Australia: Uprated Aerogramme

This 1982 Australian aerogramme (Roggenkämper  #60) was uprated with stamps of a total face value of 14 c to meet the 50 c aerogramme rate, which was valid on February 24, 1987 when this aerogramme was posted to France.


Reference
Roggenkämper/Russ/Wiegand, Katalog der Aerogramme von Australien und Ozeanien, 2003

Australia: Uprated Aerogramme

This is Australia #A-29, sent from NORLANE (14 OC 68) to Los Angeles. The 10 c aerogramme was uprated with a 15 c stamp to meet the 25 c first weight step air mail letter to countries in zone 4, which included the US.

Kiribati: Privately Manufactured Aerogramme Form

This is a privately manufactured aerogramme form from Kiribati, the first I have ever seen. I'm looking for a commercially used one.

Australia: OHMS Aerogramme #4

This is Stein #AO-4, the scarce OHMS aerogramme issued 1967. Used on 7 AUG 1970 to Laurel, US.


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

Aden: First Air Letter Issue

This is Aden Wiegand #1, uprated with two 2 AS stamps and sent to the US on August 3, 1949. Commercially used copies of that air letter are not often seen, even though they are not exceptionally rare.


Reference
Wiegand, Katalog der Aerogramme von Asien, 2000

South Africa: No Air Letter Service to the Netherlands in 1946

South African Air Letter (NGK #1a) sent to the Netherlands on 23 VIII 46. At that time, there was no air letter service agreement between the Union of South Africa and the Netherlands. Hence, the air letter should have been franked at the 1 s 6 d air mail letter rate (which is endorsed in blue crayon "1 - 6 d").

As an air mail letter, the item was 1 s short paid. Double the deficiency (2 s) was converted into UPU cmts at a rate of 3 d = 25 UPU ctms. So, the equivalent of the postage due was 200 UPU ctms. In the Netherlands, the rate was 12 ½ cent = 25 UPU ctms, which translates into a postage due of 100 cents = 1 Gld.

An 1 Gld. postage due stamp was affixed and cancelled at s'Gravenhage 19 VIII 1946.

Reference
NGK Aerogramme von Afrika, 2012

Egypt: Paquebot

Aerogramme form, sent by a member of the crew of M/V Wonosari at Port Said, Egypt. Postate paid by Egypt meter mark. Port Said paquebot handstamp  (26. MA 65). Unusual combination of meter mark and paquebot handstamp.