Lot 40
USA: 1945 printed envelope to Chile franked...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5938
Auction: 22 November 2022 at 00:00 GMT
Estimate: £100 - £150
Description
USA: 1945 printed envelope to Chile franked by 1½ct, carried aboard the ''S.S. John Bidwell'' which left New York in July 1945 for Valparaiso, however upon the end of the War the ship was diverted to the Far East and never completed her intended voyage. The ship was scrapped in Philadelphia in 1960 and the breakers happened upon a hidden compartment containing more than 500 bags of mail! Bearing ''CORRESPONDENCIA RETARDADA Y RECUPERADA DEL S/S 'JOHN BIDWELL' 1945 1960 CORREOS DE CHILIE '' boxed h/s in violet, extraordinary.

