Postal History: 1936 (Aug 8) commercial airmail cover to GB with 2d (lost) & KGV 1/4d tied by Kapunda (SA) cds, boxed 'DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER' & straight-line 'amaged by SEA WATER' (on the reverse) cachets Sanford type b & an unlisted variant of type c (with upper-case 'SEA WATER'), minor blemishes. A very appealing crash cover from the Scipio that came to grief at Mirabella Bay, Crete on 22.8.1936.

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Description:
1936 (Aug 8) commercial airmail cover to GB with 2d (lost) & KGV 1/4d tied by Kapunda (SA) cds, boxed 'DAMAGED BY SEA/WATER' & straight-line 'amaged by SEA WATER' (on the reverse) cachets Sanford type b & an unlisted variant of type c (with upper-case 'SEA WATER'), minor blemishes. A very appealing "crash" cover from the "Scipio" that came to grief at Mirabella Bay, Crete on 22.8.1936.

Symbol : C

Grade : B

Categories: Stamps & Postal History > COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA > Postal History
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