Lot 279
Japan collection of Air Crash mail and Ship wreck covers
Stamps & Covers of Asia | SGS26029
Auction: 15 December 2026, 16:00 SGT | 8:00 GMT
Description
1905-1950s collection of Train wreck, Ship wreck and Air Crash mail including: 1905 printed cover from Yokohama to New York bearing 20sn (x2) tied by cds carried on the ‘’Athenian'' Landed at San Francisco and then conveyed by rail. The train was wreck on the night of the 21-22nd June, 21 were killed and 44 injured. Cover with scorched edges. 1920 ppc from Japan to Chicago bearing ‘’Damaged in Mail Car fire at Luverne'' cachet, 1920 cover to Germany, damaged in a fire in mail car with cachet, 1920 cover to Chile thence transported by rail, damaged in mail car fire, cover quite scorched. 1940 cover from Japan to Essex with ‘SAVED FROM THE SEA’ cachet in violet, with stamps floated off. Air Mail 1954 crash cover Japan to South Africa, where the D.C.6 of Philippine Air Lines left Beyrout for Rome but two engines caught fire, resulting in 18 casualties. An interesting lot. (6)
