8 October
1892 - Amoy, China to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
A registered cover to Henry Hechler.
Both Amoy and Hong Kong were opened or ceded to British influence under the same historical moment—the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, which ended the First Opium War and ceded Hong Kong Island to Britain while making Amoy a treaty port for foreign trade. However, Amoy remained Chinese territory with a foreign international settlement, rather than becoming a British colony like Hong Kong.
1942 - St. Pierre & Miquelon to Montreal, Quebec, Canada
France Libre illusive overprints
1928 - Aitutaki, N.Z. to Dunedin, New Zealand
Aitutaki is an island in the Cook Islands group. Registered letter to an NZ dealer.
185? - Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands to Indianapolis, Indiana, US.
SHIP letter passed through
San Francisco in November (12?).
1946 - Georgetown, Cayman Islands to London, England.
A registered letter subjected to sea water. There was no report of a hurricane at this time. Was there a sunken vessel?
1945 - Cocos Island to Twickenham, Middlesex, England.
British Air Forces, stationed in Ceylon were sent to Cocos Island to clear land for an airstrip 1944. That cleared land is where the current airport is located.
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