Lot No. 901
Auction No. | 18 |
Category |
Airmails |
Est. | $90 |
Status | Archived |
1937 (27th Nov) Cover sent airmail to Glasgow with Malaya Straits Settlements 25c KGV tied by Singapore cds. Carried by Imperial Airways Flying Boat service & salvaged from the crash of the Short S.23 "C" Class Flying Boat "Cygnus" at Brindisi, Italy on 5 Dec 1937 with violet boxed "DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER" cachet (Sanford type 371205a). Some heavy wear & water damage as to be expected but stamp fine.
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