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DISASTER MAIL: 1901 printed envelope from...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5938
Auction: 22 November 2022 at 00:00 GMT
£100
Description
DISASTER MAIL: 1901 printed envelope from Algeria to France with stamp floated off, cancelled by Tlemcen cds, carried by the packet boat ''Russie'' which was stranded in high wind in front of the semaphore at Faraman near Marseilles, with ''Naufrage De La Russie'' boxed h/s in rarer colour of magenta, backstamped by Marseilles and Elbeuf arrivals, scarce.

