Lot no. 2464

1939 (Aug 10): Crash Mail cover and content addressed from Bootle/Liverpool to St.Gallen, carried on flight from London to Zurich that crashed at Luxeuil (Haute Saône), the envelope singed by fire. The pilot, Capt. Scott landed safely and 9 passengers escaped, but the Lockheed L-14 plane caught fire and was destroyed, only part of the mail was salvaged. The letter inside was written in Sydney N.S.W. with interesting text in german about pre-war time and economics in Australia. (Nierinck 390811a)