SHIP WRECK MAIL - SUNK BY MINE OFF BOMBAY - SS MONGOLIA; Pai...

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SHIP WRECK MAIL - SUNK BY MINE OFF BOMBAY - SS MONGOLIA; Pair 1917 env. to Bombay or Calcutta with fine oval "ACCIDENT AT SEA/MONGOLIA/23 6 17/*" hs with receiving ds on the reverse. The mails were not recovered from the sunken Mongolia but it is believed that some mail bags may have floated to the surface from the wreckage. (2 items) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, INDIA

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Auction Date:
5th Mar 24 at 11am GMT

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