Lot 233
GEI 1945 Beru Island cover




The Academic Collection | Part 3 | S24012
Auction: 9 August 2024 at 10:00 BST
£120
Description
Postal History. 1945 envelope to UK bearing KG VI 2d, cancelled by CUSTOMS OFFICER/ BERU ISLAND undated handstamp. Boxed Censor 3 in violet alongside. Undated but with small note on front, ‘Ans. 25.4.45’
Footnote
Native postmasters were usually the only civil servants on most islands, responsible for all records, and often for mail handling. This handstamp was probably used as a canceller by mistake




