Category: GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS - Postal History

Description: 1943 (c.) cover to a native serving with the navy in Fiji with 2d tied by superb strike of the rare 'CUSTOMS OFFICER/GILBERT &/ELLICE ISDS/BERU ISLAND' handstamp, 'PASSED BY CENSOR/ No 8' h/s in violet, a bit wrinkled & opened a little shortened at left where roughly opened. A rare & desirable cover. [The Customs h/s is recorded from late-1943 until September 1944]

Listed in: Postal History , GILBERT & ELLICE ISLANDS , landscape - Islands , FIJI , Military World War II , Censored Mail , Customs , Postmarks

Estimate: AUD$ 400.00T

Type: C

Quality: B