60th AUCTION - day 3

Desaster Mail: 1902, 11 September, India, Mangapatnam accident, 205 miles from M

Desaster Mail

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1902, 11 September, India, Mangapatnam accident, 205 miles from Madras, the Madras-Bombay mail train crashed into the river, due to the collapse of a bridge caused by heavy flooding. Two covers to London resp. to Hamburg/Germany, both bearing ms. endorsement "Damaged in Railway accident" resp. "Damaged by water in Madras Mail Train smash of 11 Sep '02"+boxed "DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN XXX WATER" ("SEA" before "WATER" blocked out, correctly), and both with arrival marks 29.9.02.

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Condition: Cover