Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Postal History and Covers: Crash and Wreck Mail: 1962 cover from Belgium to Poland, plane exploded on landing at Okecie airfield, with typewritten label on reverse (Nierinck 621219); 1969 cover from Paris to Pau, plane caught fire at Orly airport destroying most of the mail, with “COURRIER ACCIDENTE/en COURS de TRANSPORT” cachet in black (690528b); 1988 cover from Paris, while trying to take off the plane crashed and caught fire, with “COURRIER DETERIORE/SUITE ACIDENT AEROPOSTALE/DU 29-01-88” cachet in red. (3 items) Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]