Posted on November 4, 2023 by Mike White -
1941 (May 18) Plain long envelope to Philadelphia bearing pair GVI 3d blue & singles Queen Elizabeth 1d & Merino Sheep 5d making 1/- rate tied Metropolitan Markets / W.A. cds & with matching Registration label No 793 & red on white 5 Opened by Censor label (L5 – 7a) tied violet framed PASSED BY / CENSOR 3 (H5-2b) & on reverse ink notation “Application for Permit to send stamps abroad applied for 12/5/41” alongside Lady Cowrie 1d Red Cross Appeal plus transit & arrival (18 Jun) cds…Interesting item requesting Permit to send stamps overseas
Posted on November 4, 2023 by Mike White -
1941 Plain envelope to Illinois bearing George VI 3d tied Kalamunda W.A. cds (day & month unclear) & with red on white 5 Opened by Censor label (L5 – 8ab) tied violet framed PASSED BY / CENSOR 4 (H5-1) & with pencil recd 15 Aug 41…Little records label L5- 8ab for just about 6 months from 13 Sep 41 – 10 Mar 42..…Any mail from / to smaller places in W.A. is difficult
Posted on October 19, 2023 by Mike White -
1941 (Mar 13) Plain envelope via Siberia to Leo Fuerst, Poste Restante, Seymour Road P.O., Shanghai bearing 25pf blue tied Berlin-Pankow cds & with Sun Yat-Sen 8c tied Shanghai (6 Apr) cds to pay the Poste Restante fee & on reverse Geoffnet OKW .. b .. censor label tied red 7 line Eagle Swastika handstamp tied vernacular dotted circle Shanghai arrival cds
Posted on October 19, 2023 by Mike White -
1941 Plain envelope via Siberia to Elle Gerson, Shanghai P.O.B. 1131 bearing 25pf blue tied Berlin-cds with unclear date & with violet small circular C applied in Berlin & unframed 13 Mar 1941 arrival date & on reverse Geoffnet OKW label tied poor red 7 line Eagle Swastika handstamp, faint Shanghai (12 Mar) transit & segmented circular Shanghai vernacular in top segment & 2 in bottom Postal marking
Posted on October 8, 2023 by Mike White -
1944 (Apr 29) Plain envelope to Marine Gardens, Barbados bearing GV1 2½d tied smudged GOUYAVE / GRENADA B.W.I. cds with alongside a much bolder strike & with PC.90 OPENED BY EXAMINER / with ink ISS / 748 inserted (CCSG L8) & on reverse Grenada (29 Sep) transit cds & Barbados (5 May) arrival date stamp….CCSG L8 with ISS / 748 is at date of publication of CCSG book not recorded
Posted on October 3, 2023 by Mike White -
1943 (Apr 24) Plain envelope to Switzerland bearing A.E.F. Phoenix 10c (Damaged), 40c & 2 x 4f making a 8.50 rate tied Brazzaville/Moyen Congo cds & with Francaise Libre Controle Postal label tied pointed oval Ouvert / Par / Autorite Militaire routed via Nigeria with PC90 Opened by Examiner tied red lozenge Crown / Passed / PP/15
Posted on October 3, 2023 by Mike White -
1943 (Apr 15) Printed Airmail grubby looking envelope registered to Capetown bearing GV1 1/- & 6d tied Registered / Kumasi Gold Coast & with matching Kumasi R label / No 984 with blue crayon 1888 below & UC 8 (Small) bi-lingual Opened / By / Censor label tied on reverse Arms / A & showing oval Registered / Kumasi (15 Apr) despatch & similar Accra (16 Apr) transit datestamps
Posted on September 24, 2023 by Mike White -
1941 (Dec 3) Ceylon 6c printed Stationary envelope used internally from Kotte to Alowwa with blue crayon 4/12 arrival. Exceptionally envelope turned & used for Printed Matter to Washington D.C. bearing GV 5c tied Chilaw cds (12 May 42) & Censors hand stamp & with unframed red AUG 10, 1942 7PM arrival hand stamp……….Rare item of re-used envelope Censored to an overseas destination.
Posted on September 20, 2023 by Mike White -
1916 (Nov 8) Plain envelope to British P.O., Shanghai bearing 2 x GV 1a & single ½a to make 2½a rate tied Kalbadevi /Bombay cds & with violet circular PASSED BY CENSOR / MADRAS with Crown in centre (Baker MH-7) & on reverse Madras (13 Nov) transit cds
Posted on September 19, 2023 by Mike White -
1916 (Jun 2) Plain envelope to New Jersey bearing India GV Pair 1a & single ½a tied Maymyo cds & with violet circular PASSED BY CENSOR /Arms /RANGOON (Davis & Martin type 58) & on reverse Rangoon R.M.S. /Sor /Set 1 (23 Jun) belted transit cds …
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