Terror & Hijack Mail

Postal history of the aftermath of Feb. 1970 Swissair 330 "Coronado" terror bombing: 3 April 1970 postmarked airletter cover sent from SHEFFIELD Britain to guests at Dan Hotel in TEL AVIV; subsequently tied by 2-line Hebrew instructional marking handstamp "This postal item was delayed due to a service problem" (Kibble type III) + affixed with a stapled mimeographed post office memorandum from the ...

Forced surface transmission for air mail in era of air terrorism: 1 Aug 1972 postmarked airmail cover sent from BRUSSELS to small settlement of NIR GALIM (via EVTAH mobile post), franked 5.60 BFr & tied by 2x strikes of the local postmark; subsequently tied by 1-line Hebrew instructional marking handstamp "RECEIVED BY SEA" (Kibble type V) & machine backstamped 17 Aug 1972 arrival - a rare ...

Pilot 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 Organizatio...