HMS Cardiff 1983
Any thoughts on the attached cover would be appreciated....
It appears to be FPO 59 dated Mar 1983 in the Falkland Islands - am I missing something?
The Derek Ransom's list does not have FPO 59 recorded, I checked FPO 69 this is not recorded this date. Also if you look at the date configuration on the date stamp the MR (March month) is not correctly placed, it is in the year position.
It seems strange that someone would go to any lengths to forge a cheap item like this, it is clearly philatelic.
HMS Cardiff was in the Persian Gulf and redeployed to the FI in the June of 1983 - this cover does not make any sense on that basis?
Comments?
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Peter
The two RN cachets 'look OK'. However, The FPO cds looks very sketchy, to be polite. Looking closely at the upper left of the stamp, and particularly the area nearby of the envelope's 'airmail stripes', there appear to be traces of other postal marks.... as if whatever was on the envelope before has been removed and replaced with a very slightly used FI stamp, which has then had the sketchy cds applied..
As you say, why bother? Perhaps the owner wanted something 'more attractive' for a display??
ps good to chat at Midpex!
Neil