First Day of Issue letter to France.

Small local cover from LAMAP to Port-Vila. The 15c.or coprah tied by 2 PCH type 59: left in blue,right in black. Backstamped SANTO 18 DEC 63 in transit. ("SeSi" coll.)

16 December 1963

Local cover from Compagnie Française des phosphates de l'océanie à FORARI to Port-Vila. The 15gc copra tied by PCH type 56 FORARI. ("SeSi" coll.)

Letter from Vila to Nantes Seine-Maritime France. Correct franking 1Fg 5cg for a 6-10 grair mail (90cg) letter (15cg) to France. Stamps tied by PM30A. ("SeSi" coll.)

Letter from Forari to Port Vila, the 1963 15c stamp prepays the local rate and is cancelled with PCH type 55. (Merot coll.)
The Compagnie Française des Phosphates d'Océanie opened a manganese mine in Forari in 1961. The mine functioned for six years, closed for two years, reopened in 1970, then closed permanently in 1979. Source: Robert Aldrich, France and the South Pacific since 1940, University of Hawaii Press, 1993

Letter from Lamap to Nantes, France, the 10 and 50 cg stamps cancelled with Goyns Klinger type PM26A. 15 cg colonial letter rateand 45 cg air mail surcharge: correctly franked. Backstamped Santo 30 June 1964. (ex Millet coll.)

Letter from Tanna to Teheran, Iran dated 23.7.64, the Farsi address translation on front was made on all incoming non-Farsi-written mail, backstamped "TEHERAN (ARRIVEE) 12H 5-8-1964". (Klinger coll.)

Local cover from SANTO to Walaha AOBA. The 15c.or tied by PCH type 41. ("SeSi" coll.)

OHMS letter from the British Resident Commissioner to the Crown Agents in London. Franked 1Fg5cg nevertheless. Colonial letter rate was 15 cg up to 20g and a 10g letter needed 2 x 45 cg air mail surcharge. (ex Millet coll.)

10 November 1964

Letter from port Vila to Teheran, Iran dated 27.11.64, the typical Farsi address translation on front, backstamped "TEHERAN (ARRIVEE) 12H 5-12-1964". 25cg non colonial letter rate and 40cg air surcharge - correct.(Klinger coll.)

Sometimes even the small Islands of the New Hebrides were between-distributor for other mail: here a letter from Stanmore NSW cancelled 4.45P 64-12-4 to the British Soloman Islands, backstamped Santo Nouvelles Hébrides 15.12.64-1.
Interesting: I bought this letter at an Ebay auction in the internet, the addressee is a member of the Pacific Islands Study Circle (PISC) today. Roland Klinger
even more interesting: after contacting the addressee he told me that he never received this letter in 1964 or 1965, so I sent him this cover and he has this one at least.

Air letter with a Vila sender address to USA. 1957 British 5c and 20c, two 1963 British 30c stamps cancelled with PCH type 22. (Klinger coll.)

Letter from Port Vila to Teheran, Iran dated ??.?.64, with Farsi address translation on front. (Klinger coll.)

Commercial cover from Magasin Hébridais Port-Vila. The 50c.or Acanthurus and 10c.or definitive tied by PCH 22. ("SeSi" coll.)

Letter from Forari to Versailles Seine et Oise France. Franking 60 cg for a 5 gr air mail (45cg) letter (15cg) to France. Stamps tied by PM32A. ("SeSi" coll.)

A local cover from Tanna to Malicolo to Paule Weber. Colonial letter rate 15cg.(Klinger coll.)

A cover from Santo to Kristiansand, Norway. Non-colonial letter rate 25cg, air surcharge 45cg per 5gr so this cover is correctly franked for a 5-10gr cover. (Klinger coll.)

