NOTES ON INTERNATIONAL CANCELS
OF
Ai Li-Shan
For
a very long time I have been holding some covers with international cancels
from
H1
to H6 CANCELS
Figure
1, cover from Saigon to
Figure 2, reverse of
cover with “H-1” cancel
This
receiving cancel was applied by the international mail section in
Summary of “H” Covers
Marking Receiving
Dispatch Date Cover from Cover to
H-1 X 1961.6.1
X 1961.7.26
H-2 X 1961.3.2
H-3 X 1960.10.7
X 1961.11.02
H-4 HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED
H-5 X 1961.12.9
X 1961.12.15
H-6 X 1961.7.5
X 1962.4.1
A
and B CANCELS
Figure 4, “A” international mail cancel
Figure 5 Figure 6
I have only seen the “A” used from
Summary of “A” and “B” Covers
Marking Receiving Dispatch Date From or to
“A” X 1960.8.17 to
X 1960.10.1 to
Both covers sent airmail, with the
“A” used for canceling the stamps
“B” X 1960.11.25 Surface mail, back stamped at
As you can see – I have a very small number of these
cancels. Please check your covers from