A Post Office letter on first day of stamp issue.
23 may 1968 is the first day for the Bougainville stamps.
23 May 1968
(new 11/2020)
Registered air mail letter from Service des Postes Port-Vila to Fulda Germany. The French stamps Bougainville tied by PM31A, the British stamps
tied by PM30A, registration label NR20C.
Total franking 1 Fg 50cg : overpaid 5 cg for a 6-10g cover. ("SeSi" coll.)
22 July 1968
Cover from Vila to Bavaria, Germnay. letter franked 70cg = 25cg non-colonial letter rate plus 45cg air surcharge up to 5g. (Albert coll.)
1 August 1968
Bougainville 30cg air mail cover to Siota, Solomon Islands. (Clemens Albert coll.)
11 October 1968
Registered commercial air mail letter from P.R.N.H NORSUP to Geo-Adams Melbourne Australia.
The 25c.or Concorde and 50c.or Acanthurus tied by Vila PM30A. Registration label NR20C .
Backstamped Vila and Sydney, and Geo-Adams cachet 18.10.68 on arrival (on front).
Franking 75c.or : colonial letter rate 15c.or, registration 30c.or, air surcharge 30c.or (up to 15g 1st class).
("SeSi" coll.)
P.R.N.H. was successor to "Compagnie Cottonière" near Tautu village on Norsup - the greatest plantation in the New Hebrides. "Plantation Reunies des Nouvelles-Hébrides"
11 October 1968
Reverse
11 October 1968
Registered commercial air mail letter to Tattersall Geo-Adams Melbourne Australia.
The 60c.or Concorde and 5c.or Forari tied by Vila PM30A. Registration label NR20C .
Geo-Adams cachet 18.10.68 on arrival (on front). Exactly one before the other letter. (Clemens Albert coll.)
13 November 1968
Air Mail letter from Port Vila to Gundelfingen / Germany. French and British
25c Concorde stamps cancelled with French and British datestamp PM31a & PM30A. The cover is not taxed. Postage was 25cg non-colonial letter rate and, as it is a normal
cover, at least two times air sucharge = 2x 45cg = 1,15Fg. (Klinger coll.)
27 January 1969
(new 2/2020)
Letetr from Santo to Guadalcanal, BSI. As a letter from 5g - 10g correctly paid. Colonial letter rate was 15cg and air surcharge to BSI 5cg for
each 5g. (Klinger coll.)
24 February 1969
(new 2/2019)
Registered to France. 90c stamps cancelled PM30A. Correctly franked: Air surcharge to France was 45cg, reg. fee was 30cg,
colonial letter rate up to 20g was 15 cg. Backstamped Noisy le Sec 28-2-69. (Seen in an internet auction)
25 March 1969
1F95cg on an air mail letter to France. 15 cg colonial letter rate and 4 x 45 cg (per 5g) for 1st class air mail for a 20g letter.
So correctly frnaked. (Clemens Albert coll.)
15 April 1969
(new 11//20)
1F10cg on a registered air mail letter to France. Colonial letter rate up 50g was 25 cg.
Registration fee 30 cg and air mail surcharge to France 45 cg per 20g second class. So maybe overpaid 10cg.
15 April 1969
(new 11//20)
Three days from Vila to Noisy - not so bad.
22 April 1969
1F25cg on a registered air mail letter to France most likely sent by Vila PO. Colonial letter rate up to 20g was 15 cg and up to 50g 25 cg.
Registration fee 30 cg and air mail surcharge to France 45 cg per 20g second class. So it is quite hard to find out how the Postmaster
calculated the postage. Registration label GK type NR20C. (ex Millet coll.)
18 July 1969
Port Vila Hotel Vate air mail cover to the U.S.A. Suface fee for a 25g letter was 25c and air mail surcharge 30 so the 55c adhesives pay the correct postage.
(Klinger coll.)
14 August 1969
(new 2/2020)
Another Paule Weber cover to her home in Metz. 15cg colonial letter rate and 45cg air surcharge, cancelled with GK PM46. (Klinger coll.)
30 August 1969
Registered cover from Santo to London England .
The 25c.or jeux du Pacifique and 20c.or industrie du bois tied by PCH type 46.
Backstamped Sydney 9SE69 in transit and London 22OC69 in arrival !
("SeSi" coll.)