O.H.M.S. AIr Mail cover with Resident Commissioner cachet to England. The two 30c stamps are cancelled with GK type PM31A. Colonial letter rate 15cg and air surcharge 45 cg.
Backstamped "King's Lynn" machine cancel 28 September. Royal Mail Delivery Office or why else?
Image thanks to David Moss and Northwich Philatelic Society | Northwich, Cheshire.

Registered air mail letter from Port-Vila to Secane Pennsylvania USA. Correct franking 85 cg tied by GK type PM31A, registration label Vila NR20D.
Non colonial letter 25 cg, air mail 30 cg, registration 30 cg. Backstamped Clifton Heights PA NOV 12 1965 on arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

9 November 1965
(new 10/2020)

Registered letter from Vila to New York with all the 1963 French definitives available in 1965 and the French 5c, 25c, 1F and 5F of the 1957 series. Dated 20.12.65 on front and on the back Port Vila 20.12.65, Flushing, N.Y. Dec 28, 1965, Flushing N.Y. Forest Hills Sta. Dec 29, 1965. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Banque de l'Indochine to Paris 8. The 2For and Nautilus 30gc tied by PCH type 21. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail cover from Banque de l'Indochine to Paris 8. The 2 Nautilus 30gc tied by PCH type 21. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail cover from Chambre de Commerce d'Industrie et d'Agriculture des Nouvelles Hébrides to Montréal Canada. The 5c.or and 40c.or tied by PCH type 21. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail cover from Forari via Vila PO to Papeete, Tahiti. Colonial letter rate was 15 cg and air mail surcharge to the farer Pacific area 15 cg so 30 cg is correct. (ex Millet coll.)

4 February 1966

Registered air mail letter from Forari to La Garenne Colombe France. The 1963 French issue 50c and 2For and the 1965 French 20c stamps cancelled with PCH type 56 with the number 4 after the date: -5APR66 -4 The registration label is PCH type R40 but in dark blue . Backstamped La Garenne 12-04-66 on arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

Registered air mail letter from VAO MALLICOLO to METZ Moselle France. The 1F.or 80c.or stamps tied by SANTO PM28A, registration label NR21B. Backstamped Santo and METZ 18-4-1966 on arrival. Correct franking : colonial letter rate 15gc., registration fee 30gc. and air surcharge 1Fg35gc. (1st class up to 15g). ("SeSi" coll.)

14 April 1966

Commercial Cover from Vila to Noumea redirected to Casablanca. Correctly paid and cancelled with PM31A. (Klinger coll.)

Cover from Vila to New York USA with all the British definitive available in 1966. Tied by PCH type 22. ("SeSi" coll.)

1965 French 40c plus 1957 French 5c on an airmail letter to Australia, PCH type 21. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Banque de l'Indochine to Paris. The 2For and 50c.or tied by PCH type 22. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail from Santo to France. 15 cg colonial letter rate and 45 cg air mail surcharge hence correctly franked. (ex-Millet coll.)

Rawcliffe cover from Vila via Santo to Lolowai, Aoba. Correct colonial letter rate. the 15cg cancelled with PM30A. Backstamped Santo PM28A (and Burns Philp Vila imprint). The cover is unopened and empty. Maybe Rwacliffe did not only pile up his business covers but was a collector too and this one here is philatelic. (Klinger coll.)

11 August 1966
(new 2/2020)

Rawcliffe cover from Santo to Lolowai, Aoba. Correct colonial letter rate. the 15cg cancelled with PM28A. (Klinger coll.)

Registered 1Fg 20cg postmaster cover to U.S.A. cancelled with PM31A. (Clemens Albert coll.)

Air Mail cover to France, 60cg - correctly paid as colonial letter rate was 15cg and air surchrge 45cg. The stamps tied by PM31A. (Klinger coll.)

Cover from Tanna to Leopoldville, Congo (in 1966 it was in fact Kinshasa). Non colonial letter rate was 25cg and air surcharge 55cg. The letter was correctly franked. (Klinger coll.)

