Lot No. 1709
| Auction No. | 10 |
| Category |
Disaster Mail Miscellaneous |
| Est. | $650 |
| Status | Archived |
1955 El Al Flight 402 env from Romania to Israel that was on the El-Al flight from the Netherlands via London & Istanbul to Tel Aviv that strayed off course & was shot down on 27th July by MiG 15's of the Bulgarian Air Force. All 58 on board were killed. Rumanian stamps on reverse cancelled 21 Jul 55 with Tel Aviv receival cds. A boxed cachet in mauve describes the incident in Hebrew on the front. A very scarce item from this incident.
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