£550
Sudan. 1954 (Apr 7) W.H Smith newspaper wrapper containing a complete airmail edition of "The Daily Telegraph", from London to Khartoum, water damaged with the stamp washed off, from the third Comet crash which occured in the Mediterranean on April 8th, killing all 21 passengers and crew. Two mailbags were recovered with mail to Sudan, one opened at Khartoum, the other in Rome. A rare wrapper from the "Khartoum" mailbag bearing the explanatory label "This item was amongst mail / salvaged from B.O.A.C Comet / GALYY which came down in the / sea north of Stromboli on / 8th April 1957", the wrapper and label both with "Sudan Air Mail Khartoum" c.d.s (Apr 29). We only know of one other similar complete wrapper and newspaper. N.540408a. Photo on Page 30.
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