Auction No. 37 Saturday, 24 October 2026 / 11:00 am start
1954 (13th March) British Overseas Airways Corp. ...
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Category: Airmails > Airmails - Australia
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. "SALVAGED MAIL -AIRCRAFT CRASH - SINGAPORE 13.3.54" boxed red cachets x 2 on front of these UK addressed envs with Aust 2/- Royal Visit, the single tied by a Blackheath, NSW cds, the other with a pair tied by Hobart slogan dated 11th March. Scorch mark & front only on the latter. AAMC 1337 (2)