60th AUCTION - day 3

Desaster Mail: 1886, 7 April, USA, Railway accident, cover with despatch mark of

Desaster Mail

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1886, 7 April, USA, Railway accident, cover with despatch mark of Boston & Troy line to Boston, adhesive washed off, and with straight line "IN FITCHBURG R.R. / DISASTER APL 7-1886" on front. A train of the Boston & Troy line ran into a washout near West Deerfield, Mass., and fell down an embankment 200 feet into the river. The post car was washed down the stream carrying the mail with it. This was recovered and forwarded to their destinations.

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Condition: Cover