GRAHAM LAND - RARE HOPE BAY BASE D 'DOTTED CIRCLE' CANCEL ON...
GRAHAM LAND - RARE HOPE BAY BASE D 'DOTTED CIRCLE' CANCEL ON NAVAL CENSOR COVER TO G.B.; 14 Apr. 1945 env. to Glasgow University from the Operation's Geologist, Bill Flett, with Graham Land 1d tied by fine and very rare purple dotted-circle "Graham Land" cds, having a blue tombstone-framed Naval censor mark (signed & dated by Flett himself!) on the front. This letter did not leave the base until 1946. Thought to be a Unique Commercial usage from Tabarin. Exhibition Item.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL
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GRAHAM LAND - RARE HOPE BAY BASE D 'DOTTED CIRCLE' CANCEL ON NAVAL CENSOR COVER TO G.B.; 14 Apr. 1945 env. to Glasgow University from the Operation's Geologist, Bill Flett, with Graham Land 1d tied by fine and very rare purple dotted-circle "Graham Land" cds, having a blue tombstone-framed Naval censor mark (signed & dated by Flett himself!) on the front. This letter did not leave the base until 1946. Thought to be a Unique Commercial usage from Tabarin. Exhibition Item.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL
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