30 August 1969
Registered cover from Santo to London England.
The 25gc south pacific games and 20gc timber industry tied by PCH type 45.
Backstamped Sydney 21 9SE69 in transit and London 54 22OC69 in arrival .
("SeSi" coll.)
3 September 1969
Registered cover from LAMAP to London.
The 25gc and 20gc tied by PCH type 59.
Backstamped Port-Vila 3-9-69 in transit and London B 54 22OC69 in arrival.
("SeSi" coll.)
$ans = 0
26 September 1969
(new 2/2019)
Registered to France. 90c stamps cancelled PM30A. Correctly franked: Air surcharge to France was 45cg, reg. fee was 30cg,
colonial letter rate up to 20g was 15 cg. Backstamped Noisy le Sec 29-9-69. (Seen in an internet auction)
answer postcard
Reply part of a "carte postale réponse" (Vienna convention 1964) sent back registered
from CERAZAN (34 Hérault) with 2 French stamps 1,60F and 1F (2,60F to pay the registration)
and the NH 20c.or industrie du bois cancelled 34-ST CHINIAN HERAULT 13-8-1969 . Backstamped
NOUMEA RP 8-9-1969 on transit, PORT-VILA 15.9.69--1 on arrival and marked INCONNU RETOUR
À L'ENVOYEUR , cancelled PARIS 01 DISTRIBUTION 4è 29-9-1969 and PARIS R.CASTEX
(4è) 12h30 29-9-1969 back and on up left front handwriting "absent instance avisé par"
and circular stamp 2/IV (round 02 Paris 4). Somebody at Port Vila or Nouméa knew or even
tried by phone that the addressee was unknown in Wallis.
("SeSi" coll.)
reply part of an answer postcard
reverse
2 October 1969
Air Mail from Tanna to Australia, the 25cg Pacific Games stamp cancelled PM34A. (Clemens Albert coll.)
25 October 1969
(new 11/22)
Hotel cover sent to Noumea. Colonial letter rate 15cg cancelled with GK type PM31A. cachet on cover.
25 October 1969
(new 11/22)
reverse
30 October 1969
(new 11/2020)
Air mail letter to Austria, 2,80Fg cancelled PM47. (Seen in an internet auction)
27 November 1969
(new 2/2019)
Letter to France. 65c stamps cancelled PM31A. 5c overfranked. (Seen in an internet auction)
3 December 1969
(new 2 March 2018)
Picture postcard from Tanna to Nassau / Bahamas. 45 cg : as air mail underpaid, as surface mail overpaid. This is very often the case with postcards.
(Klinger coll.)
3 December 1969
picture side
26 January 1970
Letter from Vila to Pasadena, Cal. The 25c Pacific Games and the 25c Land Diver stamps are cancelled with PCH type 22. (Klinger coll.)
2 February 1970
40cg letter from Vila to Australia. (Clemens Albert coll.)
4 February 1970
Letter from Santo to New Zealand. The mixed "Land Diver" stamps (65c) are
cancelled with PCH type 46. (Klinger coll.)
12 February 1970
(new 4/2021)
30cg on a cover from Santo to Tarawa, G&E Islands = non colonial letter rate.
26 February 1970
Illustrated NC air mail cover from Vila to Pau France.
The 3 30gc Nautilus and the 15c.or saut du gaul tied by PCH type 22. ("SeSi" coll.)
27 April 1970
25 cg air mail to Sydney cancelled Santo PM47. Must have been a 50gr letter. (Clemens Albert coll.)
13 May 1970
(new 2/2020)
One of the typical air flight return to sender products for some Lufthanse flight to Oslo.
Frontstamped 20-05-70 OSLO LUFTHAVN. (Klinger coll.)
13 May 1970
(new 2/2020)
reverse
15 June 1970
Illustrated air mail cover from Vila to Champigny sur Marne France.
The 30gc nautilus and 1gF land divers stamps tied by PCH type 21. ("SeSi" coll.)
19 June 1970
Letter to Bombay India. The French and British 25gc. land divers tied by Port-Vila PM31A. Frontstamped BOMBAY 23.6.70 on arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)
16 October 1970
Letter from Vila to England. The 65 cg and two 1 Fg stamps cancelled with Goyns Klinger type PM30B. From 1 July 1970 the colonial letter
rate was 40 cg up to 100 gr and air surcharge was 45 gc 1st class per 5 gr so this must have been a 25 gr letter and postage was correct. (Klinger coll.)
