Lot 51274 – Airmail. 1930 Imperial Airways City of Washington crash

1930 Imperial Airways City of Washington crash mail cover bearing 1929 Airmail 2a 3a 4a and 6a tied by Park Town CDSs of 17 Oct. Flown from Karachi and due to land at Croydon but crashed at Neufchatel killing two passengers and a crew member. Godmanstone arrival of 1st Nov on front. Envelope with a crease at left otherwise fine. All airmail from India to the UK from October 7th-20th would have been flown on this plane but as there were no crash markings applied there was a low survival rate.