GRAHAM LAND - INGOING COVER TO PORT LOCKROY BASE EX PORT STA...
GRAHAM LAND - INGOING COVER TO PORT LOCKROY BASE EX PORT STANLEY AT 1d RATE; 7 Apr. 1945 env. to "Captain Andrew Taylor, R.C.E., Grahamland" (Marr's successor as Base Commander from Feb. 1945) with Falklands 1d tied by a mainly v. fine Port Stanley cds and having a nearly very fine purple "Graham Land" arrival cds (16 Jan. 1946!) on the flaps on the reverse. Rare ingoing mail delayed by the onset of winter and so not censored and not delivered for 9 months.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, FALKLAND ISLANDS, MILITARY - WWII
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GRAHAM LAND - INGOING COVER TO PORT LOCKROY BASE EX PORT STANLEY AT 1d RATE; 7 Apr. 1945 env. to "Captain Andrew Taylor, R.C.E., Grahamland" (Marr's successor as Base Commander from Feb. 1945) with Falklands 1d tied by a mainly v. fine Port Stanley cds and having a nearly very fine purple "Graham Land" arrival cds (16 Jan. 1946!) on the flaps on the reverse. Rare ingoing mail delayed by the onset of winter and so not censored and not delivered for 9 months.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, FALKLAND ISLANDS, MILITARY - WWII
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