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AIR CRASH MAIL - EUROPE - ITALY/FRANCE/RUSSIA/DENMARK/ISRAEL: 1955-57 collection inc. 1955 env. (missing stamp) ex Belgium to Italy flown on Douglas DC6 which crashed on Mount Terminillo with large purple "POSTES ROME GARE AVION/Correspondance recouveree/dans le desastre d'avion du 13 FEB 1955"; 1956 charred env. ex France flown on Air France Douglas DC3 which crashed outside Lyon with purple "COURRIER DETERIORE/AVION ACCIDENTE" cachet plus Ambulance env.; 1957 large water damaged env. ex Russia to Denmark flown by Aeroflot Ilyouchine 14 which crashed into Copenhagan harbour with typed "Medfolgende forsendelse hidrorer/fra den post, der befordredes med den/russiske flyvemskine, der forulykkede/ved Kobenhavn den 15.d.m./OMKARTERINGSPOSTKONTORET, den 17 AUG. 1957" label; plus 1954 Italy to Russia & 1955 Germany to Israel covers. (6 covers) Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS, ITALY, RUSSIA
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