Samstag, 29. August 2015

Papua New Guinea: Uprated Aerogramme


This is the 30t "Wattled Ploughbill" aerogramme of Papua New Guinea (Roggenkaemper/Russ/Wiegand #15), issued June 26, 1985. It was sent, with an enclosure, to the US on June 26, 1986. The additional franking was necessary to meet the 70t rate for ordinary air mail letters.


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

Dienstag, 25. August 2015

British Solomon Islands: Air Letter with High Franking


British Solomon Islands air letter form sent to England in early September 1951. 

The text on the writing panel does not reveal any reason for the high (2 /- ) franking. Although commercially used, this may point to a philatelic background: sending stamps.

Freitag, 21. August 2015

India: Air Letter Treated a Short Paid Air Mail Letter


This air letter (India #3, on grey paper) caught my eye because of the high taxation. Air letter sent from AMBALA (26 JAN 50) to Birkach, Germany. Taxed 114 cents (UPU centimes).
 

Only from 1st September 1950, air letter service from India was extended to all countries where air mail facility was available at that time; vide Postal Notice No. 26 dated 24th July 1950

This air letter was treated as a short paid ordinary air mail letter, for which the applicable rate was 14 AS. Double deficiency, hence, was 16 AS, which were converted into UPU centimes at a rate of 1 AS = 7 ⅛ UPU ctms.


No apparent postage due handling in country of destination.

Montag, 17. August 2015

Turkey: Aerogramme Advertising Slogan Cancel


Turkish advertising slogan cancel for aerogrammes of 1979. Unfortunately, the bottom text line is not fully readable but I think it reads "Kullaniniz".  Then, the text means something like  "Use aerograms".


Donnerstag, 13. August 2015

Australia: Service to Angola Suspended




Australia A-48 sent from SYDNEY (15 OCT 1979) to Luanda, Angola. The aerogramm went via South Africa, where the bilingual instructional handstamp " Service suspended / Diens gestaak" was applied. The aerogramme was returned to Australia (arrival cancel of GLEBE 8 JUL 1980, on reverse).

The service from South Africa to Angola was suspended because of the South African Border War (aka Angolan Bush War). In this war,  South Africa together with the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, UNITA) fought against the Angolan government, South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO), and their allies (mainly Cuba).

Sonntag, 9. August 2015

Costa Rica: New Aerogramme


Earlier in 2015, Costa Rica issued this aerogramme to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the La Sabana airport.

Mittwoch, 5. August 2015

South Africa: Australian Airletter Franked with South Africa Stamp


Australia #2 used in South Africa in 1955. Franked at the 1 Shilling air mail letter rate to European destinations. Type designation "Airletter" crossed out to indicate posting as an ordinary air mail letter.

Samstag, 1. August 2015

Sudan: Aerogramme #1 Uprated


Sudan NGK #1 uprated with four stamps sent from Port Sudan to the UK via Khartoum (26 MAR 1953), on reverse).

The 3½ Piastre aerogramme became available only in August 1954.


Reference
NGK, Aerogramme Afrika 2012