RAILWAY DISASTER MAIL - MASS COLLISION & FIRE NEAR MELUN, FR...

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RAILWAY DISASTER MAIL - MASS COLLISION & FIRE NEAR MELUN, FRANCE: 4 Nov. 1913 env. to Jura franked France 5c Sower tied by indistinct cancel and with s/l purple "Accident de Service" hs after being salvaged from the collision, and subsequent fire, between two trains caused by three signals being missed and resulting in 39 deaths. Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, RAILWAY MAIL, FRANCE

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5th Mar 24 at 11am GMT

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