Rare Collection of King George VI Period Cover

Green Envelope, Airmail, King George VI, 8 Annas Stamp affixed, RAF Censor 529, &lsquo;ACTIVE SERVICE&rsquo; and &lsquo;CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED&rsquo; printed, BY AIR MAIL Blue label affixed, addressed to&nbsp;&ldquo;Mrs. T.E. Burgers, South Wales, Great Britain&rdquo;, sent from &ldquo;1833705 AC BURGESS R.W. | R.A.F.&rdquo; (hand endorsed on the back), dispatch seal &ldquo;ASIA POST | 21?&rdquo;, Censor label affixed that reads&ldquo;OPENED BY EXAMINER&rdquo; with octagonal rectangular box seal &ldquo;PASSED DHC / 35&rdquo; on it, R. W. Burgess&rsquo;s autograph is on the front, the hexagonal seal of &ldquo;RAF CENSOR 529&rdquo; is visible.&nbsp;RAF India, later called Air Forces in India (1938&ndash;47) was a command of the Royal Air Force (RAF) that was active from 1918 until Indian independence and partition in 1947. It was the air force counterpart of the British Army in India, excellent condition, Rare. 

Note:&nbsp;On the left margin of this cover are instructions explaining how to use this green envelope. This was intended to be used as a special type of envelope for sending mail related to active service in the armed forces. The correspondence contained in this envelope does not need to be censored by the Regiment. This envelope is subject to examination at the base and the sender must sign a certificate stating, &quot;I certify on my honor that the contents of this envelope contain nothing but private and family matters.&quot;.

In order to ensure that soldiers and their families could stay in touch, green envelopes were used for active service mail, as they were intended to prioritize and expedite the delivery of such correspondence. The green envelopes were a symbol of support and recognition for those serving in the Indian armed forces during the reign of King George VI.

Rare Green Envelope of Active Service of George VI passed By RAF Censor.

Victoria Half Anna Blue-Green Registered Cover dispatched from Erinpoora to Ajmer in 1877.

Rare Green Envelope of Active Service of George VI dispatched from Kotagiri on 29 DEC 1944.

Airmail cover from British India to Republic India

Green Envelope, Airmail, King George VI, 1944, Pair of 4 Annas Stamp affixed, &lsquo;ACTIVE SERVICE&rsquo; and&lsquo;CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED&rsquo; printed, BY AIR MAIL Blue label affixed, sent from &ldquo;S/Sar R. J. Tucker 165098&rdquo; (hand endorsed on the back), two dispatch seals as &ldquo;KOTAGIRI | 29 DEC.| 8.30 A.M. | 1944&rdquo;, addressed to&ldquo;MRS. R. TUCKER | SUMMERLAND | HONITON | DEVON | ENGLAND&rdquo;, &amp; Censor seal triangle &ldquo;FIELDCENSOR 118&rdquo; are seen, delivery seal round &ldquo;ADVANCE BASE POST OFFICENO 14 | 30DEC. | 7 15 P. M. | 1944&rdquo; on the reverse, hand endorsed text &ldquo;received on 8th January 1945&rdquo; on the front, R J Tucker&rsquo;s autograph is on the front,&nbsp;excellent condition, Rare.

Note:&nbsp;On the left margin of this cover are instructions explaining how to use this green envelope. This was intended to be used as a special type of envelope for sending mail related to active service in the armed forces. The correspondence contained in this envelope does not need to be censored by the Regiment. This envelope is subject to examination at the base and the sender must sign a certificate stating, &quot;I certify on my honour that the contents of this envelope contain nothing but private and family matters.

In order to ensure that soldiers and their families could stay in touch, green envelopes were used for active service mail, as they were intended to prioritize and expedite the delivery of such correspondence. The green envelopes were a symbol of support and recognition for those serving in the Indian armed forces during the reign of King George VI.

King George VI period&nbsp;Censor Cover, 1941, value 14 Annas, by Airmail, 5 square seals valued 14 Annas of &ldquo;Red Rubber Stamps of G.R.I.&rdquo;, dispatched from Calcutta, slogan seal in Red ink &ldquo;HELP THE EAST INDIA FUND FOR BRITISH WAS SERVICES&rdquo;, round seal &ldquo;CALCUTTA G.P.O., M.M. &amp; Co. dated 19 IX 41&rdquo;, cover dispatched by Air Mail, tied up with Rectangle Blue label of BY AIR MAIL, triangular censor seal &ldquo;PASSED BY CENSOR | A | B&rdquo; with Crown in the center, intact condition, Very Rare.

