David Morrison
Los A3469 (D)
1897 2c envelope to Cincinnati from Howell, Michigan, that was in ...mehr
1897 2c envelope to Cincinnati from Howell, Michigan, that was in a
mail robbery on March 18th. A five line violet cachet 'This letter
was in a pouch, stolen / and rifled at Delray Junction Thurs- / day
night, March 18th '97. / E. PARSELL, P. O. INSPECTOR.' Delray
Junction is on the south west side of Detroit, Michigan. A rare
cover from this incident, only the second I have seen
David Morrison
Los G2228 (D)
DAMAGED BY WATER. 1951 envelope from St. Louis to Chicago with ...mehr
DAMAGED BY WATER. 1951 envelope from St. Louis to Chicago with a
cancellation of FEB 6 1951. A violet two line cachet 'Mail damaged
by water / Postage Paid' has been applied to the front of the
cover. In late January and early February 1951 there was a very
severe ice storm that left thousands of square miles under nearly a
foot of ice. When this started to melt there would have been
localised flooding and presumably that is what occurred to damage
this envelope. An uncommon item and the only such one that I have
recorded during this period to date
David Morrison
Los G2780 (D)
1955 envelope to Oregon that was on United Airlines flight from ...mehr
1955 envelope to Oregon that was on United Airlines flight from New
York to Oregon, with a stop in Denver, that exploded and crashed
near Longmont, CO. killing all on board. The bomb was placed on
board at Denver and the damaged mail received a three line cachet
stating 'DELAYED OR DAMAGED BY / INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE / NEAR
DENVER, COLORADO.' The person who put the bomb on board was found a
few years later and admitted to the offence. He claimed he put the
bomb on board 'To Kill His Mother to Collect the Insurance Money on
her Life'!! A copy of a newspaper article relating to the bombing
accompanies the cover. A fine and rare item
David Morrison
Los G3310 (D)
1952 cover from New York (Feb 25) to Redding, CA. that has a ...mehr
1952 cover from New York (Feb 25) to Redding, CA. that has a three
line violet cachet ‘ DAMAGED BY FIRE / IN UN PAC TR 5 / FEB 28
1952’. A petrol tanker loaded with 6800 gallons of gasoline skidded
on ice, crashed through a guard rail and exploded on the railway
line near Morgan, Utah. A short time after the crash a Union
Pacific express mail train emerged from a tunnel and ran into the
blazing wreckage. Nine mail cars were gutted. Although there was a
reasonable quantity of salvaged mail, this is a scarce and rarely
seen cover from this incident
David Morrison
Los G3484 (D)
U.S.A. UNABOMBER COVER. A bomb was planted on American ...mehr
U.S.A. UNABOMBER COVER. A bomb was planted on American Airlines
flight AA 444 on 13 November 1979 that exploded between Chicago and
Washington. The plane made an emergency landing at Dulles Airport.
