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Auction: 24017 - Stamps and Covers of British Asia
Lot: 567

(x) The Lim Sa Bee Gold Medal Collection of Malayan Airmails
Crash Mail
1936 (14 Aug.) envelope from Penang to London, carried by Imperial Airways flying-boat "Scipio", franked at 25c. (Johore stamps) and showing framed "damaged by water" in black; 1936 (21 Sept.) envelope from UK to Singapore, carried by Imperial Airways airliner "Athena", franked at 1/- and with printed Penang P.O. notice of the crash; 1936 (31 Dec.) envelope from UK to North Borneo (stamp missing) carried by Imperial Airways flying-boat "City of Khartoum" with printed Singapore P.O. notice of the crash; 1937 (4 Dec.) envelope from Singapore to UK (stamps missing) showing boxed "damaged by/sea water/in airplane/accident"; and 1939 (10 June0 envelope from Singapore to Ireland, franked at 8c. (red machine d.s.) and showing unframed "salvaged mail/ex centurion" h.s. in purple. A fine group

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Sold for
£750

Starting price
£400