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Terror & Hijack Mail

Friday, 31 July 2020 17:01

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1861-1865 American Civil War - Confederate States of America (7)
1870 Franco-Prussian War (1)
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Postkrieg mail & Political philately (2)
Terror & Hijack Mail (2)

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80599
1974 British a/m to Australia ex hijacked BA-870 flight; Pilot signed + rare IM
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1974 British a/m to Australia ex hijacked BA-870 flight; Pilot signed + rare IM
[Signed] Hijack mail - 1974 BA870 Hijack: 19 NOV 1974 airmail air letter ex NEATH Britain to HAMERSLEY (Perth) Australia pre-franked 6d & tied by machine slogan cancel; this was part of a shipment of mail originating in UK between 16-20 Nov. & carried by British Airways flight 870, en-route to Brunei via Calcutta & Singapore when hjacked on evening 21 Nov. by 4 members of Abu Nidal Organization wh...
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80600
1974 British airmail to Australia ex hijacked BA-870 flight; rare postal marking
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1974 British airmail to Australia ex hijacked BA-870 flight; rare postal marking
Hijack mail - 1974 BA870 Hijack: 18-11-1974 airmail commercial cover on [British] Midland Bank stationary, from LIVERPOOL (Great Britain) to PERTH (Australia), meter franked by red Midland Bank machine slogan mark at the period 10p overseas letter rate (for Zone C, ½ ounce letter). This letter was part of a shipment of mail originating in the UK between 16-20 Nov. & carried by British Airways...
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