Lot 234
GEI WW2 inter-island cover




The Academic Collection | Part 3 | S24012
Auction: 9 August 2024 at 10:00 BST
£204
Description
1944 inter-island envelope bearing pair of ½ds with Hull Island CDS of 21 AUG 44, with a fine strike of the large double-circle POST OFFICE/ HULL ISLAND/ (ORONA) handstamp, partially covered by pale greenish censor label with red manuscript OPENED BY CENSOR. Violet boxed censor on front. Addressed to ‘Faning Island’ (sic), a rare inter-island cover from the war period, minor staining and soiling