Letter from Santo to Sydney, the 5cg and 30cg definitives cancelled with GK Type PM29A. Correct rate for an up to 50g colonial letter (25cg) plus the 10cg air mail surcharge. (Lebourcq coll.)

Air mail cover from Port-Vila to Paris 8. The 1Fg and 50gc tied with PCH type 21. ("SeSi" coll.)

Clean cover to France, 10cg cancelled PM31A. Sender handstamp on reverse: "Gubbay / Tuka-Tano / Erakor Lagoon / Vila, New Hebrides. (Klinger coll.)

Burns Philp air mail cover from Vila to Auckland NZ. The 10,15 and 20c.or tied by PCH type 22. ("SeSi" coll.)

8 November 1966

Air Mail cover to France, 60cg - correctly paid as colonial letter rate was 15cg and air surchrge 45cg. The stamps tied by PM31A. (Klinger coll.)

8 November 1966

Air Mail cover to France, 60cg - correctly paid as colonial letter rate was 15cg and air surchrge 45cg. (Klinger coll.)

23 xx 1966

Registered cover from Santo to Stevenage England. The 5 and 40gc tied by PCH type 42. Registration label is type R35. Backstamped Registered Dover Kent 21FEB67 on arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

Commercial cover to U.S.A. Non colonial letter rate 25cg and air surcharge 30cg so correctly franked. (Klinger coll.)

Picture postcard to Farnce franked 55cg. olonial postcard rate was 10cg, air surcharge was 45cg per 5gr so maybe it went per air mail though a postcard is heavier than 5g. (Klinger coll.)

5 January 1967
(new 2/2020)

Registered cover from Forari to England. 45cg pay the 15cg colonial letter rate and the 30cg reg.-fee. Cancelled GK type PM32A.

11 January 1967
(new 8/2022)

Registered Air Mail cover from Vila to Glen Clifford in Penola, South Australia. 2F40cg pay a bit more than 15cg colonial letter rate, 30cg reg. fee and 10cg air surcharge = 65 cg. (Klinger coll.)

24 January 1967
(new 2/2020)

Air Mail postcard from Vila to Hobart Tasmania. The stamps tied by type PM30B. Postcard 10 gc, air surcharge 10 gc. ("SeSi" coll.)

Letter to Aruba, Neatherlands Antilles. Franked 55cg and cancelled with GK Type PM30A. Backstamped Aruba 21.2.67. Correct rate: non-colonial letter rate 25cg and air mail fee to central America 30cg. (Lebourcq cll.)

13 February 1967

Air cover from Vila to Lae, New Guinea. 1F45cg cancelled with PM30A. Overpaid and ohilatelic. (Klinger coll)

A registered Tattersall cover franked 55cg. (Clemens Albert coll.)

Local cover with "S.H.E.T." Vila sender on reverse to BP in Vila. The 10c stamp is cancelled with PCH type 21.
S.H.E.T. stands for Société Hébridaise d'Etudes et de Travaux (it is nowadays called SMET Société Mélanésienne d'Etudes et de Travaux, they are still at BP 70 Port Vila!) They are in the civil works and house construction business. (Information thanks to F.Petit, Port Vila) (Klinger coll.)

Air cover from Vila to Florida. Franked 80cg - 10 cg overpaid for a 20-40g letter: non-colonial letter rate was 25 cg for 20g and 15cg for additional 20g and air surcharge 30cg = 70cg

5 June 1967

correctly franked with 15cg and with a nice impression of PM31A sent to Santo with an insufficient address. It has the RETOUR inscription but the question is to whom was it sent back as no sender is written on the cover and how did it reach the stamps & cover business? (Klinger coll.)

9 June 1967
(new 2/2020)

Local cover from the Forari Phosphate Co. to Shell Co. (Burns Philp) in Vila. Correct 15cg cancelled with PM33A. (Klinger coll.)

