1945-67 Wrappers delayed or found on ships, a 1945 wrapper s...

Hammer

£150

1945-67 Wrappers delayed or found on ships, a 1945 wrapper sent from New York to Chile in 1945 found on the S.S "John Bidwell" when it was sent to ship breakers in Philadelphia in 1960, handstamped violet boxed "CORRESPONDENCIA RETARDADA / Y RECUPERADA DEL / S/S "JOHN BIDWELL" / 1945 1960 / CORREOS DE CHILE"; and 1967 wrapper (with contents) from Pakistan to England franked 13p, trapped in the Great Bitter Lake for eight years after the Suez Canal was blocked during the Six Day War, with explanatory label "Post Office regrets that / delay has been caused by / SS Nord Wind being held / in Suez Canal", 1975 arrival c.d.s. Also a 1969 cover with "MAILED ON BOARD / G.B.L.A / S.S AFRICAN GLEN" cachet, posted at Port Tewfik. (3).