South West Africa 1968 Windhoek Boeing Crash, Local Acceptance

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Description

  • SWA: 1968 WINDHOEK BOEING CRASH:
  • Large fragments (!) of envelope and contents from Windhoek (19 IV 68) to England
  • salvaged from the crash of the SAA Boeing 707 "Pretoria" near Windhoek's J G Strijdom Airport on April 20th 1968.
  • Charred condition typical of this recovered mail. which was badly burned.
  • With official Post Office notelet concerning the crash as well as "ambulance" envelope in which the undeliverable subject letter was returned to sender.
  • VF example of this scarce recovered mail.
  • See additional image below.