Vila local cover with nice early Hotel cachet. 15cg colonial letter rate. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from TANNA to Portland Oregon USA. The 10,5gc and 1gF. tied by PCH type 73. ("SeSi" coll.)

Local Vila cover from "Syndicat Agricole des Nouvelles Hebrides". 15cg colonial letter rate. (Klinger coll.)

28 June 1967

Cover from Tanna to Vila. 15cg colonial letter rate. (Klinger coll.)

The post office at Forari was open from 22 November 1962 until 1970. During this period, manganese mining was being carried out by Compagnie Française des Phosphates de l'Océanie, an employee of which sent this cover. Note that although the 10cg and 3Fg stamps are in the French language series, the cyphers are shown in the form narmally used on English stamps - EIIR to the right. This was corrected when the stamps were reprinted in 1968. ("JGI" coll.)

A Ross Duberal cover to Fiji franked with 1.05 Fg cancelled with PM30A. (Clemens Albert coll.)

Local cover from Forari to Post-Vila. GK type PM33a. From my 2005 archive.

Registered air mail letter from Vila to Noisy le sec France. letter rate 15gc , registration 30gc and air surcharge 90gc ( 6-10g ) Backstamped 1-9 1967 in arrival. ("SeSi") coll.

Forari picture postcard showing the Forari ship loading facilities. (Nothing left tody). The two 5c stamps are cancelled with the Forari PCH type 56 and a type 57 is placed above the stamps. (Klinger coll.)

Surface letter to our late friend Guy Slatter in England. The 1963 defins cancelled with PM26A Lamap. Image thanks to Pacific Islands Study Circle.

Air mail cover from Port-Vila to California. 65cg pay the non-colonial 25cg letter rate and the 30cg air surcharge and the 10cg overpayment. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Plantations réunies des Nouvelles Hébrides SANTO to Paris 8. The 5,10,40 and 50gc tied by PCH type 42. ("SeSi" coll.)

5 October 1967

Registered Letter from Port Vila (O.C.S.) to Australia. The 75c British definitives are cancelled with PCH type 22 (the first of the two dashes behind the date is absent), the 75c French stamps are cancelled with PCH type 21. The registration label similar to PCH type R19 but "Vila" is printed more to the left. "Service des postes" handstamp at left. Backstamped Sydney 24.12.67, Adelaide 29.12.67 and Penola 30.12.67. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Port-Vila to Hildesheim, Germany. Blaupunkt-Werke was a radio company. Non-colonial letter rate was 25cg and air surcharge 45 cg so the cover is correctly franked. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Port-Vila to Hildesheim, Germany. Blaupunkt-Werke was a radio company. Non-colonial letter rate was 25cg and air surcharge 45 cg so the cover is correctly franked. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail letter from Santo to Paris 20. The 60c.or stamp tied by type PM28A. Correct rate letter 15c.or, air surcharge 45c.or. ("SeSi" coll.)

35 cg mission cover to New Zealand. (Clemes Albert coll.)

65 cg air mail cover to U.S.A. Overpaid 10cg as non-colonial letter rate was 25 cg and air surcharge 30cg. Cancelled PM31A (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Plantations réunies des Nouvelles Hébrides SANTO to Paris 8. The 2 Nautilus 30gc stamps tied by PCH type 42. ("SeSi" coll.)

7 March 1968

Tahiti cover sent from Port Vila: 95 cg to France. Air mail surcharge was 45 cg for each 5g for 1st class and 45 cg for 20g 2nd class and colonial letter rate was 15 cg for 20g and 25 cg for up to 50 g. I think that the cover was underpaid 10 cg for a 10g 1st class letter. (Klinger coll.)

Inner country use: Melanesian Mission, Lolowai, Aoba. The letter has been sent by the Shell Company in Santo (company logo on reverse). (Klinger coll.)

