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Bidboard #
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1914
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Lot #
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140
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Catalogue Value or Estimate:
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$125.00
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Price Realized:
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$22
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Great Britain Covers
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Christmas Day 1954 Prestwick, Scotland Airplane CRASH. The 1954 Prestwick air disaster occurred in the early morning of Christmas Day, 1954. A British Overseas Airways Corporation Boeing 377 Stratocruiser crashed on landing at Prestwick Airport, Scotland; 28 of the 36 on board were killed. This cover was posted from Surrey, UK containing a Christmas Card sent to Toronto, Canada. Not only is the fire singed cover here (with card), also included is the Post Office "ambulance" cover used to send the damaged item to the intended recipient along with a stamp newspaper article which details the tragedy. Estimate
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