Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

Loon Bay Robbery/possible Murder. 1924 (Apr 15) Cover to St. Johns, Newfoundland, with Boyd’s Cove, Newf’d c.d.s, the stamp washed off, endorsed "Recovered recently from sea at Loon Bay when mail couriers were lost in May 1924, WB". On April 29th the dead body of mail courier Clair was found in a water logged boat in drift ice two miles from Loon Bay; the mails were missing as was the other courier. The only recorded cover from this apparent mail robbery and murder. Photo on Page 56.
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