Lot No. 1074
| Auction No. | 36 |
| Category |
Airmails - Australia Airmails |
| Est. | $80 |
| 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. "SALVAGED MAIL -AIRCRAFT CRASH - SINGAPORE 13.3.54" boxed red cachets on both of these covers from this doomed flight. Scorch marks on both but stamps intact. AAMC 1337 x 2
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