Katastrophenpost

Los Nr. 3306

1900, Cape of Good Hope ppc ”Greetings from Cape Town” bearing 1d. carmine used 3.4.00 to Bremen/Germany, insufficiently paid and postage due markings, on front straight line ”Aus der mit dem / untergegangenen Dampfer 'Mexican' / beförderter Post aus Capstadt / Bahnpostamt 15” (Originating from mail being transported by sunken steamer 'Mexican' Railway P.O. 15) and receiver ”BREMEN 30.4.00”

Los Nr. 3307

1929, large-format letter from Chiswick to Finland, stamp dropped, on reverse label of the post office direction Stockholm ”the cover was damaged by water of the shipwreck Heimdalls”, cover folded in the middle. (M)
1929, großformatiger Brief aus Chiswick, Marke abgefallen nach Finnland mit rückseitigem Aufkleber der Postdirektion Stockholm ”Die Sendung wurde durch Wasser des Schiffswracks Heimdalls beschädigt”, mittig Bug. (M)

Los Nr. 3308

1934, registered card from Vienna 26.4.34 to Rio de Janeiro via Stuttgart 28.4.34/German airmail, on board of Condor plane ”TAPAJOS” which crashed into Rio de Janeiro harbour, most of adhesives washed off and straight line ”CORRESPONDENCIA SALVA / DO ACCIDENTE DO Tapajos” alongside.

Los Nr. 3309

1937, German airmail cover with red handstamp ”EUROPA-SÜDAMERIKA” from Tuttlingen to Porto Alegra/Brazil, black two-liner ”CENSURA...” and red-violet two-liner ”ACCIDENTE DE AVIAO” (flight accident ”D-ALIX”)

Los Nr. 3310

1937, Imperial Airways: Palestine, 2 x 5 M and 15 M definitives, mixed franking on airmail cover from Tel-Aviv, carried by flying boat COURTIER addressed to Berlin. The plane crashed into the sea in Phaleron Bay near Athens Greece at Oct.1 1937, recovered mail with destination Germany was marked with a label ”Amtlich verschlossen” and a two-line handstamp ”Aus verunglücktem Flugzeug durchnässt geborgen.” Scarce cover!