Lot 20239 - 1918 World War I commercial cover from Limassol to Manchester, struck on arrival with black cachet “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN WATER”, following the sinking of the S.S. Kosseir by a German U-boat. An important maritime disa

1918 World War I commercial cover from Limassol to Manchester, struck on arrival with black cachet “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN WATER”, following the sinking of the S.S. Kosseir by a German U-boat. An important maritime disa
1918 World War I commercial cover from Limassol to Manchester, struck on arrival with black cachet “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN WATER”, following the sinking of the S.S. Kosseir by a German U-boat. An important maritime disa
1918 World War I commercial cover from Limassol to Manchester, struck on arrival with black cachet “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN WATER”, following the sinking of the S.S. Kosseir by a German U-boat. An important maritime disa
1918 World War I commercial cover from Limassol to Manchester, struck on arrival with black cachet “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN WATER”, following the sinking of the S.S. Kosseir by a German U-boat. An important maritime disa



Lot 20239 - 1918 World War I commercial cover from Limassol to Manchester, struck on arrival with black cachet “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN WATER”, following the sinking of the S.S. Kosseir by a German U-boat. An important maritime disa

Cyprus » King George V Issues
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Estimate
600 - 700 CHF
Auction date
Sun 4 Oct 2026 at 13:00 (Europe/Zurich)
8d 13h 3m 23s before bidding ends

Description

1918 World War I commercial cover from Limassol to Manchester, struck on arrival with black cachet “DAMAGED BY IMMERSION IN WATER”, following the sinking of the S.S. Kosseir by a German U-boat. An important maritime disaster cover and one of only two recorded examples.

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