Lot 80005 – 1917 ‘SS Norwegian’ WWI salvaged mail “Damaged By Immersion in Sea Water”
Lot 80005 – 1917 ‘SS Norwegian’ WWI salvaged mail “Damaged By Immersion in Sea Water”
Lot 80005 – 1917 ‘SS Norwegian’ WWI salvaged mail “Damaged By Immersion in Sea Water”
Great Britain » Postal History » Crash and Wreck Mail
Price realised
65 GBP
Estimate
60 – 100 GBP
Auction date
Fri 4 Dec 2020 at 11:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1917 Lone Star Film Corporation envelope sent from Los Angeles Feb 21 1917, to London with “Damaged By Immersion in Sea Water”, salvaged from the ‘SS Norwegian’ which sunk off the coast of Cork, Ireland, which hit a German mine during World War I, interesting wreck mail
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