SOUTH WEST AFRICA
South West Africa
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AM616
Postal History (South African Occupation) 1919 (6th June), large part registered envelope addressed internally to Tsumeb. Bearing pairs of King’s Head 2½d bright blue and 1/- orange (SG 7, 12) tied by SWAKOPMUND / S.W. AFRICA (6 Jun) double circle datestamps. With German period ‘Swakopmund / Deutsch-Südwestafrika.’ registration label with ‘Deutsch’ crossed through in red manuscript. The cover was censored and shows two PASSED BY CENSOR/ DOORGELATEN DOOR CENSOR boxed cachets struck in purple. Karibib (7 Jun) transit backstamp and with two Standard Bank wax seals on the reverse.
£75