1917 South West Africa

Ref: K3062
  • £300.00

1917 censored envelope to Windhuk bearing a South African Kings Head 1d tied by the very scarce ERUNDU 30. 10. 17. datestamp, converted from the German Type II 'Wanderstempel'. The cover has been censored and resealed with tape as well as having a circular censor cachet. The Erundu postal agency was situated on Farm 136, south west of Otjiwarongo. It was a short lived agency, opening 30.6.1916 and closing 31.3.1918. A very fine example of this rare canceller (4000 points in Putzel's book 'Postmarks of South West Africa')