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SHIP WRECK MAIL - SS ST PAUL - DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER: 1897 (1 Jun.) env. Lena WI to Cardiff franked tied 5c brown (Grant) with alongside a fine violet boxed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER" hs. The env. was carried by the SS St Paul of the International Navigation Co. but how the mails became water damaged is unknown. Hoggarth recorded 10 items, this is an additional item. Cross Reference: MARITIME MAIL, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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