IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - CRASH MAIL - "SCIPIO" & "CITY OF KHARTOUM...

Hammer

£120

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS - CRASH MAIL - "SCIPIO" & "CITY OF KHARTOUM": 18 Aug 1936 env from Karachi to Edinburgh with a strike of the "(D)AM(A)GED BY/SEA W(A)T(ER" hs and on reverse large "E Crown.R/OFFICIALLY SEALED IN THE/RETURNED LETTER SECTION/LONDON POSTAL SERVICE" labels. Also another env from Madras to Glasgow with a clear "DAMAGED BY IMMERS/IN SEA WATER I.S." h.s., and also a large part env from London to Melbourne by flying boat City of Khartoum with a part strike of the "RECEIVED AT G.P.O. MELBOURNE/DAMAGED BY WATER" hs and a full strike on reverse. Usual faults. (3 covers)