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1941
MARCH 3: MANILA to KUNDUZ, AFGHANISTAN
Registration label
at left, reverse with boxed violet despatch date stamps, Madura transit
(25 MAR), Peshawar transit (31 MAR), Kaboul transit and Kondouz arrival
cds dated -2.12.41, Indian censor label tied by black wax seal on front
and triangulat cachet on reverse.
Uncommon
destination for Philippine mail even for the relatively "late" period and
not surprised at all when it realized $259.50 at eBay.
The three
important aspects of a postal history exhibits are RATES, ROUTES and DESTINATIONS
and this cover has them all, as follows:
Rate:
Proper
32c franking for 12c Single outbound surface rate at 20 grams maximim and
20c Registry Fee.
Destination:
Uncommon
for the period
Route:
Via MADURA, INDIA where it was censored by the British Post, then to PESHAWAR,
PAKISTAN, then to KABUL, AFGHANISTAN for internal delivery to KUNDUZ. |