Cover from Vila to Colorado. The total of 55cg stamps are cancelled with GK Type PM30A. Correctly franked as the non-colonial letter rate to the U.S. was 25cg and the air mail surcharge 30cg. (Lebourcq coll.)

Air Mail cover to France. 1,05F cancelled with a Forari postmark. (Albert coll.)

Air mail letter from Port-Vila to Enghien les Bains Val d'Oise France. Franking 1Fg5gc for a 6/10 gr letter (letter 15gc air surcharge 90gc).The stamps tied by type PM31B. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail letter from Vila to Neustadt/Weinstrasse, Germany. 50cg stamps canelled with PM30A and PM31A. Non-colonial letter rate was 25cg up to 20gr, air surcharge in 1968 was 45gc per 5gr and this cover was surely heavier than 5gr. So it is underpaid at least 85cg or it is overpaid 25cg as surface mail. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail letter from Comptoirs Français des Nouvelles Hébrides Port-Vila to Dandenong Victoria Australia. Franking 35c.or for a 6/10 gr letter. Stamps by type PM31B. ("SeSi" coll.)

Registered to France. 1F50c stamps cancelled PM30A. Seems to be overpaid: Air surcharge to France was 45cg, reg. fee was 30cg, colonial letter rate up to 50g was 25 cg - this leaves another 50 cg. Maybe the letter had more than 50gr. Backstamped Noisy le sec 13-9-68. (Seen in an internet auction)

Luggage label ? ("SeSi" coll.)

10 September 1968

Noemal letter to our late friend Guy Slatter in Bairiki, Tarawa, G.E.I. - stamps cancelled with PM30A. Image thanks to Pacific Islands Study Circle.

1.80Fg on a registered letter to France. (Clemens Albert coll.)

Local "air mail" cover from Santo to LOLOWAI Aoba. The 15c.or coprah tied by PCH type 42 (with broken lines). ("SeSi" coll.)

Registered cover fom Vila to Gorizia, Italy. 1,30Fg cancelled with PM30A, Backstamped at the same date with PM31A and Gorizia 5.1.1969. Non colonial letter mail was 25cg and reg. fee 30cg. Air surcharge was 45cg per 5g. If the weight was 5-10g the letter was underpaid 15cg and for a 5g letter it was overpaid 30cg. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail from Santo to Nancy, France. Colonial letter rate was 15cg and air surcharge 45cg per 5gr. So the 1,05Fg stamps pay a 5-10gr air letter. (Klinger coll.)

Registered cover fom Vila to Gorizia, Italy. 5Fg (!) cancelled with PM30A, Backstamped Gorizia 6.2.1969. No rate calculation needed as the cover is heavily overpaid. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Hôtel Vaté Port-Vila to Chatillon en Diois (Drôme) France forwarded to Cannes France. The 60c.or stamp tied by PCH type 21. Backstamped illustrated machine cancel Chatillon en Diois 19-2-1969 on arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

14 February 1969

Air Mail from Pentecost (Santo) to Tarawa, G&E Islands. 15cg letter rate and 15 cg air surcharge I think.

Local "air mail" cover from Santo to Vila, overpaid 5 cg. First day of the use of this provisional postmark Goyns Klinger type PM46. (Klinger coll.)

A nice destination: Santo to British Solomon Islands. I wonder if the letter reached the addressee: The towns name was most likely ARULIHO, where a new secondary school opened in 1966.
The two 1963 15c stamps are cancelled with PCH Type 45 introduced in early 1969. (Albert coll.)

Air mail cover from Santo to Lolowai, Aoba. 15cg local letter rate. Cancelled PM46. (Klinger coll.)

26 May 1969
(new 2/2020)

Air mail cover from Santo to Lolowai, Aoba. 15cg local letter rate. Cancelled PM46. (Klinger coll.)

