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A very pretty cover indeed.giwigip wrote:Another pretty Swiss registered cover sent when the European War had just begun, this time to Oregon USA (presumably with philatelic material) in October 1940.
For me it is most interesting for the meter/stamp mix ..
It has hints of the AVM FRAMA to come from Switzerland in 40 years - the meter looks about 40 X 30 mm - and I love the combo with the 1938 ILO 60c !
Excellent coverBACK O BOURKE wrote:One of my favorites
1918-31 Cocoanut Plantations, Ltd., 5c and 10c, used in combination with French Oceania stamps on individual covers to Switzerland and USA,
Do you still have these Pakistan Overprinted covers in your collection? Kind regardsxanthorrea wrote: ↑11 Jul 2014 21:37
India handstamped overprinted Pakistan used from Kashgar, Chinese Turkmenistan and part of China, registered in Gilgit (claimed by Pakistan at the time but ended up in India) to New Delhi in 1948. Provisional official registered cover from the British Consulate-General in Kashgar.
That's a pretty cool arrival and departure destination!HalfpennyYellow wrote: ↑26 Jan 2012 03:33A modern cover from Jamestown, Saint Helena to Malta.
St Helena registered label
Malta registered label
The 90p Lifetime of Service Prince Philip (torn)
Yes - that cover had contained an order from St Helena's philatelic bureau. I recall that it had taken rather long to arrive, which is understandable given the island's remoteness. A couple of months later I made a similar order from Ascension, but although it seemed to have been confirmed apparently it was not processed from their end and my credit card was never billed (so I never ended up paying or receiving anything).
The address is really interesting to me - Rue des Maltais was a street which was named after the considerable Maltese minority that lived in Tunisia in the 19th/20th centuries. At the time poverty and a lack of economic opportunities in Malta led to many Maltese emigrating to North Africa. Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria all had Maltese minorities, but these no longer exist since after the countries' independence many moved back to Malta, France (especially around Marseille) or to other countries. Later on in the 20th century many Maltese migrated to the UK, USA, Australia and Canada, and many families in Malta have some relatives who live abroad.benjclark wrote: ↑20 Jun 2020 06:12For my book trade label collection, I found this beauty on a registered cover, Tunisia, 1934 ---
Uzan Pere & Fils was a Jewish publisher and bookshop, the Uzan family in Tunis a very long time (from what I can determine). Not sure how long the bookshop was around, though I did find an ad featuring their phone number: 1234, which I love. Looking forward to learning more about this.
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Fascinating, thanks!HalfpennyYellow wrote: ↑07 Jul 2020 21:34Yes - that cover had contained an order from St Helena's philatelic bureau. I recall that it had taken rather long to arrive, which is understandable given the island's remoteness. A couple of months later I made a similar order from Ascension, but although it seemed to have been confirmed apparently it was not processed from their end and my credit card was never billed (so I never ended up paying or receiving anything).
You're probably right that mail between a tiny remote island in the South Atlantic and a slightly larger but still tiny island in the Mediterranean cannot be that common.![]()
What was also unusual in this case was that mail from a philatelic bureau came in a regular envelope - the front and back has no references to the sender whatsoever. I have ordered stamps from a number of philatelic bureaus around the world, and even those from the tiniest entities such as the British Indian Ocean Territory have cachets and a return address which indicate the envelope's origin - but apparently St Helena is an exception.
HalfpennyYellow wrote: ↑07 Jul 2020 22:01The address is really interesting to me - Rue des Maltais was a street which was named after the considerable Maltese minority that lived in Tunisia in the 19th/20th centuries. At the time poverty and a lack of economic opportunities in Malta led to many Maltese emigrating to North Africa. Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria all had Maltese minorities, but these no longer exist since after the countries' independence many moved back to Malta, France (especially around Marseille) or to other countries. Later on in the 20th century many Maltese migrated to the UK, USA, Australia and Canada, and many families in Malta have some relatives who live abroad.benjclark wrote: ↑20 Jun 2020 06:12For my book trade label collection, I found this beauty on a registered cover, Tunisia, 1934 ---
Uzan Pere & Fils was a Jewish publisher and bookshop, the Uzan family in Tunis a very long time (from what I can determine). Not sure how long the bookshop was around, though I did find an ad featuring their phone number: 1234, which I love. Looking forward to learning more about this.
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The street seems to have been located at the boundary between the old medina of Tunis and a later extension to the city, close to the Bab El Bhar. It was renamed (probably after Tunisia's independence) and it is now Rue Mongi Slim, but a nearby street is still named Rue la Valette, apparently after Malta's capital city.
Perhaps postage (possibly including the airmail fee) was free on OHMS mail, but registration was still at a cost?capetriangle wrote: ↑25 Aug 2020 00:43Catweazle
A lovely cover.
I am astonished at the rate (10c Bermuda) in 1970. You have to ask what did the 10c pay for since presumably the airmail and registration came free as an O.H.M.S. cover. Just thinking out loud?
Kindest regards
Richard
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