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Lot No. 2833

Auction No. 22
Category Crash Mail
    Airmails
Est. $40
Status Archived

 

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1938 (27th Nov) Imperial Airways England to Australia flight in the Short S23 "Calpurnia". Crashed at Lake Habbaniyah Iraq. Capt. E Atwood, the First Officer & 2 passengers were killed. GB 1½d KGV on cover tied by Edinburgh machine cancel with explanatory note (torn) still pinned to top left of cover (removed temporally for photo). AAMC 89 Cat. $125

 

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