1900 WRECK OF THE "MEXICAN": Envelope from Mooi River, Natal (clear cds MR 29 00) to England franked pair QV ½d's. Cover bears a strike in red of the two-line "RECOVERED FROM WRECK OF MEXICAN" cachet. Reverse shows arrival cds and newspaper cutting detailing the loss of mails. Of the salvaged mails most emanated from the Cape and accordingly covers with non-Cape adhesives are unusual. Some water staining as expected. Rare. See additional image below. The Union-Castle liner "Mexican" left Table Bay on 4th April 1900 for Southampton. At 2am on 5th April she was sunk by collision with the English transport "Winkfield" in fog approximately 80 miles out.
