
INDEX TO "LA CATASTROPHE"
Quarterly publication of the Wreck & Crash Mail Society
January 1995 - December 2007
Index for following years under construction
Compiled by Kendall C. Sanford
613 Championship Drive
Oxford, CT - USA 06478-3128
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Subject |
Issue |
Volume/Number |
Page |
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Unlisted Incidents |
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Cover postmarked San Juan, PR - Oct 10, 1946 |
Jan-Mar 1995 |
1/1 |
cover, 3 |
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Damaged By Fire at Luttig, South Africa on 17 June 1924 |
Jan-Dec 2005 |
11 |
21 & 22 |
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Label cachet “Damaged by fire incident to/plane crash” |
Jan-Mar 1995 |
1/1 |
???? |
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Crash of French Postal Aeroplane - 10 Nov 1929 |
Apr-Jun 1995 |
½ |
35 |
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Articles |
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Cover Found From Unlisted 1946 Air Crash, by Philip McCarty |
Jan-Mar 1995 |
1/1 |
3 |
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A First Flight Gone Awry - History of Pacific Seaboard Air Lines’ 1934 New Orleans to Chicago Flight, by Marcel J. Jaffe |
Jan-Mar 1995 |
1/1 |
4 & 5 |
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The 1844 Wreck of the Isabella, by Brian Peace |
Jan-Mar 1995 |
1/1 |
6-10 |
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The 1802 Stranding of the Williamson, by John Attwood |
Jan-Mar 1995 |
1/1 |
10 & 11 |
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Interesting Handstamp From a 1963 British Train Fire, by H.S. Wilson |
Jan-Mar 1995 |
1/1 |
12 & 13 |
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Mail Saved from the 1865 Wreck of the Paddle Steamer “Samphire”, by Dennis Rolf |
Apr-Jun 1995 |
½ |
20 & 21 |
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Maritime Postal History of the Mexican, which Foundered in 1900, by L.G. Price |
Apr-Jun 1995 |
½ |
21-25 |
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Recovered Mail from the R.M.S. “Lochiel”, run Aground in 1960, by G. Howard Longden |
Apr-Jun 1995 |
½ |
25-27 |
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Handling of Air Crash Covers - series, by Kendall C. Sanford |
Apr-Jun 1995 Jul-Sep 1995 Oct-Dec 1995 Jan-Mar 1996 Apr-Jun 1996 Jul-Sep 1996 Oct-Dec 1996 |
½ 1/3 ¼ 2/1 2/2 2/3 2/4 |
30-33 45-47 63-65 16-19 31-33 46-49 77-79 |
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Train Wreck on Lake Champlain, New York, in 1894, Damages Transatlantic Mail, by L.G. Price |
Jul-Sep 1995 |
1/3 |
39 & 40 |
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Mail From the 1946 Railway Mishap on New Zealand’s Manawatu River, by Henry J. Berthelot |
Jul-Sep 1995 |
1/3 |
41 & 42 |
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An Addendum to the 1946 Railway Mishap on New Zealand’s Manawatu River, by Henry J. Berthelot |
Oct-Dec 1995 |
¼ |
69 & 70 |
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1901 Fire at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Jersey City, New Jersey Damages Mail, by Henry J. Berthelot |
Jul-Sep 1995 |
1/3 |
43 |
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Second Marking Variety Seen From 1963 British Train Fire |
Jul-Sep 1995 |
1/3 |
44 |
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Swedish Crash Mail From the 1934 Stockholm to Paris Flight, by Tony Williams |
Jul-Sep 1995 |
1/3 |
48 |
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1897 Mishap in New York Harbor Damages Mail, by Norman W. Hoggarth |
Jul-Sep 1995 |
1/3 |
49 |
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Mail Saved From the 1855 Wreck of the “Imperatrice”, by Michael Champness |
Jul-Sep 1995 |
1/3 |
50 & 51 |
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Wreck and Crash Covers at Auction, by Kendall C. Sanford |
Jul-Sep 1995 |
1/3 |
52-55 |
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1938 Ski Landing on Alaska’s Lake Spenard Unsuccessful, by John Attwood |
Oct-Dec 1995 |
¼ |
59 |
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More on South African Airways Crash Off Mauritius in November 1987, by Kendall C. Sanford |
Oct-Dec 1995 |
¼ |
60 & 61 |
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1930 Disaster Above the Flanders Plain, by Henri Nierinck |
Oct-Dec 1995 |
¼ |
62 |
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The 1905 Wreck of the “ C Kennedy”, by A.J. Woolfe & R.D. Gwynn |
Oct-Dec 1995 |
¼ |
66 & 67 |
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Baggage Car Fire in 1956 Damages Mostly Christmas Parcel Post Mail, by Henry J. Berthelot |
Oct-Dec 1995 |
¼ |
68 & 69 |
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Researching Accidents, by Norman W. Hoggarth |
Oct-Dec 1995 |
¼ |
70-72 |
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The Foundering of the “Mexican” in April of 1900, by Dean Matthew |
Jan-Mar 1996 |
2/1 |
3-6 |
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The 1950 Wreck of the Excalibur, by Jon Douglas |
Jan-Mar 1996 |
2/1 |
7 & 8 |
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An Interesting Cachet, One of Two Associated With Mail Salvaged From a 1910 French Railway Accident, by Rod Dyke |
Jan-Mar 1996 |
2/1 |
9 & 10 |
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1959 Railway Car Fire in Canada Damages Mostly Yule Mail, by L.G. Price |
Jan-Mar 1996 |
2/1 |
10 & 11 |
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Mail Pouch Lost During 1933 Exchange of Mail on the Fly, by Henry J. Berthelot |
