Friday, January 12, 2024

1945 SPLIT - A letter to the United States

Shipments abroad were very rare. Most of them were sent to Bari, where a division of the Yugoslav Army was stationed. So far, I have come across only three letters destined for the USA, one of which is registered. This letter is truly remarkable — it was sent from a small island near Šibenik, correctly franked for foreign postage, double-censored, and bears three transit and arrival cancellations.

1945 Split provisional issue, registered letter franked with 70kn (40kn foreign letter rate, 30kn registration fee) sent from Prvić Luka, island Prvić, (20.06.45) to San Pedro, California, USA (11.08.45). Transit through Bari (03.07.45), Naples (06.07.45) and New York (07.08.45). Censored in Šibenik (CENZURIRANO / Br. 6) and by Allied Transadriatic Censorship in Bari (MILITARY CENSORSHIP / 0107 / CIVIL MAILS).

Monday, January 1, 2024

2024

I wish you a happy New Year with rare finds, valuable acquisitions, and endless philatelic adventures.