This was caused by a mail bomb that went off prematurely, but
fortunately the bomb “misfired”. There were no casualties to the
passengers or crew. The bomb had been sent by Ted Kaczynski, better
known as ‘The Unabomber’. This cover, that has been burnt around
the edges is one of very few surviving from this incident. A letter
from the Postal Inspector in Charge at Washington gives an
explanation as to why the cover was received in this condition. A
very rare and important cover
David Morrison
Los G3540 (D)
The 6564 tons Kingstonian was built in 1901 for the West Indian
trade ...mehr The 6564 tons Kingstonian was built in 1901 for the West Indian trade for the Leyland Line. On 11 April 1918, the Kingstonian was torpedoed by a German submarine, the U68 in the Mediterranean having left Alexandria, Egypt on the 4th April. Although holed she was taken in tow and finally reached Carlosorte in Sardinia, where presumably the mail and cargo were off-loaded. Due to the extent of the damage, it was decided to return her to Alexandria for repairs. She put to sea but on the 29th April was torpedoed again, this time by U48 and was sunk with the loss of one crew member. This picture post card (Quartier Arabe) is endorsed O.A.S. and has an Army Post Office SZ 22 AP 2 18 cancel of Port Said, Egypt. It has been censored and also has a violet boxed ‘DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER’ cachet. Post cards are uncommon from this incident
trade ...mehr The 6564 tons Kingstonian was built in 1901 for the West Indian trade for the Leyland Line. On 11 April 1918, the Kingstonian was torpedoed by a German submarine, the U68 in the Mediterranean having left Alexandria, Egypt on the 4th April. Although holed she was taken in tow and finally reached Carlosorte in Sardinia, where presumably the mail and cargo were off-loaded. Due to the extent of the damage, it was decided to return her to Alexandria for repairs. She put to sea but on the 29th April was torpedoed again, this time by U48 and was sunk with the loss of one crew member. This picture post card (Quartier Arabe) is endorsed O.A.S. and has an Army Post Office SZ 22 AP 2 18 cancel of Port Said, Egypt. It has been censored and also has a violet boxed ‘DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN SEA WATER’ cachet. Post cards are uncommon from this incident
David Morrison
Los G3557 (D)
1931 WASHOUGAL, WA. A cover from Vancouver (JAN 21) Canada, ...mehr
1931 WASHOUGAL, WA. A cover from Vancouver (JAN 21) Canada, to
England that was on the Varney Air Lines Boeing 40 that crashed
into the peak of Baldy Mountain on January 22nd, killing the pilot.
The wreckage and mail were found a week later on 29 January. It was
processed at and forwarded with a cachet. This cover has the cachet
‘Delayed by plane crash / near Washougal Wn 1-22-31
David Morrison
Los G3644 (D)
1929 PARK CITY, UTAH. On March 11 1929 a Boeing Air Transport
Company ...mehr 1929 PARK CITY, UTAH. On March 11 1929 a Boeing Air Transport Company Boeing 40B en route from San Francisco to Chicago crashed in a snowstorm near Park City, Utah. This cover from San Francisco to England has been quite badly burned and has been resealed with brown tape at the top. A 4 line cachet ‘AIR MAIL / DAMAGED IN PLANE CRASH / AT PARK CITY, UT. 3-11-29 / D.F.DUTTON. P. O. INSP.’ Has been applied to the cover
Company ...mehr 1929 PARK CITY, UTAH. On March 11 1929 a Boeing Air Transport Company Boeing 40B en route from San Francisco to Chicago crashed in a snowstorm near Park City, Utah. This cover from San Francisco to England has been quite badly burned and has been resealed with brown tape at the top. A 4 line cachet ‘AIR MAIL / DAMAGED IN PLANE CRASH / AT PARK CITY, UT. 3-11-29 / D.F.DUTTON. P. O. INSP.’ Has been applied to the cover
David Morrison
Los G3649 (D)
‘S S OREGON’ 1886. In the early hours of March 14 1886, the ...mehr
‘S S OREGON’ 1886. In the early hours of March 14 1886, the steam
ship ‘Oregon’, a 7500 ton liner of the Cunard Line, was in a
collision with the American schooner Charles H. Morse twenty six
miles south east of Fire Island, New York Bay. She had sailed from
Liverpool early that month with six hundred and forty one
passengers and a crew of two hundred and fifty five, her
destination being New York. The watertight doors of the ‘Oregon’
were blocked with coal dust and would not close and the vessel soon
flooded and sank. Fortunately the North German Lloyd liner ‘Fulda’
arrived in time to save all on board and also a portion of the 598
bags of mail she was carrying. Other mailbags were washed up along
the coast between Portland and Cape Hatteras. In total, 464
mailbags were recovered. The Charles H Morse is believed to have
sunk with all hands. Salvaged mail received either an explanatory
label or in some cases, manuscript explanations. This cover has a
manuscript ‘Presumed from the sunken Oregon’. It must have been
found very shortly after the incident as it arrived in Chicago on
March 16th
David Morrison
Los G3676 (D)
1955 3c envelope from San Pedro JUN 15 to Los Angeles hat ...mehr
1955 3c envelope from San Pedro JUN 15 to Los Angeles hat was
involved in a mail car fire at South Gate, California, on June 15.
