SOUTH AFRICA
Postal History
- POSTAL HISTORY
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| 1945 (August), large portion of the front of an envelope (220x288mm) sent via registered airmail to the USA from Firestone, South Africa, with handstamped ‘AIR MAIL’ and typewritten endorsement ‘VIA WEST COAST’. Bearing an irregular block of 20 (10 pairs) of the 5/- black and blue-green and 4d, 6d and 1/- ‘bantams’ (SG 64b, 102, 103, 104) all cancelled with Port Elizabeth (8 Aug) double circle datestamps. Some 5/- stamps additionally crossed with blue registration marking. The face value of the stamps totals £5.1s.10d and convincingly shows postage rates considerably over £1 were possible. A rare and spectacular franking. |
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