South Africa 1937 SAA Germiston Crash Cover With £1 Banknote

South Africa 1937 SAA Germiston Crash Cover With £1 Banknote
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South Africa 1937 SAA Germiston Crash Cover With £1 Banknote
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South Africa 1937 SAA Germiston Crash Cover With £1 Banknote
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  • SA: 1937 SAA GERMISTON CRASH:
  • Charred large part envelope fragment, address panel intact,
  • brilliantly dated along top with despatch machine cds 14 JUN 37 (day of crash!).
  • SPECTACULAR £1 BANKNOTE wrapped around accompanying letter contents!
  • With official GPO notice dated 15 June 1937 advising "The enclosed has been recovered from the wreckage of the aircraft destroyed near Germiston on 14 instant."
  • Accompanied also by so-called Official "ambulance cover" within which onforwarded to addressee.
  • Very rare, only a single bundle of 112 letters having been recovered of which it is suggested (Burrell, 1986) that
  • only six examples survive in the hands of collectors.
  • A remarkable intact group thus, possibly the superlative representation extant.
  • A key exhibition showpiece.
  • See additional images below.
  • The newly-commissioned SAA Junkers JU52 "Earl of Caledon" crashed on 14th June 1937 shortly after take-off from Germiston airport. The flight was bound for Durban under the command of Captain FCJ Fry. Two of the thirteen passengers on board lost their lives. The aircraft was totally wrecked.

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