Ended on Monday, 18 September 2023 at 13:16.

Lot # 150 Domestic First Class; Airmail Delayed Mail Air Cash: 1938 3¢ Jefferson Violet PAIR

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US$60.00

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Start of the sale:
Wednesday, 4 October 2023 at 06:00
Item n°1863308901
Sale ends:
Monday, 18 September 2023 at 13:16
Lot:
#150
Catalogue:
Harmers International Fall 2023 Sale
Estimated price:
between US$100.00 and US$200.00

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Domestic First Class; Airmail Delayed Mail Air Cash: 1938 3c Jefferson Violet PAIR ,tied by MISSOULA, MONT. JAN 15 1951 duplex on damaged legal size envelope, bearing red manuscript Air Mail, four line typewritten Damaged in Plane Accident Near Spokane Wash. JAN 16 1951 handstamp. Lot also includes 2c carmine embossed penalty envelope with SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. JAN 22 1951 duplex, at upper left magenta return address General Supt. Of Mails, Rincon Annex, San Francisco 19, Calif. handstamp, which enclosed the damaged mail to its San Francisco destination. (Scott 807, U429 ) Est. Cash Val. $100 - 200 Shortly after the Northwest Air Lines plane took off from Seattle at 12:07 pm it encountered bad weather and crashed 3 miles west of Reardon, Washington. The plane was torn to bits and the mail was strewn over a wide area. All of the mail was badly damaged. (Ref. Crash Covers An Aerophilatelic Challenge by Joseph Eisendrath, 1979). Ironically the letter is addressed to the Great American Insurance Company. Interesting quick claim? Cover

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Lot # 150 Domestic First Class; Airmail Delayed Mail Air Cash: 1938 3¢ Jefferson Violet PAIR

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