Air Mail letter with British 25cg cancelled PM31A to Australia. 15cg colonial letter rate nd 10cg air surcharge so cerrectly paid. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Santo to Lolowai, Aoba. 15cg local letter rate. Cancelled PM47. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail window cover from Vila to ???. Heavily franked with 1,95Fg. (Klinger coll.)

Air Mail letter with British 20 cg and 30cg and French 10cg and 25 cg to USA. (Klinger coll.)

Registered letter from Santo to London. The total of 45cg stamps is cancelled with two very nice impressions of PCH type 46. Registration label PCH type R35. Backstamped Sydney 9 SE 69 and London 22 OC 69. (Klinger coll.)

Normal letter from Santo to London. The total of French 15cg stamps is cancelled with a very nice impression of PM47. (Image thanks to Benoît Lebourcq, France)

Normal letter from Santo to London. The total of British 15cg stamps is cancelled with a very nice impression of PM46. (Image thanks to Benoît Lebourcq, France)

Registered letter from Santo to London. The total of French 45cg stamps is cancelled with a very nice impression of PM47. Colonial letter rate was 15cg and reg. fee 30cg - correctly paid. (Klinger coll.)

Registered letter from Lamap to London. The stamps with a total of 45cg are cancelled with PCH type 59. Registration label PCH type R42. (Klinger coll.)

Air Mail from Pentecost (Santo) to Tarawa, G&E Islands. 15cg letter rate and 15 cg air surcharge I think.

Air Mail from Pentecost (Santo) to Tarawa, G&E Islands. 15cg letter rate and 15 cg air surcharge I think.

10 cg cancelled PM46 on a cover from Santo to Aoba. (Klinger coll.)

A total of 95cg stamps on a cover from Vila to France cancelled with GK Type PM31A. (Lebourcq coll.)

Air mail cover from Société Commerciale d'Etudes et de Travaux (SOCOMETRA) agence de Port-Vila to Paris France. The 60c.or tied by PCH type 21. ("SeSi" coll.)

Must be 1970 on the postmark, from 1971 local letter rate was 20cg and PM47 was used only from 11 April 1969 to 14 October 1970. (Klinger coll.)

Posstcard from Port-Vila to Honolulu. from 1 July 1970 the new non-colonial postcard rate was 25cg and the air surcharge 30cg so the card is correctly franked. (Klinger coll.)

6 July 1970
(new 2/2020)

Cover from Port-Vila to U.S.A. Correctly paid as non colonial letter rate was 30cg. (Klinger coll.)

Cover from Port-Vila to U.S.A. Overpaid as non colonial letter rate was 30cg and air surcharge 30cg per 5g. (Klinger coll.)

Postcard Magarongo Village on Emau to Bougival Yvelines France.
Correct 60c.or : postcard 15gc, air mail 45gc to France. Stamp tied by GK PM30A. ("SeSi" coll.)

29 September 1970
(new 11/2021)

Air mail cover from Hôtel Le Lagon Port-Vila to Neuilly sur Seine France. The 50,50,30 and 25c.or tied by PCH type 21. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail cover from Santo to Pawa, Ugi, B.S.I.P. Colonial letter rate was 20cg since 1. July 1970 and air surchsrge to B.S.I. was 5cg per 5g. The cover was correctly franked if its weight was 5-10g. (Klinger coll.)

Registered Air Mail Postmaster letter to France. Total franking would have been 1Fg10cg for 10g weight class or 1gF55cg for a 20g letter. So not corretly franked.

65cg on a cover from Vila to Iceland. 20cg non-colonial ltterrate and 45cg air surcharge. (Klinger coll.)

Letter with British 30cg and 50cg stamps to Colac, Victoria. Cachet remembering the opening of Longana post office and PCH type R45 registration label with the Longana handstamp. Backstamped transit Sydney 17 October 1970 and arrival Colac 20 October 1970. (Klinger coll.)

Letter with the French 20c stamp to New Guinea. Cachet remembering the opening of Longana post office and PCH type R45 registration label with the Longana handstamp. (Klinger coll.)

