Australia: Registered Aerogramme

Aerogramme (Stein #A-7) sent registered to Italy in 1958. Total postage paid: 2s1d, which is 10d aerogramme rate plus 1s3d registration fee.

Palestine: Registration for Air Letter Rejected

Air Letter (Wiegand #2) sent from HAIFA (23 JY 47) to Baltimore US. Uprated with a 10 Mills stamp to pay for registration fee. Registration, however, was not offered for air letters at that time, so the postal clerk voided the "Registered / Recommande" instruction and endorsed "No registered air letter".


Reference
Wiegand, Katalog der Aerogramme von Asien, 2000.

Australia: Registered Airletter

Australia airletter #A-2, on buff paper, sent registered from Perth (6 MAR 47) to Sidney, Ohio (US). Uprated with two 2 ½ d stamps paying the 5 d registration fee.

Reference
Stein, The Aerogrammes of Australia and Its Dependencies, 1944-1980

Ghana: Registered Aerogramme to Germany

Ghana #10 sent registered to Germany. Three additional stamps to pay for registration, and most likely for an enclosure, which made the aerogramme an ordinary air mail letter.

German registration label " Einschreiben / aus dem Ausland" (Registered letter from abroad).

Israel: Registered Aerogramme to Germany

Russ #11 (olive) sent registered from Netanya, Israel, to Germany.

Reference:
Russ, Katalog der Israel-Aerogramme, 1988

South Africa: Registered Aerogramme with Free-from-duties Handstamp

South Africa aerogramme (NGK #47 - straight sealing flap) sent registered from BARAGWANATH (5 JUN 70) to Brunswick, Germany.

Upon arrival in Germany, the aerogramme obtained a "Zollfrei" (Free-from-duties) handstamp, the first one I have seen on an aerogramme.


Reference
NGK, Aerogramme Afrika 2012

Australia: Registered Aerogramme

7 d KGVI definitive airletter (Stein A-3) sent registered from POTTS POINT (23 FE 51) to Paris, France.

6 d additional franking to pay for the registration fee. Registered aerogrammes of Australia are not often seen.


Reference
Stein, Aerogrammes of Australia and Its Dependencies, 1944 - 1980

Burma
Registered Air Letter - Provisional Registration Label

6 AS air letter (Wiegand #3) sent from Rangoon (cds  23 DEC 52) to India, uprated with two 2 AS stamps.. The aerogramme rate was 8 AS, the registration fee 2 AS.

The post office at Rangoon did not seem to have a registration label available, but used a value payable post (VP) label (endorsed "R" for "Registration") instead.


References
Wiegand stands for Wiegand, Katalog der Aerogramme von Asien, 2000

Nepal
Registered Aerogramme - Philatelic or did it Contain an Enclosure?

This aerogramme (Wiegand no. 2/I) was sent registered from Kathmandu to New York, U.S. (arrival cds SEP 4, 1959).

The aerogramme rate to the U.S. was 1.40 R, the registration fee 0.40 R for a total postage of 1.80 R, which was paid by the pre-paid 8 paisa (= 0.08 R) aerogramme plus a 1 R and a 50 paisa (= 0.50 R) stamp on the front panel as well as a 2 paisa (= 0.02 R) and a 20 paisa (= 0.20 R) stamp on the back panel.

The aerogramme contains no message. So, at first glance it looks philatelic. A point against is the endorsement under the aerogrammes indicium. It reads "R 23 / 30 g" and seems to be an indication of weight. The weight of the aerogramme itself is only 2 g. 

Maybe, the aerogramme contained an enclosure, which would have been against the UPU rules for aerogrammes. Interestingly. there is no admonition pertaining to enclosures on the early aerogrammes of Nepal.

If the item would have been sent as an air mail letter, the correct postage would have been more than 2.78 R, which was the airmail rate to the U.S. for the first weight step (up to 1/2 oz).

What do you think - philatelic or sent with enclosure to save postage?


References
Wiegand stands for Wiegand, Katalog der Aerogramme von Asien, 2000

United Kingdom
Registered Aerogramme, Express Delivery Service

This aerogramme (Greiner no. 34) was sent registered from LEWISHAM (cds 1 JU 66) to Karachi, Pakistan by express delivery service.

The breakdown of the total postage paid (3s 3d) is:

Aerogramme rate:          0 s 6 d
Express delivery service: 1 s 0 d
Registration:             1 s 9 d
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Total:                    3 s 3 d


References
UK Postage rates
Greiner stands for Greiner/Greiner, Aerogramme von Europa, 3e, 1993