£220
SHIP WRECK MAIL - TWICE TORPEDOED MAILS FROM SS KINGSTONIAN; 1918 group inc. EEF env. (opened to display) with typed label on reverse "RE POSTAL SECTION / LONDON ... Damaged by immersion / in sea water / through enemy action"; env. Alexandria to France with on the reverse "BATEAU NAUFRAGE" hs; PPC & env. Cairo to London with boxed purple "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN WATER" hs; env. (poor condition) Cairo to Paris with fine "BATEAU NAUFRAGE MARSEILLE" hs, etc. Kingstonian was torpedoed and towed into Carloforte Roads where 18 days later she was torpedoed again. Good variety. (7 items) Cross Reference: FRANCE, EGYPT, MARITIME MAIL, CRASH/WRECK MAIL
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