Lot 115
DISASTER MAIL: 1951 (23 Dec) Christmas...

Auction: 29 June 2021 at 01:00 BST
£50
Description
DISASTER MAIL: 1951 (23 Dec) Christmas card envelope from England addressed to Canada bearing Barrow Christmas slogan for '4 Dec 51' (stamp missing), involved in Canadian Railways Train 9 fire aboard near Brantford, east of Ontario, bearing straight-line 'DAMAGED IN RAILROAD FIRE' cachet in purple and with tell-tale peripheral burn marks. Envelope has been folded vertically otherwise fine and unusual

