Lot 274
GB WW2 'Service Suspended' covers








The Academic Collection | Part 3 | S24012
Auction: 9 August 2024 at 10:00 BST
£336
Description
Postal History. 1941-2 envelopes (6) returned to sender due to Japanese advances. 9 x 4" envelope with 5/- meter franking to Shanghai (folds), markings include fine purple US marking RETURNED TO SENDER/ SERVICE SUSPENDED; 2/6d brown (2) to HK with similar marking; 4/6d to Philippines with same marking and large REBUTS; two envelopes to Dutch East Indies with London NO SERVICE/ RETURN TO SENDER (one with four strikes of POSTAGE REFUNDED across stamps), and one to Burma with marking including large red SERVICE SUSPENDED and “to be returned to sender at the address shown on cover”. A rare and interesting group, ex Ian Warn








