Item type.................................:commercial cover
Period.....................................:1919
Franking...................................:1d scarlet
Cancellation.............................: TULAGI BRITISH SOLOMON IDE 28 JY 19 c.d.s.
Other postmarks......................:
JOHANNESBURG 22 SP 1, foreward c.d.s..
JOHANNESBURG 8 21 NOV 19, return c.d.s.
Cachets / labels.......................:
Condition..................................:fair
Front.........................................:fair, some age soiling
Back.........................................:fair some age soiling
Corners....................................:good, some rounding
Egdes.......................................:fair, some wear, roughly opened at bottom
Comments................................:
A very early BSI cover; genuine commercial, non-philatelic item.
As such - extremely scarce, if not rare.
Sent from an RAF officer to a fellow RAF officer.
The 1st Johannesburg c.d.s. will be for transmission to P.O.Box 1188 (Johannesburg).- red crayon m/s.
This was the Defence Force Box of the day & was originally the box for the Transvaal Scottish.
The 2nd Johannesburg c.d.s. was for the return of the cover as per instrucion on the back :
***
if not claimed return to:
Lieut N.C. Ashton RA.F.
c/o A.W.Ashton
"The Pines"
...... St
Sydney N.S.W. Australia
*****
A super cover - early BSI & RAF item.
Good adhesive rated from x6 when used on cover.
Sadly - condition is not too great & the Tulagi strikes are weak.
Accordingly priced low
Please study the scan.
Multiple purchases may be combined at no extra cost subject to the order remaining within posting category size and weight limits of the largest / heaviest item ordered.
Delivery :
Small letter 50 gms -
Medium letter 250 gms (registration advised due to risk of theft of interesting packets)
Large letter - 300 gms ( “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “
Registered small packet up to 1kg
Registered air mail Standard air mail at buyers own risk
(orders $15.00 or more) (orders below $15.00)
$ $
Small letter 4.50 1.50
Medium letter 6.50 3.50
Large letter No service from ZA 6.00
Small Packet Reg fee 3.00 + 4,00 per 100g Not offered - risk of theft
Posting date = Friday following receipt of payment.
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