£220
SHIP WRECK MAIL - WWII MAILS SS ALHENA & IOW FERRY INCIDENTS: 1941 group inc. env. London to Athens; SS Alhena carrying the mails grounded near County Down with purple "SALVED FROM THE SEA", boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER" and boxed "NO SERVICE / RETURN TO SENDER" hs's; Westminster Bank env. to Tel Aviv on same vessel with large "SALVED FROM / THE SEA" hs; pair of envs. to Isle Of Wight carried on the I.O.W. Ferry Portsdown which struck a mine sinking on a sand bank, both with fine purple "DAMAGED AS A RESULT / OF ENEMY ACTION" hs, etc. (6 items) Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, GREECE
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