39 | Air Mail Crash Covers

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English 1937. Airmail Crash from GERMANY to BUENOS AIRES (ARGENTINA). A Lufthansa Hemkel 111 D'ALIX aircraft, en route from Las Palmas, disappeared near Bathurst (Gambia), where the catapult ship Ostmark was waiting. This ship and another aircraft began the search, recovering some of the mailbags floating near Dog Island in the Gambia River. Most of the known letters were unstamped. MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE.

International Auction #136

Wednesday, 7 October 2026 | 16:00

Lot 39

Starting price 240€

Illustrative price in other currencies

$ 275
£ 206
CHF 226

Updated 2026-09-22 12:00:05

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Hermenegildo Trillo Barragán

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