An explanatory label has been stapled to the letter. Uncommon.
David Morrison
Los G3763 (D)
1945 FLOOD MAIL. A cover and original contents en-route from ...mehr
1945 FLOOD MAIL. A cover and original contents en-route from CAMP
HOOD APR 13 1945 to Painsville, Ohio, that was caught in the
flooding at Orange and Riverside Texas and badly damaged. Heavy
rain in Texas in April caused extensive flooding and damage. A
scarce cover from this 1945 flooding
David Morrison
Los G3769 (D)
1897 “ST. PAUL”. The S S St Paul of the America Line departed ...mehr
1897 “ST. PAUL”. The S S St Paul of the America Line departed New
York for Southampton on June 16th. At some stage during the journey
water must have entered the hold carrying the mail as a substantial
amount of mail appears to have been damaged by water. This cover
from New York has had one of the stamps floated off and received a
boxed violet cachet ‘DAMAGED BY IMMERSION / IN SEA WATER.’ A London
24 June arrival is on the front of the cover and a Salisbury
arrival cancel of the same day is on the back
David Morrison
Los G3772 (D)
“S.S. DAKOTA” 1907. On 3 March 1907, the American steamer ...mehr
“S.S. DAKOTA” 1907. On 3 March 1907, the American steamer ‘Dakota’,
owned by the United States Great Northern Railway Company, was
wrecked two miles from Noshima Lighthouse, near Tokyo, Japan, while
on a voyage from Seattle to Yokohama and then Hong Kong. Of the two
hundred and ninety nine bags of mail the ‘Dakota’ was carrying, the
majority was saved by the 7th March. However eighty bags were
washed ashore and this mail was damaged by being soaked by sea
water. A number of different types of labels or hand stamp were
used on this mail to signify why it had arrived damaged. This cover
from Germany to Japan has a red cachet ‘Received by Dakota.’ This
was applied in Tokyo. A Japanese Officially Sealed label is on the
back of the cover along with a Kobe 10.8.07 receiving cancel.
Although there was a lot of recovered mail, covers from this
incident are now rarely seen or encountered
David Morrison
Los G3777 (D)
–“ S S PRESIDENT HOOVER” 1937. The Dollar Steamship Line ‘S ...mehr
–“ S S PRESIDENT HOOVER” 1937. The Dollar Steamship Line ‘S S
President Hoover’ was one of the world’s most luxurious cruise
liners in the 1930’s. In the early hours of 11 December 1937 she
ran aground on Hoishoto Island, off Formosa (Taiwan) during a
typhoon. The passengers were successfully evacuated but the ship
was a total loss. This cover, the only known cover from this
incident, was posted on board and has a U.S.I.P. SEA POST, S.S.
PRES. HOOVER, DEC 10 1937 datestamps. Typed at the left is ‘S. S.
President Hoover (Dollar S.S. Company) arrived at and wrecked on
Kashota Island (Formosa) on December 10, 1937. A rare shipwreck
cover
David Morrison
Los G3781 (D)
1967 S S AMERICAN CHARGER. The steamer American Charger sailed ...mehr
1967 S S AMERICAN CHARGER. The steamer American Charger sailed from
New York on 1st September 1967 for London via Le Havre. On the
evening of the 8th a fire broke out in bales of rubber in Hold 6.
