Lot No. 849
| Auction No. | 18 |
| Category |
Airmails |
| Est. | $60 |
| Status | Archived |
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 on this 10d aerogramme with Melbourne 12 MAR cancel. Some water staining around edges. Interesting content regarding migrating to Australia. AAMC 1337
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