£280 - £320
Canada / G.B. 1954 (Dec 22) Covers franked 1/3 (2) and a 6d air letter all from England to Canada, all recovered from the Prestwick crash, the 6d air letter with violet loose type "SALVAGED MAIL / PRESTWICK 25-12-54" (unrecorded by Nierinck, similar to his cachet type "b" but with smaller letter "S" and number "2", no hyphen before "25", hyphen between "12" and "54"), fire damaged so forwarded in an ambulance envelope bearing the violet boxed cachet. The other covers with larger violet "SALVAGED MAIL / PRESTWICK / 25/12/54" on reverse; or with the violet boxed cachet on the front, the reverse endorsed "Recu en damage 18/1/55" and handstamped "RECEIVED DAMAGED AT / Recu avarie a / MONTREAL". A scarce trio. N541225a, d. (4).
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