The fire was extinguished but mails in the same hold were damaged
by the sea water used to extinguish the fire. Damaged mail received
a boxed green cachet ‘DAMAGED BY / SEA WATER’. This was applied at
the Inland Section, Mount Pleasant Post Office, London. A scarce
cover with only a handful of covers known from this incident
David Morrison
Los G3782 (D)
KALYAN 1921. A severe gale in the eastern Mediterranean around
April ...mehr KALYAN 1921. A severe gale in the eastern Mediterranean around April 12 1921 caused havoc with shipping in the area. The Kalyan had a large quantity of sea water get into her holds and the mail was badly damaged, which was only noticed when it was offloaded in Marseille on April 18. Various cachets in English, French and German were applied, depending on where the letter was going to. This badly water damaged picture post card that has had the stamp washed off originated in British East Africa and was going to Buffalo, USA. It has a two line violet cachet ‘DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER (Hoggarth & Gwynn type 1)
April ...mehr KALYAN 1921. A severe gale in the eastern Mediterranean around April 12 1921 caused havoc with shipping in the area. The Kalyan had a large quantity of sea water get into her holds and the mail was badly damaged, which was only noticed when it was offloaded in Marseille on April 18. Various cachets in English, French and German were applied, depending on where the letter was going to. This badly water damaged picture post card that has had the stamp washed off originated in British East Africa and was going to Buffalo, USA. It has a two line violet cachet ‘DAMAGED BY SEA / WATER (Hoggarth & Gwynn type 1)
David Morrison
Los G3868 (D)
CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. 1943 censored cover cancelled U.S. NAVY AUG ...mehr
CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. 1943 censored cover cancelled U.S. NAVY AUG 24
1943 and endorsed ‘Cogan Station’, that has a circular ‘PASSED BY
NAVAL CENSOR’ cachet and a violet two line ‘DAMAGED BY SEA WATER /
AT SAN PEDRO CALIF.’ handstamp. The vessel involved has not been
identified and as San Pedro is thought to have had a seaplane base,
an aviation accident also cannot be ruled out
David Morrison
Los G3883 (D)
1877 cover to New York with a 3c tied by the very rare MC KINNEY
W.T. ...mehr 1877 cover to New York with a 3c tied by the very rare MC KINNEY W.T. straight line cancel with a further strike alongside. Beneath is a small straight line 1887 date. This would appear to be the first cancel used at FORT MC KINNEY when it was built and opened on the Powder River in 1877. An exceptionally rare cover in extremely fine condition. There are no other markings
W.T. ...mehr 1877 cover to New York with a 3c tied by the very rare MC KINNEY W.T. straight line cancel with a further strike alongside. Beneath is a small straight line 1887 date. This would appear to be the first cancel used at FORT MC KINNEY when it was built and opened on the Powder River in 1877. An exceptionally rare cover in extremely fine condition. There are no other markings
David Morrison
Los G3884 (D)
1870’s cover to St Croix County, Wisconsin, with a 3c tied by ...mehr
1870’s cover to St Croix County, Wisconsin, with a 3c tied by a
concentric circle cancellation with a very fine strike of the
scarce FORT RANDALL AUG 10 DAK. cancel. There are no other transit
or arrival markings. Its strategic location along the Missouri
River made it a key fort in two lines of western frontier defense.
It was the last link in a chain of forts protecting the overland
route along the Platte River. It was also the first fort in a chain
of forts on the upper Missouri River. An appealing cover
David Morrison
Los G3893 (D)
1952 cover from Arlington, South Dakota, to San Francisco, but ...mehr
1952 cover from Arlington, South Dakota, to San Francisco, but then
forwarded to Grand Junction, CO, that was on a Union Pacific
express mail train No. 5 that emerged from a tunnel near MORGAN,
UTAH, and ran into a petrol tanker carrying 6800 gallons of
gasoline that had skidded on ice, crashed through a guard rail and
exploded on the railway line. Nine railway mail cars were gutted.
