Lot 542
CRASH MAIL: 1968 (18 Apr.) airmail...

Auction: 29 June 2021 at 01:00 BST
£75
Description
CRASH MAIL: 1968 (18 Apr.) airmail envelope addressed to Germany with contents in German franked with 1968 Swart commemoration 15c tied by Swakopmund double-ring ds, with accompanying typed notification describing the disaster. Envelope with burn marks around the edging otherwise fine
Note: Boeing 707 aeroplane 'Pretoria' (Flight SA 228) crashed just after take-off (killing 123 people on board) on April 20, 1968.

