East Africa Forces postal stationery
Note: the numbering system used below was drawn up by the Society for the website, and may not be used without permission.
Registration envelopes
type 1
(image courtesy of Prestige Philately)
1 King George VI. 3d green envelope overprinted "E.A.F.", type 1. 28 March 1945. sizes G2, H
- type 1: 7 lines of text at the top, "FEE PAID" at lower left.
type 2, size G
image courtesy of Chris Rainey ("crbianca").
2 as above but type 2: 13 October 1945. sizes F, G, H, K
- type 2: 6 lines of text at the top, small print "Registration" "Fee ...d paid" "(see note on back)" at bottom left.
The size "K" has "EAF" in smaller type: 12mm long instead of 13˝mm (Pertile catalogue)
For the envelope overprinted "BMA Somalia" as well as "EAF" see under Somalia.
Note: proposals similar overprints on stationery for MEF for use in Cyrenaica were not implemented.
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