Letter from the French residency to France. 65 cg cancelled with GK type PM31B. Correctly franked as the colonial letter rate was 20 cg and air surcharge 45 cg. (ex Millet coll.)

Letter from the French residency to France. 70 cg cancelled with GK type PM31B. Colonial letter rate was 20 cg and air surcharge 45 cg so 5cg overfranked. (ex Millet coll.)

COmmercial use cover to: The Archdeacon, Anglican Mission, Lolowai, Aoba, New Hebrides.
Colonial letter rate was 20cg since 1st July 1970. So 20cg frnaking is o.k.
The letter is from "Noel Krauss, Hotel Corsica, Luganville, Santo, New Hebrides" (inscription on the back).
As the Hawaiian lead "bug man," Noel L.H. Krauss got to travel the world looking for insects. His mission: hunt up parasites and predators with which to conduct biological warfare against alien weeds, insects and snails. For more than 30 years, Krauss served as the state's (and the territory's) exploratory entomologist, roaming the globe searching for beneficial insects. He found more than a few.
He died in 1996 at the age of 86 in Hawaii. This letter shows that he travelled on after his retirement in 1967. (Information thanks to Honolulu Star-Bulletin). (Klinger coll.)

7 December 1970
(new 2/2020)

Cover from Port-Vila to Cie des phosphates FORARI . The 15gc copra tied with PCH type 27. ("SeSi" coll.)

Cover from Port-Vila to Sydney. The correct colonial letter rate 20 cg stamp cancelled with GK type PM30B. (ex Millet coll.) ("SeSi" coll.)

Local cover from Santo to Santo. The correct local colonial letter rate 20 cg stamp cancelled with GK type PM29B. (Klinger coll.) ("SeSi" coll.)

Illustrated air mail cover from Port-Vila to Lyon France. The 2F.or tied by PCH type 27. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air letter from Longana to England to the New Hebrides bishop Rawcliffe. The total of 3F60c stamps are cancelled with PCH type 65, backstamped Santo 1.3.71 with PCH type 48. (Klinger coll.)

Surface cover to England. Colonial letter rate was 20cg so overpaid 5cg. (the 25cg rate started on 1 May 1972).

Air mail with imprints to U.S.A. The 3F70c stamps cancelled PM31B. Must have been heavy: A 50-55g letter had an air surcharge of 10 x 30c = 3F and a rate of 30c for the first 20g and 20c for each next 20g. So we have a total of 3F70c. The sender knew what he did! As the PO box 86 still stands for the LE LAGON hotel I think the cover contained information papers about this hotel. (Klinger coll.)

Commercial Vila local cover - overpaid 5cg. (Klinger coll.)

Postcard to France - correct rate 15c plus 45c air mail surcharge. (coll. F. Petit)

QSL card from Luganville Santo to La Jolla California USA. The 25gc tied by PCH type 47. ("SeSi" coll.)

10 May 1971

Registered air mail letter to our late friend Guy Slatter in England. The 1963 definst cancelled with PM30B. Image thanks to Pacific Islands Study Circle.

Registered Air Mail to Australia. The total of 7,25Fg cancelled with PM30B. Correct postage would have been 90cg (20cg colonial letter rate, 60 cg reg. fee and 10cg air surcharge). Backstamped Vila, Sydney 8 September 71, Melbouren 9 and Carnegie 10 September 71. (Klinger coll)

4 September 1971

Picture postcard from Santo to Australia. Overpaid 10cg as colonial postcard rate was 15cg. (Klinger coll)

11 October 1971

Local First Day letter with the French reprint of the 5c.or manganese Forari stamp with the map of the world in red carmine ( 1966 issue in purple-brown ) cancelled with PCH type 21. ("SeSi" coll.)

Local Santo - Santo cover, the 15cg definitive cancelled with GK Type PM28B. (Lebourcq coll.)

