Auction No. 22 Sunday, 8 October 2017 / 8:30 pm start
1938 (27th Nov) Imperial Airways England to ...
Estimate $40
Category: Airmails > Crash Mail
Lot Details
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
