Lot 1038
GB 1934 Isle of Wight Rocket Post crash mail






Stamps & Covers of Great Britain | S25019
Auction: 16 October 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
Rocket Post Crash Mail: 1934 envelope with contents to the ‘Southsea Daily Echo’, Yarmouth franked overprinted red vignette, the envelope damaged at firing, the contents written by Richard Dimbleby as the Lymington representative of the Southern Daily Echo “This letter has been brought across the solent in a few seconds at the amazing speed of 900 miles per hour and is one of 600…”






