Auction No. 10 Saturday, 8 October 2011 / 5:00 pm start
1954 Belfast (13th Mar) Crash cover from British ...
Estimate $35
Realised: $30 plus premium
Category: Miscellaneous > Disaster Mail
Lot Details
1954 Belfast (13th Mar) Crash cover from British Overseas Airways Corp. Constellation G-ALAM "Belfast" (Captain T.W. Hoyle). Crashed in Singapore with 31 passengers & two crew killed. The resulting fire destroyed much of the mail to the U.K from Australia & New Zealand but some letters were saved. Red cachet, "SALVAGED MAIL -AIRCRAFT CRASH - SINGAPORE 13.3.54". NZ Meter mark with Christchurch slogan over the top. Severely burnt around edges.
