Letter from Santo to France, the French 5 and 50c cancelled with GK type PM20. (Klinger coll.)

Letter to Vila to Australia. 10c letter rate and 10c air surcharge. Cancelled GK type PM18A.
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Registered letter to Australia with the French Convention 5c (x2) and a 20c definitive. Cancelled with PCH type 16 and backstamped with two more Vila impressions and Sydney 16DE56. Sender is the defence lawyer Armand de Préville, born in Vila in 1917. (réf. F PETIT)

Cover from Vila to Alger Algeria. The French Convention 20c.or and the definitive 10,15,40gc and 1Fr.or tied by PCH type 16. Total franking: 1Fr 85c. ("SeSi" coll.)

The French 20 gold centimes paying the (air?) rate from Santo to Australia. PCH type 39. (Ruecker coll.)

Air mail cover from Vila to Portland USA. The French Convention 5,10 and 20c.or and the definitive 15,25c.or and 15gc tied by PCH type 17. ("SeSi" coll.)

Registered air mail letter from Santo to Sainte Croix Switzerland. Two 20c.or and two 50c.or tied by PCH type 39 .Total franking 1 F 40c. Backstamped Santo 20FE57 , Sydney 132 1MR57 in transit and Ste-Croix 7.III.57 in arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

20 February 1957

Registered air mail cover from Vila to USA. The French set and the British 5 and 20gc tied by PCH type 17 in front, French definitive 10c.or on back. Total franking 1 F 20c.or. Backstamped Port-Vila 26II57 , Sydney 1MR57 in transit Seattle columbia st MAR 2 57 and Seattle terminal annex MAR 3 57 in arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

26 February 1957

Cover from Vila to Aalborg Danmark. The British stamps tied by PM18A, the French stamps by PM19A.
Correctly franked as non colonial letter rate 20gc. ("SeSi" coll.)

Registered air mail cover from Vila to Paris 10 France. The 50gc and 6 British definitive (5,10,15,20,25,40gc) tied by PCH type 17. Backstamped Port-Vila 12VI57 and Paris X 18-6-1957 in arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

12 June 1957

Cover from Vila to U.S.A. Correct non-colonial letter rate. (Klinger coll.)

24 June 1957
(new 2/2020)

1.65Fg on a registered letter to France cancelled PM18A. Cancel variety : 5 and 7 separated by a blank. Backstamped Thann 26.3.1957. (Clemens Albert coll.)

The British 10 gold centimes paying the (colonial) surface rate to France. PCH type 16. (Klinger coll.)

Surface mail from Port-Vila to Ste Foy les Lyon (Rhône) France. The French 10c.or tied with the rare PCH type 18. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail letter from Mission Montmartre Vila to Nouméa NC. Franking 15 gc tied with PM18A. Correct rate for an air mail (5 gc) up to 5g letter (10 gc). Backstamped Nouméa 24-10-57 on arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

COver with the plate flaw "damaged fasces" from Port Vila to London.
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Air mail cover from Port-Vila to Paris. The 50gc Convention and 5gc definitive tied by PCH type 18. ("SeSi" coll.)

Registered air mail cover from Port-Vila to Marseille (Bouches du Rhône) France. The British 10,20(x2),40,50gc and 2gF and the French Convention 5 and 10c.or tied by PCH type 17 and type 24. Registration label is R12 (late use). Backstamped PCH type 24 machine cancel 19 FEB 58 -- (2 dashes without number). ("SeSi" coll.)

19 February 1958

Cover to U.S.A. Seattle, Washington. 20cg cancelled with PM31A. Correctly franked as noncolonial letter rate was 20cg from 1949 to 1 January 1961. (Klinger coll.)

18 November 1960

Two 1956 5c stamps plus anther 60c of the difinitives on a cover to Niesky, German Democratic Republic. ("SeSi" coll.)

Vila FDC of the British Convention issue.

Santo FDC of the British Convention issue.

Port-Vila FDC of the French Convention issue.

Santo FDC of the French Convention issue - English postmark used.

Vila FDC - normal FDC machine cancel and additionally a Goyns Klinger type PM19A on the left stamp. (Klinger coll.)

Port-Vila FDC of the English Convention issue. Image thanks to David Moss and Northwich Philatelic Society | Northwich, Cheshire.

Vila FDC - the cancel reads 2 OC56 but this must be a "20". Correct non-colonial letter rate cancelled Goyns Klinger type PM18A. (Klinger coll.)

Vila FDC of the British Convention issue. Sent to the philatelist and New Hebrides "bible" author Phil Collas.
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