wreck mail of the americas and west indies - Stamp Auctions
Lot 282 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.S "American Charger". Undated cover from Cutchogue, New York State, to England paid by a 6c meter mark, handstamped green boxed "DAMAGED BY / SEA-WATER / M.P / I.S" applied in the London Inland Section at Mount Pleasant. Believed to have been part of the mail aboard the "American Charger" which was damaged by fire at Havre on 8th September 1967 whilst en route from New York to London. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies usa and canada transatlantic mail |
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 Lot 298 - wreck mail of the americas and west indies south and central america - Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal HistoryS.V. "Medora". 1837 (June 19) Entire from George Galbraith in Sydney to William Galbraith in Scotland, endorsed "Per Medora" with red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER / SYDNEY" datestamp and manuscript "3", carried on the "Medora" as far as Brazil. The "Medora" was wrecked on 25th September on the Brazilian coast 30 miles north of Bahia, the main top mast breaking, the ship being driven among the breakers, the crew of 13 being rescued by a schooner. The mails were then transferred to the Packet sailing from Bahia to Falmouth, handstamped upon arrival with two strikes of undated "BRAZIL / F" and the boxed "1⁄2" (Scottish additional 1⁄2d charge) all in the distinctive green ink of Falmouth, charged 7/6. A unique entire, still the only known item from this wreck, also an exceptional use of the Brazil F Packet handstamp on a letter from Australia, a result of the wreck causing the mail to be transferred to the Packet service. Vertical file fold, otherwise fine. Photo on Page 58. Argyll Etkin Ltd Worldwide Stamps and Postal Historywreck mail of the americas and west indies south and central america |
