SOUTH GEORGIA - 3d-RATE 'PROVING COVER' TO CHILE FROM CAPTAI...

SOUTH GEORGIA - 3d-RATE 'PROVING COVER' TO CHILE FROM CAPTAIN MARCHESI; 24 Feb. 1944 env. ("O.H.M.S." imprint) ex S. Georgia to the British Naval Attache in Santiago with S. Georgia 3d tied by a very fine purple "South Georgia" cds and having mainly fine backstamps of Port Stanley (2-ring; 6 Mar.) & Punta Arenas (2 Apr.). A rare example of a Proving Cover from South Georgia; most are from Graham Land or South Georgia. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, CHILE, MILITARY - WWII