Auction No. 20 Saturday, 29 October 2016 / 2:00 pm start
1954 (13th March) British Overseas Airways Corp. ...
Estimate $35
Realised: $30 plus premium
Category: Airmails
Lot Details
1954 (13th March) 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" applied to this London addressed Airmail env with NZ 6d & 1/- commems tied by Manner Street NZ cds. 80% burnt around edges & half of 1/- stamp burnt off. AAMC 1337
