1960 - 1975 covers to the used machinery company Electro-Motion in Leicester.
Correspondences
2019: The Company still exists .....
This image collection of commercial mail from the New Hebrides to the used machinery company Electro Motion in Leicester from the years 1965 - 1975
was provided by the British collector "RMH" - many thanks!. I decided to place all covers on one page here.
26 September 1965
From Vila - 1Fg5cg cancelled PM30A: Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 90cg (1st class air surcharge 45cg per 5g).
27 October 1965
From Vila - 1Fg5cg cancelled PM31A: Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 90cg (1st class air surcharge 45cg per 5g).
17 September 1966
From Vila - 70cg cancelled PM31A: Colonial letter rate up to 50g 25cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
27 December 1966
From Tanna - 60cg cancelled PM35A: Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
20 January 1967
From Tanna - 60cg cancelled PM35A: Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
11 March 1967
From Vila - 60cg cancelled PM30A: Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
13 September 1967
From Vila - 40cg cancelled PM30A: Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g). So this
cover was underpaid 20cg and not taxed or it travelled as surface mail.
29 September 1967
From Vila - 1Fg35cg cancelled PM31A, reg.label NR20C: Registration fee 30cg, colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg and 2 x 45cg air surcharge 1st class.
14 December 1967
From Vila - 1Fg35cg cancelled PM30A, reg.label NR20C : Registration fee 30cg, colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg. This cover was underpaid 25cg at least
and not taxed or it travelled as surface mail.
29 December 1967
From Santo - 55cg cancelled PM28A : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, 2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g so underpaid 5cg and therefore taxed 10c.
5 January 1968
From Vila - 1Fg5cg cancelled PM30A: Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 90cg (1st class air surcharge 45cg per 5g).
19 January 1968
From Vila - 90cg cancelled PM31A: Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g). Overpaid 30cg
or underpaid as a heavier cover.
24 February 1968
From Santo - 45cg cancelled PM28A: Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2ndt class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
Underpaid 15cg but not taxed or travelled by surface.
29 March 1968
From Vila - 1Fg5cg cancelled PM31A : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 90cg (1st class air surcharge 45cg per 5g)
10 May 1968
From Santo - 60cg cancelled PM31A : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g)
22 May 1968
From Vila - 1Fg5cg cancelled PM31A : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 90cg (1st class air surcharge 45cg per 5g).
This cover was written on the island of Pentecost.
22 May 1968
reverse
24 June 1968
From Lamab - 1Fg5cg cancelled PM26A : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 90cg (1st class air surcharge 45cg per 5g).
This cover was written on the island of Pentecost and sent from Lamap. The postman had difficulties with the cancel device: It printed
34 JUNE and this was somehow a bit corrected. The device number after the date is unclear too. This was rather common with this postmark.
24 June 1968
reverse
8 August 1968
From Vila - 60cg cancelled PM31A : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g)
29 October 1968
From Santo - 60cg cancelled PM29A : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
11 April 1969
From Santo - 60cg cancelled PM46 : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 90cg (1st class air surcharge 45cg per 5g).
Note: This postmark is dated 18 days earlier than we knew so far: in the Goyns-Klinger book we stated that the device was introduced
on 29th APril 1969 but this cover shows that this happened at least 18 days earlier.
10 June 1969
From Santo - 60cg cancelled PM46 : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
8 August 1969
From Vila - 60cg cancelled PM30A : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
17 September 1969
From Santo - 75cg cancelled PM46 : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 4cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g). Overpaid 15cg.
13 November 1969
From Santo - 60cg cancelled PM46 : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
19 March 1970
From Santo - 1Fg5cg cancelled PM46 : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 15cg, air surcharge 90cg (1st class air surcharge 45cg per 5g).
14 October 1970
From Vila - 65cg cancelled PM31A : New postal rates from 1st July 1970: colonial letter rate 20cg and surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
Note: Last day of PM31A!
12 November 1970
From Santo - 65cg cancelled PM29B : colonial letter rate 20cg and surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
6 May 1971
From Vila - 65cg cancelled PM31B : colonial letter rate 20cg and surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
25 May 1971
From Santo - 65cg cancelled PM29B : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 20cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
6 June 1971
From Vila - 1Fg10cg cancelled PM30B : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 20cg, air surcharge 90cg (1st class air surcharge 45cg per 5g).
7 September 1971
From Vila - 65cg cancelled PM31B : colonial letter rate 20cg and surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
xx xx 1971
From Vila - 65cg cancelled PM30B : colonial letter rate 20cg and surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
26 January 1972
From Santo - 65cg cancelled PM28B : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 20cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
19 April 1973
From Santo - 70cg cancelled PM29B : new postal rates on 1st May 1972: Colonial letter rate up to 20g 25cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
24 April 1973
From Santo - 70cg cancelled PM28B : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 25cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
14 January 1974
From Santo - 70cg cancelled PM28B : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 25cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).
5 May 1975
From Santo - 70cg cancelled PM28B : Colonial letter rate up to 20g 25cg, air surcharge 45cg (2nd class air surcharge 45cg per 20g).