£140 - £200
SOUTH AFRICA - WWII TRANSATLANTIC MAIL - VIA WEST AFRICA, SERVICE SUSPENDED, ETC.: c.1940-45 covers ex S. Africa (plus one to S. Africa ex Brazil), mainly Transatlantic (plus 1 to Australia & 1 to Holland) inc. May 1940 env. to Holland ex Durban rated 1/3d (1/-+3d), with S. African censor tape and purple "MAIL SERVICE SUSPENDED/POSIDENS GESTAAK" hs's (3 - one on front and two on reverse); c.1941 env. to USA ex Johannesburg rated 10/6d (10x 1/-+6d) with "6996" censor tape and "DUPLICATE/CONTENTS - COMMERCIAL PAPERS" hs on reverse; Sept. 1944 env. to USA ex Pietermaritzburg rated 8/- (2x 2/6d+1/- vert. pair+6d horiz. pair) with S. Africa & GB censor tape; and Mar. 1945 env to USA ex Upington endorsed "VIA WEST AFRICA" rated 2/6d with large red oval "O.A.T." hs over address; plus other covers of the same period. (36 covers) Cross Reference: SOUTH AFRICA, MILITARY - SERVICE SUSPENDED, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, TRANSATLANTIC MAIL
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