Australia
Airletter Service not Available

Airletter (Australia #1) sent from “R.A.A.F. P.O. .. PIRIE” on July 19, 1945 to Gladbrook, Iowa/U.S.

Airletter service to the U.S. became available only on February 10, 1947. Consequently, the airletter was h/s “Air Letter Service Not Available” and diverted to surface mail.

The boxed h/s “Postal Concession Rate / Department of Air” was applied routinely and has no special meaning here as there was no concession rate for airletters.

Sydney Morning Herald -- Feb 10, 1947