£110
SHIP WRECK MAIL - SOUTH AFRICA "RECOVERED FROM/WRECK OF MEXICAN": 1900 long blue linen backed Dreyfus & Co printed env. East London to London, (GB) franked tied COGH 6d. lilac + 1d red with fine red "RECOVERED FROM / WRECK OF MEXICAN" hs. The "Mexican" was sunk by the British Troopship "Winkfield". Cross Reference: CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, MARITIME MAIL
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