Lot 51517 – 1918 Wreck cover from Cairo to London carried by S
Lot 51517 – 1918 Wreck cover from Cairo to London carried by S
Lot 51517 – 1918 Wreck cover from Cairo to London carried by S
Egypt
Price realised
200 EUR
Estimate
150 EUR
Auction date
sam. 12 déc. 2015 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1918 Wreck cover from Cairo to London carried by SS Kingstonian, which, on April 11, 1918 was torpedoed by German submarine U68, towed into Carloforte, Sardinia, where the water damaged mail was removed. After repairs it left but was torpedoed by submarine U48 and sank, boxed DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER, fine & scarce Auction
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