£300
SHIP WRECK MAIL - COLLISION AND SINKING OF THE SS EMPRESS OF IRELAND, ST LAWRENCE RIVER; 1914 pair of env. with contents (both with stamps floated off) to New Barnet with either a v. fine purple "Recovered by divers from wreck of S.S. Empress of Ireland" or with matching hs in emerald green; both have matching deep purple Mar. 1915 Ottawa Dead Letter Office d.s. A "forgotten" disaster with the loss of 1014 lives. PPC of the vessel inc. (3 items). Cross Reference: CANADA, MARITIME MAIL, CRASH/WRECK MAIL
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