Very Rare Censor Cover of King George VI period with Rare SLOGAN SEAL 'HELP EAST INDIA FUND'

Meter Franking Stamps and Philatelic Collection 

Meter Franking, 1951, Registered Cover, dispatched to French Morocco, Franking of 8 Annas of India Postage in square box applied in Red ink, Registered label &ldquo;R | M733 | BOMBAY G.P.O.&rdquo; affixed and rubber seal of Blue ink of &ldquo;Registered&rdquo; applied.&nbsp; 

This cover was sent from The Chartered Bank of India, Australia &amp; China, Bombay to French Morocco. Franking office seal in Red ink &ldquo;BOMBAY G.P.O. C.B.I.A.C. B-358 | 28 III 51&rdquo; at the front, a dispatch seal in Black ink &ldquo;BOMBAY G.P.O. REG. | F | 28 MAR 1&rdquo; is noted on the back. It was sent on 28th March 1951 via GIBRALTAR 24 AP 51 as seen on the seal, transfer cancellation of MAROC, 26-4-1951 was applied, CASABLANCA-POST Telegram cancellation is present on this envelope and finally, delivery seal REGISTERED 26 APR 51 BRITISH P.O TANGIER was applied, Clearance Draft Department seal visible, intact condition, Rare Destination, Very Rare.

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Very Rare Meter Franking Registered Cover of 1951 dispatched to Very Rare destination FRENCH MOROCCO.

Private Covers collection of British India Period

Private Cover,&nbsp;King George V, 1924,&nbsp;1 Anna &amp; 2 Annas stamps tied, VP label affixed as &ldquo;VP 8117&rdquo;&nbsp;along with&ldquo;V. P. Rs 210 &ndash; 10 &ndash; 0 Rs Two Hundred &amp; ten and Annas ten only&rdquo; in hand endorsement, rectangular seal &ldquo;MOUNT ROAD&rdquo; on the front, an unreadable dispatch seal, addressed to &ldquo;Messrs Meenakshi &amp; Co. | Importers &amp; Merchants | Sivaganga | Ramnad Dt.&rdquo;, delivery seal as &ldquo;SIVAGANGA | ?? APR 24 | 5 PM&rdquo;, back of the cover has an advertisement of a pen company ADDISON &amp; Co., Ltd., Mount Road, Madras, showcasing an image of its model 501 offered for 2 Rupees &amp; 8 Annas along with &ldquo;Terston British Magazine Pencil&rdquo; printed on left,&nbsp;very good condition, Very Rare.

Private Cover with an advertisement of ADDISON & Co., Ltd. 1924 of King George V dispatched from Mount Road Post Office.

Air Mail Cover, 1937, Mogok to Paris, King George V period, 11 stamps affixed of total value 9 Annas and 6 Pies (pair of 3 Pies) all stamps are BURMA overprinted, dispatched to Paris from MOGOK Burma on 10 Oct 37, Air Mail label affixed, intact condition, Scarce.

KGV Stamps used as BURMA OVPT on Air Mail cover dispatched from Mogok to Paris.

Fasten Envelope, Registered cover, King George VI, 1949, EXPERIMENTAL B. O., Block of Four of 1 &frac12; Annas &amp; pair of&nbsp; &frac12; Anna&nbsp;affixed on the back side of the cover, dispatched to&nbsp;&ldquo;DEVOKOTTAI, Ramnad Dist.&nbsp;fasten envelope slip attached, with the instruction of Re-USE this envelope in Roman, Devnagari &amp; Persian script and &ldquo;O. H. M. S.&rdquo; printed on it, Registered Label affixed as &ldquo;R 123 | EXPERIMENTAL B.O. | MS &ndash; 194&rdquo;, on the reverse of the slip the instruction for pasting this slip is mentioned in Roman, Devnagari &amp; Persian script. Dispatch seal &ldquo;EXPERIMENTAL B. O. | 21 JLY 49&rdquo; applied twice, another dispatch seal of &ldquo;?? | REG | 21 JLY 49&rdquo;. Round delivery postmark &ldquo;DEVKOTTAI | REG | 22 JLY 49 | 2 45 P.M.&rdquo; on the reverse of the cover,&nbsp;very good condition, Very Rare.

Note:&nbsp;An important cover that was probably made by an eco-friendly enthusiast, as per the Government advisory.&nbsp;In the reign of George VI, it is possible that the term Fasten Envelope was not commonly used or may have been used to refer to a particular practice or service that is not well documented as a whole. According to postal terminology, &quot;FASTEN ENVELOPE&quot; refers to a process of ensuring an envelope&#39;s contents are protected and remain intact during transit through adhesive or other means.

