£520
Ireland / Sweden. 1952 (Jan 9) Long window envelope from Stockholm franked 30ore, soiled, the reverse bearing the typewritten note "This item was / recovered from the / wreck of the / Aer Lingus plane / St. Kevin. / Post-Cheanntar / Baile Atha Cliath / (B.F.S 14.1.52)" applied with two Irish "Official Seal, Cover Found Open or Torn" labels each bearing a Dublin c.d.s (Jan 14). The Aer Lingus plane "St. Kevin" was flying from London to Dublin when it crashed in a hailstorm in North Wales on January 10th killing all 23 occupants; a small amount of mail from Europe was recovered. Very scarce. N.520110a. Photo on Page 28.
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