SOUTH ORKNEYS - 1d-RATE 'PROVING COVER' TO G.B.(TO SIFE OF A...
SOUTH ORKNEYS - 1d-RATE 'PROVING COVER' TO G.B.(TO SIFE OF ADMIRALTY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, J.C. MOSSOP); 21 Feb. 1944 env. (embossed "ADMIRALTY" flap; slightly roughly opened at top) from the South Orkneys to Cornwall with S. Orkneys 1d tied by very fine purple "South Orkneys" cds, with mainly very fine P. Stanley 6 Mar. 2-ring transit backstamp. Sent to Mossop's wife to prove the British presence in the Dependencies. Mossop is credited with having invented the name 'Operation Tabarin'. A very rare 'Proving Cover' from the South Orkneys.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII
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SOUTH ORKNEYS - 1d-RATE 'PROVING COVER' TO G.B.(TO SIFE OF ADMIRALTY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, J.C. MOSSOP); 21 Feb. 1944 env. (embossed "ADMIRALTY" flap; slightly roughly opened at top) from the South Orkneys to Cornwall with S. Orkneys 1d tied by very fine purple "South Orkneys" cds, with mainly very fine P. Stanley 6 Mar. 2-ring transit backstamp. Sent to Mossop's wife to prove the British presence in the Dependencies. Mossop is credited with having invented the name 'Operation Tabarin'. A very rare 'Proving Cover' from the South Orkneys.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII
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