24 April 1972
(new 2/2020)
Letter Santo to Taiwan. Two sets of the 1969 South Pacific Games issue cancelled with PM28B. Non-colonial letter rate was 30cg and as a normal cover air surcharge
maybe 4 x 25cg. Then the cover was overpaid 1,20Fg. (Klinger coll.)
24 April 1972
(new 2/2020)
reverse
4 February 1976
(new 2/2020)
Letter from Lolowai via Santo to Auckland. Colonial letter rate 25cg and air surcharge 10cg so overpaid 30cg. Maybe it was a heavy cover: with 15-20g
postage was correct. (Klinger coll.)
Some First Day Covers of the 1968 - 1969 issues.
23 May 1968 : Bougainville Centennial
Vila English
Vila FDC of the English Bougainville Centennial set.
Port-Vila French
Port-Vila FDC of the French Bougainville Centennial set.
Port-Vila French
Port-Vila FDC of the French Bougainville Centennial set.
Santo French
Santo FDC of the French Bougainville Centennial set.
Santo English
Santo FDC of the English Bougainville Centennial set.
Port-Vila French
(new 11/2020)
Port-Vila private FDC of the 25cg French Bougainville Centennial stamp.
Port-Vila French
(new 11/2020)
reverse: Port-Vila private FDC of the 25cg French Bougainville Centennial stamp.
Port-Vila French
(new 5/2021)
Port-Vila private FDC of the 15cg French Bougainville Centennial stamp.
9 October 1968 : Concorde Project
Vila English
Vila FDC of the 25c British Concorde project stamp.
Port-Vila French
Port-Vila FDC of the 25c French Concorde project stamp.
Port-Vila French
Port-Vila FDC of the 60c French Concorde project stamp.
Port-Vila French
Another Port-Vila FDC of the 60c French Concorde project stamp.
Port-Vila French
Vila English
Vila English
Vila English
Vila English
Vila FDC of the British Concorde project set.
Santo English
Santo FDC of the British Concorde project set.
Santo French
Santo FDC of the French Concorde project set.
Port-Vila French
Port-Vila FDC of the French Concorde project set.
Port-Vila French
Port-Vila FDC of the French Concorde project set.
Lamap English
Lamap French
Tanna English
Tanna French
Forari English
Forari French
1968/2009 Concorde
Double FDC Concorde : NH 1968 and England 2009.
("SeSi" coll.)
9 October 1968 : Concorde Project
Vila English
Another Vila FDC of the British Concorde project set.
Vila French
Another Vila FDC of the French Concorde project set.
Santo English
Another Santo FDC of the British Concorde project set.
Santo French
Another Santo FDC of the French Concorde project set.
Lamap English
Another Lamap FDC of the British Concorde project set.
Lamap French
Another Lamap FDC of the French Concorde project set.
Tanna English
Another Tanna FDC of the British Concorde project set.
Tanna French
Another Tanna FDC of the Tanna Concorde project set.
30 June 1969 : Timber Industry
Vila English
Vila FDC of the British Timber issue.
Port-Vila French
Port-Vila FDC of the French Timber issue.
Santo English
Santo FDC of the English Timber issue.
Santo French
Santo FDC of the French Timber issue.
13 August 1969 : Pacific Games
Vila English
Vila FDC of the British Pacific Games issue.
Port-Vila French
Port-Vila FDC of the French Pacific Games issue.
Santo English
Santo FDC of the English Pacific Games issue.
Santo French
Santo FDC of the French Pacific Games issue.
Tanna French
Tanna FDC of the French Pacific Games issue.
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Tanna English
Tanna FDC of the English Pacific Games issue.
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15 October 1969 : Land Divers
Vila English
Vila FDC of the British Land Divers issue.
Vila English
Registered air mail FDC from Vila to Warszawa Poland.
The 1gF, 25gc and 15gc land divers tied by PCH type E130.
Backstamped Warszawa 86 23-10-69 in arrival.
("SeSi" coll.)
15 October 1969
reverse
Port-Vila French
Port-Vila FDC of the French Land Divers issue.
Santo English
Santo FDC of the British Land Divers issue.
Santo French
Santo FDC of the French Land Divers issue.