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Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
I've done a lot of research into this crash, and have several covers from it. And I certainly never paid $250 for one! More like $50 or $60, and the first one was a gift from a collector in the U.S.
The first two sentences in the description are correct. I've never read a thing about a bomb, nor was there any evidence of a bomb. A consignment of diamonds was included in the cargo, but since there was no bomb, there was no motive. You can read the facts at Christmas tragedy at Prestwick. (I was especially fortunate in my attempts to learn about the crash: the son of the pilot, who is an actor here in Vancouver, contacted me to explain details I wasn't aware of.)
This same dealer once described a cover from the S.S. Eros as having been salvaged from a ship that hit a German mine. Not so. Eros was torpedoed, but a rescue tug got a line on board and towed the ship to Tory Island north of Ireland, where she was beached.
The lessons are obvious: Never take the first word on anything philatelic (or anything at all!) as gospel. Do your homework!
Bob
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I received an email offer from a postal history dealer this morning. He's offering a cover from the Christmas Day, 1954 crash of a BOAC Stratocruiser at Prestwick. I've bought one or two items from him before, and I've learned that I can't always trust his information. This current one is a doozie!
I've done a lot of research into this crash, and have several covers from it. And I certainly never paid $250 for one! More like $50 or $60, and the first one was a gift from a collector in the U.S.
The first two sentences in the description are correct. I've never read a thing about a bomb, nor was there any evidence of a bomb. A consignment of diamonds was included in the cargo, but since there was no bomb, there was no motive. You can read the facts at Christmas tragedy at Prestwick. (I was especially fortunate in my attempts to learn about the crash: the son of the pilot, who is an actor here in Vancouver, contacted me to explain details I wasn't aware of.)
This same dealer once described a cover from the S.S. Eros as having been salvaged from a ship that hit a German mine. Not so. Eros was torpedoed, but a rescue tug got a line on board and towed the ship to Tory Island north of Ireland, where she was beached.
The lessons are obvious: Never take the first word on anything philatelic (or anything at all!) as gospel. Do your homework!
Bob
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