Recovered mail received a violet 3 line cachet. This cover is the
one illustrated in Hoggarth and Gwynn showing the Type 2a cachet. A
fine example from this crash, and a desirable item for any
collector of ‘gasoline’ as well
David Morrison
Los G4849
NEW YORK. A small 1954 envelope from Messina, Italy, (16.12.1954)
to ...mehr NEW YORK. A small 1954 envelope from Messina, Italy, (16.12.1954) to New York that was on a flight that crashed into Jamaica Bay on December 19 after circling the airport for 2½ hours. A violet two line ‘Damaged due to air mail interruption / near N.Y. Int’l Airport DEC 19 1954’ cachet is on the front of the cover. The DC-6 was on its 4th attempt to land at New York-Idlewild when it struck the pier which supported the left row of runway 04 slope line approach lights. The aircraft crashed in flames and sank in Jamaica Bay. The aircraft was on a flight from Roma-Ciampino to New York via Milan, Paris, Shannon, Gander and Boston. 26 of the 32 passengers and crew were killed
to ...mehr NEW YORK. A small 1954 envelope from Messina, Italy, (16.12.1954) to New York that was on a flight that crashed into Jamaica Bay on December 19 after circling the airport for 2½ hours. A violet two line ‘Damaged due to air mail interruption / near N.Y. Int’l Airport DEC 19 1954’ cachet is on the front of the cover. The DC-6 was on its 4th attempt to land at New York-Idlewild when it struck the pier which supported the left row of runway 04 slope line approach lights. The aircraft crashed in flames and sank in Jamaica Bay. The aircraft was on a flight from Roma-Ciampino to New York via Milan, Paris, Shannon, Gander and Boston. 26 of the 32 passengers and crew were killed
David Morrison
Los G5133
SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. 1906 cover to Cleveland, Ohio ...mehr
SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. 1906 cover to Cleveland, Ohio sent
unstamped with a SAN FRANCISCO APR 25 1906 cancel on the front. A
Cleveland APR 29 06 arrival c.d.s. is on the back. The earthquake
struck at 5.12 a.m. on April 18. Up to 3000 people were killed and
80% of the City destroyed. From 18th April to 26th April mail could
be sent free of charge if posted within the City. A fine example of
this free post, the cover being sent the day before the free post
ended. Accompanying the cover is a post card showing the fire that
devastated the city
David Morrison
Los G5203
U.S.A. / CANADA. On the 30st October 1941 the American ...mehr
U.S.A. / CANADA. On the 30st October 1941 the American Airlines
flight from New York to Chicago crashed in farmland near Shedden,
Ontario, Canada. The pilot, D. L. Cooper, and 20 passengers and
crew were killed. Salvaged mail, which was all badly burned,
received a three line explanatory cachet ‘RECOVERED FROM PLANE /
DAMAGED OCT 30 1941 AT / SHEDDEN, ONT. CANADA. The mail was sent to
Detroit for forwarding. A scarce air crash cover (Sanford Ref
411030)
David Morrison
Los G5204
U.S.A. On April 11th 1942, the United Air Lines flight from ...mehr
U.S.A. On April 11th 1942, the United Air Lines flight from Chicago
to New York overshot the runway at La Guardia Airport and landed in
Bowery Bay A five line violet explanatory cachet ‘DELAYED DUE TO /
AIR MAIL INTERRUPTION / AT / NEW YORK N. Y. APR 11 1942’ was
applied. This cover was posted in Milwaukee APR 19. (Sanford Ref
420411)
David Morrison
Los G5206
U.S.A. On October 23 the American Airlines flight from Los Angeles
to ...mehr U.S.A. On October 23 the American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York crashed on Mount San Jacinto near Plam Springs. The pilot, C. F. Pedely was killed along with 12 other passengers and crew. The salvaged mail was all badly burned, as described by the Palm Springs Post Master who refers the mail in his accompanying letter as being ‘piece of mail or fragment thereof. An ambulance cover to the sender accompanies the remains of this cover. A scarce crash item. ’
to ...mehr U.S.A. On October 23 the American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York crashed on Mount San Jacinto near Plam Springs. The pilot, C. F. Pedely was killed along with 12 other passengers and crew. The salvaged mail was all badly burned, as described by the Palm Springs Post Master who refers the mail in his accompanying letter as being ‘piece of mail or fragment thereof. An ambulance cover to the sender accompanies the remains of this cover. A scarce crash item. ’
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