Lot 346
Thailand 1968 airmail envelope Boeing 707 “Caribbean” crash mail

Stamps & Covers of Asia | SGS26029
Auction: 15 December 2026, 16:00 SGT | 8:00 GMT
Description
Crash Mail. 1968 (13 Jun) airmail envelope addressed to London, franked by 1966 International Correspondence Week 1b orange-brown, tied by faint cds with violet boxed ‘RECOVERED FROM AIR CRASH’ cachet alongside. The cover flown aboard Boeing 707 “Caribbean” from Bangkok which crashed at Calcutta due to bad weather killing 7 people. Some fire damage at left and usual soiling as expected with these interesting covers. SG 546.

