£550
AIR CRASH MAIL - 1960-68 WORLD MIX: A collection on leaves inc. 1960 env. ex Italy to USA carried on Alitalia DC7C which crashed on landing with "SALVAGED FROM/PLANE CRASH/SHANNON AIRPORT" cachet; 1961 charred env. ex Yugoslavia to Cyprus carried on BEA Comet IV-B which crashed near Ankora with 3 small purple "SALVAGED MAIL/AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT" cachet; 1963 charred env. rare charred env. ex New Zealand carried on a NZNA Douglas DC3 which crashed in the Kaimai Range, only 168 items were recovered - this one photographed for a news article in the Gisborne Herald; 1966 aerogramme (opened out) ex India to Switzerland carried by Air India Boeing 707 which crashed on the summit of Rocher de la Tournette with purple "Correspondances/recuperées accident/avion Air India/Chamonix 24-1-1966"cachet; plus others from disasters in USA, India, or Australia. (11 covers)Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS
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