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AEROPHILATELIE - COURRIER ACCIDENTE DECEMBER 15 1928 - COMPAGNIE LATECOERE - Ligne CASABLANCA à TOULOUSE - (CASABLANCA to TOULOUSE route) Piloted by ROZES, the Toulouse-bound plane had to make a forced landing at Mlgrat (near Barcelona) due to a lack of visibility caused by thick fog. Residents came to the rescue, but the punctured fuel tanks leaked petrol, and a smoker may have been the cause of the plane's fire. 30 kilos of mail out of the 130 kilos carried were destroyed. The recovered mail, badly damaged by the fire, was stamped in Toulouse by the postal services: -LETTER from "TANGER CHERIFFIEN December 14, 1928", franked at 1F50 Moroccan stamp. Significant burn marks at the top of the letter. Bears the claw "AVION CORRESPONDENCE delayed and damaged as a result of the air accident on December 15, 1928". Note: small plus: a small press article from the period is attached to the letter.

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AEROPHILATELIE - COURRIER ACCIDENTE DECEMBER 15 1928 - COMPAGNIE LATECOERE - Ligne CASABLANCA à TOULOUSE - (CASABLANCA to TOULOUSE route) Piloted by ROZES, the Toulouse-bound plane had to make a forced landing at Mlgrat (near Barcelona) due to a lack of visibility caused by thick fog. Residents came to the rescue, but the punctured fuel tanks leaked petrol, and a smoker may have been the cause of the plane's fire. 30 kilos of mail out of the 130 kilos carried were destroyed. The recovered mail, badly damaged by the fire, was stamped in Toulouse by the postal services: -LETTER from "TANGER CHERIFFIEN December 14, 1928", franked at 1F50 Moroccan stamp. Significant burn marks at the top of the letter. Bears the claw "AVION CORRESPONDENCE delayed and damaged as a result of the air accident on December 15, 1928". Note: small plus: a small press article from the period is attached to the letter.

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Estimate 140 - 180 EUR

Starting price 120 EUR

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AEROPHILATELIE - TUNISIA, French colony. FIRST FLIGHT BY AIR FROM TUNIS TO PARIS ON APRIL 2, 1935. Air France letter from Tunis R. P. with special flight claw, struck in violet. Stamp Amphithéâtre El Jem with blue overprint of a monoplane in flight, mention poste aérienne and new value at 1F50, direct mail rate Tunisia-France - Muller 30.

Lot 61

Starting price 120 EUR

AEROPHILATELIE - COURIER ACCIDENTE HYDRAVION COURTIER - Extreme-Orient line Great Britain. On landing at PHALERON BAY in Greece on October 1, 1937, the aircraft piloted by Captain POOLE collided violently with the sea. With its fuselage damaged, it sank in a matter of minutes. Three passengers drowned, while the mail, damaged by the sea, was recovered. A different mark was affixed by the authorities depending on the country of destination: -LETTER from Alexandria Egypt to Paris. Departure stamp Alexandria September 31, 1937. Stamps detached by the sea. On back: CAD arrival Paris October 6 + French Post repair strips + large French Post justification claw, 5 lines in violet: "SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS correspondance retardée par suite du naufrage d'un avion. Reconstituted by the French service NE PAS TAXER".

Lot 62

Starting price 60 EUR

AEROPHILATELIE - COURRIER ACCIDENTE - letter from Vaucresson to Oran - date stamp January 1, 1945, franking 3 Francs (pair 1F50 Iris no. 652) - large linear claw AVION ACCIDENTE - envelope with trace of fire. On back: date stamp PARIS GARE PLM January 2, 1945. Rare unlisted document.

Lot 63

Starting price 200 EUR

AEROPHILATELIE - RARE COURIER ACCIDENTE JULY 14, 1931 - The "TRAIT D'UNION n° 1" DEWOITINE 33/01, 650 HP Hispano Suiza engine. It crashed at NIJNI OUDINSK, Siberia - The crew (LE BRIX, DORET and MESMIN) attempted to set a world record for distance by flying to Tokyo from Le Bourget. It was a failure, the plane being destroyed after a hard landing caused by icing, but the crew was unharmed. Only 100 items of mail were saved and forwarded. -RECOMMANDED LETTER from Paris, franked at 6 Francs. French + Russian airmail label for forwarding to Tokyo - CAD July 6. On the back: various transit and arrival date stamps Tokyo July 22, 1931 - Muller 289 - Saulgrain 22. Note: presence of the letter sender's recommendation receipt.

AEROPHILATELIE - COURRIER ACCIDENTE - letter from Vaucresson to Oran - date stamp January 1, 1945, franking 3 Francs (pair 1F50 Iris no. 652) - large linear claw AVION ACCIDENTE - envelope with trace of fire. On back: date stamp PARIS GARE PLM January 2, 1945. Rare unlisted document.

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