£420
AIR CRASH MAIL - FAR EAST - HONG KONG & CHINA: 1953 large water damaged env. ex Hong Kong to UK franked 5 x $1 with purple "SALVAGED MAIL/"Comet" [Cras]h., Near Calcutta./2nd. May 1953." cachet, and another env. ex Hong Kong to UK (badly damaged) franked 4 x 50c stamps and Ambulance env. with same cachet; 1954 env. (badly damaged - charred/water damaged) ex Shanghai to UK flown by Douglas DC6 landed & exploded at Rome with "Corrispondenza recuperata in seguito/incidente aereo del/14 Gen. 1954" cachet added & purple "DAMAGED IN/P.A.L. AIRCRAFT CRASH" cachet, and another charred env. with Italian cachet only. (5 covers)Cross Reference: CRASH/WRECK MAIL, AIR MAIL COVERS, HONG KONG, CHINA
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