60th AUCTION - day 3

Desaster Mail: 1894, 3 December, Canada-USA, Railway accident, cover from Montre

Desaster Mail

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1894, 3 December, Canada-USA, Railway accident, cover from Montreal 1.12.94 to Freux/Belgium with straight line "Damaged caused by wreck of mail train on Lake Champlain New York", adhesive washed off. About 1 p.m. on 3 December 1894, the Delaware&Hudson Railroad train no. 4 was passing Lake Champlain near Port Henry, NY, when it suddenly lurched, apparently due to high speed, fell down the embankment and some of the cars even into the lake. This cover was forwarded to Europe with London transit mark 13.12. alongside, it was officially sealed on reverse, and with Freux arrival mark.

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Condition: Cover