Jan-Mar 1996 |
2/1 |
12 |
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Crash of the Flying Boat “Ville de Bone” in 1938, by Tony Williams |
Jan-Mar 1996 |
2/1 |
13 |
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The 1925 Crash of the “Shenandoah” (ZR-1), by Oded Eliashar |
Jan-Mar 1996 |
2/1 |
14 & 15 |
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Runaway Express: The 1906 Great Northern Crash at Grantham, England, by W.B. Barrell |
Apr-Jun 1996 |
2/2 |
22-26 |
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Burning of German Mail Car in 1935 Damages Mail Shipment, by Henry J. Berthelot |
Apr-Jun 1996 |
2/2 |
26 & 27 |
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Swedish Train Mishap in 1954 Damages Mail Shipment, by Oded I. Eliashar |
Apr-Jun 1996 |
2/2 |
27 |
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Explosion in 1979 Aboard Aircraft Damages Mail, by John M. Hotchner |
Apr-Jun 1996 |
2/2 |
28 & 29 |
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Engine Failure During 1953 Take Off Causes Plane to Crash Into Caribbean Sea Off Jamaica, by Norman Hoggarth |
Apr-Jun 1996 |
2/2 |
30 & 31 |
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Wreck and Crash Covers at Auction, by Michael Champness |
Apr-Jun 1996 |
2/2 |
34 |
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The 1917 Sinking of the Steamship “City of Florence”, by Philip E. Parker |
Apr-Jun 1996 |
2/2 |
35 & 36 |
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The 1899 Wreck of the Ferryboat “Chicago”, by Sean Hamilton |
Apr-Jun 1996 |
2/2 |
36-38 |
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“Hindenburg” Crash Mail: The “Paquebot Pieces”, by Ian Nutley |
Jul-Sep 1996 |
2/3 |
43 & 44 |
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The 1954 K.L.M. Crash at Shannon, Ireland, by Tony Williams |
Jul-Sep 1996 |
2/3 |
45 |
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The 1899 Wreck of the “Bore”, by John Woolfe |
Jul-Sep 1996 |
2/3 |
50-54 |
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The 1860 Loss of the S.S. “Connaught”, by Michael Champness |
Jul-Sep 1996 |
2/3 |
55 |
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Other Salvaged Mail Markings Reported From the 1910 French Railway Car Fire, Henry J. Berthelot |
Jul-Sep 1996 |
2/3 |
56-59 |
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Society Meeting Held at Autumn Stampex 1996 |
Oct-Dec 1996 |
2/4 |
62-64 |
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The 1878 Wreck of the “Metropolis”: a Maritime Postal History, Henry J. Berthelot & Ron C. Trosclair |
Oct-Dec 1996 |
2/4 |
65-72 |
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More Markings From the 1954 Swedish Train Mishap, Norman W. Hoggarth |
Oct-Dec 1996 |
2/4 |
74-75 |
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Capex ‘96 Report, Kendall C. Sanford |
Oct-Dec 1996 |
2/4 |
76 |
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Wreck & Crash Covers at Auction, by Kendall C. Sanford |
Jan-Mar 1997 |
3/1 |
18-20 |
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Mail Recovered from the 1955 Sabotage of UAL Flight 629, by Jon Douglas |
Apr-Jun 1997 |
3/2 |
23-25 |
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Alaska Airlines Crash in September 1971 Damages Mail |
Jan-Mar 1997 |
3/1 |
11 |
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Mail Recovered from Crash of “LOT” Plane in November 1937 Scarce |
Jan-Mar 1997 |
3/1 |
10 |
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Eyewitness Account of the 1935 Collision Between The “Empress of Britain” and the “Kafiristan” |
Jan-Mar 1997 |
3/1 |
14-15 |
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The Disastrous 1855 Maiden Voyage of the Royal Mail Clipper “Schomberg” |
Jan-Mar 1997 |
3/1 |
12-13 |
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Saved From the 1860 Wreck of the “Malabar” |
Jan-Mar 1997 |
3/1 |
16-17 |
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Botched Railway Mail Car Robbery in 1923 Burns Mail |
Jan-Mar 1997 |
3/1 |
5-9 |
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Dutch Train Fire in 1995 Damages Mail |
Jan-Mar 1997 |
3/1 |
3-5 |
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The Paddle Steamer “Forth” – Missing in 1849 – Believed Lost, by Michael Champness |
Apr-Jun 1997 |
3/2 |
26 |
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Another Marking Variety From the 1899 Wreck of the Ferryboat Chicago |
Apr-Jun 1997 |
3/2 |
27 |
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Another Marking Variety From the 1954 Swedish train Mishap |
Apr-Jun 1997 |
3/2 |
28 |
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Addendum to the Report on the 1901 Pennsylvania Railroad Station Fire in Jersey City, New Jersey |
Apr-Jun 1997 |
3/2 |
28 |
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Post World War II Markings That Denote Services Suspended Due to Hostilities |
Apr-Jun 1997 |
3/2 |
29-35 |
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Truck Fire in 1965 Damages New Zealand Mail |
Apr-Jun 1997 |
3/2 |
36 |
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The 1945 “Green Hill Park” Disaster |
Jul-Sep 1997 |
3/3 |
44 & 45 |
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The 1854 Wreck of the Steamer Franklin |
Jul-Sep 1997 |
3/3 |
46-48 |
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English Mails Damaged in 1902 Indian Mail Train Accident |
Jul-Sep 1997 |
3/3 |
49 |
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Indian Railway Fire in 1951 Burns Mail |
Jul-Sep 1997 |
3/3 |
50 |