OHMS cover from the British Residency to London. The two French definitives 60cg and 10cg are cancelled with GK Type PM31B. Colonial letter rate was 25cg since 1st May 1972 and air mail surcharge 45cg so correctly franked. (Lebourcq coll.)

OHMS air mail letter from the British Residency Vila to Ashton on Ribble G.B. The stamps tied by PM31B. Total franking 70 cg for an air mail 5g (45 cg) letter (25 cg). ("SeSi" coll.)

Local interisland cover from Longana to Santo. Colonial letter rate 25 cg cancelled with gk type PM36B. Backstmped Santo 13. July PM28B. (ex Millet coll.)

13 July 1972

Air mail letter from Santo to Lunel Hérault France. The stamps tied bytype PM29B. 65c.or was the rate up to 30 april 1972, from 1st may: 70c.or. In red manuscript 10T35. taxe unpaid. ("SeSi" coll.)

Registered air mail cover to Guy Slatter in England. The 14 (!) 5cg reprints cancelled with PM36B, registration label a cut-out NR23B Forari handstamped PORT-VILA. ("SeSi" coll.)

Registered air mail cover to Guy Slatter in England. The 14 (!) 5cg reprints cancelled with PM26B, registration label a cut-out NR23B Forari handstamped PORT-VILA. (Klinger coll.)

Registered air mail cover to Guy Slatter in England. The 14 (!) 5cg reprints cancelled with PM28B, registration label a cut-out NR23B Forari handstamped PORT-VILA. (Klinger coll.)

Vila FDC of all four British November 1963 stamps.

Port-Vila FDC of all four French November 1963 stamps.

Santo FDC of all four English November 1963 stamps.

Santo FDC of all four French November 1963 stamps.

Vila FDC of two British November 1963 stamps, 15 and 50 cg.

Port-Vila FDC of the French November 1963 30c stamps.

Private FDC Port-Vila FDC 50cg stamp.

Private FDC Port-Vila FDC 30cg stamp.

Vila FDC of the British August 1965 stamps.

Port-Vila FDC of the French August 1965 stamps. These are the stamps which had "RF" on the left side which was not correct.

Santo FDC of the French August 1965 stamps. These are the stamps which had "RF" on the left side which was not correct. Image thanks to Zeboose Stamp Store Australia

Santo FDC of the English August 1965 stamps. These are the stamps which had "RF" on the left side which was not correct. Image thanks to Zeboose Stamp Store Australia

Vila FDC of the British August 1965 Forari stamp.

Vila FDC of the British August 1966 stamps.

Port-Vila FDC of the French August 1966 stamps.

Santo FDC of the British August 1966 stamps.

Santo FDC of the French August 1966 stamps. Image thanks to Christine Caseris, Australia.

English Tanna FDC of the British August 1966 stamps.

French Tanna FDC of the British August 1966 stamps.

Vila FDC of the January 1967 British 5F issue.

Vila FDC of the British 5F issue. This FDC erroneously received the FDC cancel of the 1st December 1966 UNESCO issue. Image thanks to Richard Moss.

Port-Vila FDC of the January 1967 French 5F issue.

Santo FDC of the January 1967 English 5F issue.

Santo FDC of the January 1967 French 5F issue. Image thanks to Zeboose Stamp Store Australia

Vila FDC of the December 1967 British 60cg issue.

Port-Vila FDC of the December 1967 French 60cg issue.

Santo FDC of the December 1967 British 60cg issue.

Santo FDC of the December 1967 French 60cg issue.

Hotel Rossi Port-Vila FDC of the French 5 August 1968 10cg & 20cg stamps.

Port-Vila FDC of the December 1967 French 10cg, 20cg & 3Fg issue.

Santo FDC of the December 1967 French 10cg, 20cg & 3Fg issue.

Vila unaddressed FDC of the second issue of the 5c stamp. Image thanks to Zeboose Stamp Store Australia