AIR CRASH MAIL - ARGENTINA/CHILE/BELGIUM CONGO/MAURITANIA: 1...

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AIR CRASH MAIL - ARGENTINA/CHILE/BELGIUM CONGO/MAURITANIA: 1937 set of covers inc. heavily repaired env. ex Argentina to GB carried by Air France Dewoitine 333 "Antares" which crashed into the sea off Cape Blanc with repair tape & boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA/[WAT]ER" cachet, and water damaged env. carried on same flight with "Courrier sinistre/reconstitue par les soins du/Bureau de Casablanca" cachet; env. ex Chile to USA carried Panagha plane which crashed while landing at Cristobal, Canal Zone with "Recovered from/Plane N.C. 15065/Aug. 3, 1937/Cristobal, C.Z." cachet; env. ex Belgium Congo to Belgium carried on Sabena Airline Marchetti S73 with crashed at Oran with partial red "[Courr]ier aerien SAB[ENA]/accidente/ORAN 28 Janvier 1937"cachet on stamp sheet margin used as label. (4 covers)Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL

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Auction Date:
5th Mar 24 at 11am GMT

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