GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS

Ref: 13642
  • £48.00

1951 envelope marked "Handed aboard at Fanning Island" addressed to Surrey redirected to Devon. Franked 3d adhesive tied boxed 'MAIL DESPATCH BRANCH / TRANSIT DIVISION / VANCOUVER B.C.' d/s struck in green 'SEP 17 1951' Boxed 'PAQUEBOT POSTED AT SEA' and 'S.S. Waitomo ships cachet. Receiving cancellation on the reverse.