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1942 Capetown Cover

 
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Posted 05/19/2011   9:46 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add philb to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Heres a cover from 1942 Capetown, South Africa....notice the two postmarks one in English and one in Afrikaans..the word geen means no but we can not make out the word after that..return address on back is A.P.O. 815 American Army post office number !

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Posted 05/19/2011   10:51 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Not two postmarks Phil,
A bilingual roller cancel.

Very nice too!


"Loose lips sinks ships"
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Edited by rod222 - 05/19/2011 10:52 pm
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Posted 05/20/2011   05:46 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add StampStudy to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
If you can get a better scan of the postmark I might be able to translate it. Ek kan a bietjie afrikaans praat. (I can speak a little afrikaans).

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Posted 05/20/2011   06:02 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add StampStudy to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
"is 'n skip gered" mean "is a ship saved"

"Geen Woord" - No word -- what is that last word bereft
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Edited by StampStudy - 05/20/2011 06:15 am
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