SOUTH WEST AFRICA
South West Africa
SOUTH WEST AFRICA
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OFFICIALS
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| AM1012 |
| Postal History (South African Occupation) 1916 (18th March), envelope addressed to Switzerland. Bearing a pair of King’s Head 1d rose-red (SG 4) tied by OTJIWARONGO (18 Mar) double circle datestamp. The letter was censored and shows a ‘PASSED CENSOR / C17’ cachet (with ‘17’ and date added in manuscript) struck in blue on the front. The envelope was resealed with a large red on white bilingual ‘Opened by Censor / Geopend door Censor / 99’ labels which is tied by a ‘CENSOR / 4 APR 1916 / CAPE TOWN’ oval cachet struck in blue. A ‘Vendu par: / L’AGENCE INTERNATIONALE / DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE’ cachet has been struck in violet on the front. Geneva (5 May) arrival backstamp. |
| £55 |
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