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Fasten Envelope of George VI used for the EXPERIMENTAL Post Office S. O. dispatched to DEVOKOTTAI on 22 MAY 1949

Air Mail Cover, 1934, King George V period, Rangoon to Schramberg, 3 stamps affixed of total value 9 &frac12; Anna, India Used in Burma, dispatched to Germany from Rangoon GPO in January 1934, a rubber seal on front &ldquo;INDIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS&rdquo;, intact condition.

Air Mail Cover King George V India Stamps in BURMA, cover Dispatched from Rangoon to Schramberg.

Air Mail Cover, 1937, Lahore to London, Too Late For Air Mail, King George V period, 4 stamps affixed of total value 7 ½ Anna, dispatched to London, dispatched from LAHORE GPO on 21 May 37, Blue Airmail sticker affixed, Slogan Cancellation within a rectangular box “TOO LATE FOR AIRMAIL&nbsp; 21 May 37 LAHORE”, intact condition, Rare.

Air Mail Cover Dispatched from Lahore to London with Too Late For Air Mail seal.

Rare East India Company Period Philatelic collection

East India Company Period&nbsp;Postal Cover, Foreign Post,&nbsp;1871, Concessional Rate, Victoria 8 Pies Stamp affixed, Type 9- Duplex Cancellation, dispatched from Bareilly to Nottingham, England via Southampton from Bombay on 13th March 71, Postmarks &ldquo;BARRIELLY | MA 13 | 71&rdquo; with cancellation seal type &ldquo;51 (Bareilly)&rdquo; number in Black, handwritten cancellation of date 13.3.71 on the stamp. Red ink seal &ldquo;EX BOMBAY&rdquo; in a circle with a date. Delivery seal &ldquo;21 AP 71&rdquo;, words &lsquo;AP&rsquo; of seal appears invertedly Ԁ&forall;&rdquo;. Dispatched under &ldquo;Concessional Rate as the sender is Army Lieutenant Colonel, excellent condition, Rare.

EIC cover Foreign Post with Concessional Rate postage dispatched from Bareilly to Nottingham (England)

Private Cover,&nbsp;1954, photo/images of Queen Victoria Half Anna block of 4, 1 &amp; 2 Annas&nbsp;डाक&nbsp;टिकट&nbsp;शताब्दी&nbsp;stamps, photo/images of Queen Victoria Four Annas&nbsp;lithographs cut to shape stamps, cancelled with 2 round pictorial seals signifying India’s postal journey of 100 years from a postman on foot to Airmail and text as “INDIA POSTAGE STAMP CENTENARY | 1-10-54 | MADRAS G.P.O.”, photo/image of Queen Victoria four Annas&nbsp;lithographs with diamond cancellation, addressed to “Mr. G.S. Fredericks, C/o. The Postmaster G.P.O. Madras 1.”, and printed on the top of the cover as “INDIA – STAMP CENTENARY – 1854-1954”, good condition, Rare.&nbsp;Note: This is a very interesting cover prepared by an enthusiast with collection of photos of special stamps gathered and pasted on a private cover and cancelled with India Postage Stamp Centenary cancellation.

Rare Collector’s Master Piece of 1954 of Stamp Centenary Combination Cover and Pictorial Seal

Meter Franking, 1972, By Air Mail, Bombay to New York, 3 Franking valued 1 Re 95 Paisa with Refugee Relief 5 Paisa stamp affixed. Dispatch cancellation of Bombay in Red ink reads &ldquo;BOMBAY | -5VII 72 | PLAB-3435&rdquo; applied. Sent to USA on 5-7-72, BYCULLA post office cancellation in a Black circle is present. Reverse impressions from franking seals of another cover of 4 &frac12; square and 4 round seals are observed on the back, excellent condition, Very Rare.

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Very Rare Air Mail Meter Franking cover with cancellations of REFUSE RELIEF dispatched to USA

Yellow Label Cover, Queen Victoria, with Gwalior overprint, 1894, &frac12; Anna Blue-Green Cover, Sent from Mandasur to Pirawa, Yellow Label affixed, In &amp; Out cancellations, Black round dispatch cancellation seal &ldquo;MANDSAUR R.Y. STN. | 16 AP. 94&rdquo; on the front and the back. Gwalior in both English and Devanagari along with its coat of arms is visible on the front. The content&nbsp;of the Yellow Label reads &ldquo;Please return cover to postman for transmission to inspector Genl., R. M. S. in India&rdquo;, 3 more seals at back, &ldquo;J. 6. IN | SET. No4 | AP. 16&rdquo;, &ldquo;J. 6. OUT | SET. No&nbsp;5 | AP 16&rdquo;, &amp; &ldquo;PIRAWA | B. O. | 18 AP. | 94 | TONK&rdquo;, yellow label has good margin at left, tiny paper is patched to secure both sides, good condition.

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