.4. 1950, / during her voyage from Turku to / Stockholm"; 1952 OHMS env. Nassau, Bahamas to London with "(crown) PAID / AT / BAHAMAS" hs and v. fine purple boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER" hs; 1953 large env. Chicago to Hawaii with fire damage caused when the Hawaiian inter-island barge caught fire with purple "DAMAGED BY FIRE ON SHIP / HONOLULU, HAWAII" hs; 1955 env. Canada to Hong Kong with fine "re DAMAGED IN SHIP FIRE / AT SEATTLE" hs caused by welding to repair the MV Ocean Mail, after a collision, etc. Good variety. (6 items) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, BAHAMAS
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