Auction No. 27 Saturday, 25 July 2020 / 1:00 pm start
1936 (22nd Aug) Imperial Airways "Scipio" crash ...
Estimate $110
Realised: $100 plus premium
Category: Airmails > Crash Mail
Lot Details
1936 (22nd Aug) Imperial Airways "Scipio" crash Airmail cover addressed to Walsall, England with stamps soaked off from seawater but the remaining Auckland 7 AU 36 6-PM N.Z. part cds still visible. "Per "Mari Posa" typed bottom left with "DAMAGED - BY- SEA WATER" cachet in pink on front with an additional strike on "G.R. Found open or damaged and officially secured" thick brown tape on reverse also cancelled London 28 AU36 cds in red. Lovely example. AAMC 623, Cat. $175
