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Auction: 20040 - Stamps and Covers of Southern Africa
Lot: 460

South Africa
1939-1945 comprehensive collection of postal history housed in six albums and classified folders in three boxes covering detailed aspects of South Africa's involvement in the Second World War, including a reference collection of journals and related publications; areas covered include FPOs, APOs, S.A. Forces abroad in Egypt, North and East Africa, Italian prisoners of war in S.A. (a written up exhibit), army unit, air force and navy cachets, Christmas greetings airletters and ephemera, censored mail both military and civilian, internment camp covers, concession postage, paquebot mail, patriotic slogans, camp postmarks, medical and hospital related covers, Active Service lettercards and airletters, including South West Africa, censored mail from Mozambique, War Train covers, Ossewebrandwag items, non European units and much more, Literature includes "The History of the S.A. Postal Service" (Proud), "Militaria/Periodical for Military History", 1970, "W.W. II POW and internment Camps in S.A." (Findlay and Ryan), "S.A. Air Force and R.A.F. mail cachets used in S.A. during W.W. II" (Findlay), "World War II Philately of Southern and Eastern Africa" (Harvey Pirie), "The use of Egypt Postage Prepaid Datestamps by S.A. Army P.O. in Egypt, with numerous relevant articles and journal extracts. A superb research collection worthy of examination




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