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ENCHERES COTE D'OPALE - DEBACKER & RICHMOND
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UNITED STATES – Davo album collection, ‘coats of arms’ bindi…
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UNITED STATES – Davo album collection, ‘coats of arms’ bindi…
See original version (French)
Estimate €150
Voluntary lot
Description
UNITED STATES – Davo album collection, ‘coats of arms’ binding, pre-printed sheets, Volume II, covering 1945 to 1992, with sections. Stamps mainly cancelled. At the start of the album, on squared sheets, stamps from the 19th century to 1945; at the end of the album, various old items received by the collector’s family, some of which have been travelled, INCLUDING DAMAGED AIR MAIL bearing the EXPLANATORY MARK from the PANAM flight of 22 February 1943: Yankee Clipper seaplane, pilot R.O. Sullivan – travelling from the United States, the Clipper made a stopover in Lisbon on the Tagus. Upon landing, it crashed and sank. Many passengers died, including film stars and an ambassador. Several injured people were rescued from the wreckage, but 20 passengers were missing. The mail was recovered, damaged by its time in the water, and forwarded to the various destination countries. There are eight different postmarks depending on the destination. The French postmark states on three lines: ‘Courier involved in an accident / in transit / by air’. – A rare aeroplane accident; postmark showing departure from Chicago to Lyon, via Toulouse.
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