Lot 472
1965 Tenerife crash cover




Stamps & Covers of The World | S24005
Auction: 26 March 2024 at 10:00 GMT
£114
Description
POSTAL HISTORY: 1965 cover from England to Canary Islands franked by Wilding 3d pair, tied by Pinner Middlesex machine cancel for 3 MY, On the 5th May the plane whilst on a regular flight from Madrid, was caught in thick fog and crashed 2km from the air port; breaking into two pieces, catching fire and killing 31 people! Bearing 'RECUPERADA DE AVION SINIESTRADO two lined cachet h/s in violet, backstamped by Santa Cruz arrival cds for 7 MY, two days after the crash with same cachet mark, envelope charred at left. Scarce.




