South West Africa : Covers
Apr 15, 2019 0:57:49 GMT
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Post by Mick on Apr 15, 2019 0:57:49 GMT
The first of what will hopefully be a modest but interesting collection of South West African covers.
The sender used an official government envelope, but crossed out the "On His Majesty's Service \ In Dies Van Sy Majesteit" verbiage and used it for private postage. It was sent from Windhoek in 1933 (perhaps on 6 June, though I could not tell for sure.)
Unfortunately there is address on the back, so we don't know who sent it.
I could not find very much about the recipient, Joseph C. Covington of Neward, NJ. He is mentioned in Fort Myers News-Press of 27 December 1938 as having taken a vacation there with his two sons.
The other mention that I can find is in connection with one of those sons, his namesake Joseph A. Covington. The 22 January 1952 edition of the Herald-News of Passaic, NJ notes, "Ledr. Joseph A. Covington, USN, son Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Covington, 181 Whittle Avenue, Bloomfield, has completed a course in all-weather flight at the Naval Air Station, Key West, Fla." Good on him.
[Edit 04/15/2019: the recipient was Joseph C. Lovington, not Covington. Thanks darkormex for pointing this out.]
The stamp is Scott 112a, issued 1931-37. (Scott 112b has the name of the country in Afrikaans.)
The sender used an official government envelope, but crossed out the "On His Majesty's Service \ In Dies Van Sy Majesteit" verbiage and used it for private postage. It was sent from Windhoek in 1933 (perhaps on 6 June, though I could not tell for sure.)
Unfortunately there is address on the back, so we don't know who sent it.
I could not find very much about the recipient, Joseph C. Covington of Neward, NJ. He is mentioned in Fort Myers News-Press of 27 December 1938 as having taken a vacation there with his two sons.
The other mention that I can find is in connection with one of those sons, his namesake Joseph A. Covington. The 22 January 1952 edition of the Herald-News of Passaic, NJ notes, "Ledr. Joseph A. Covington, USN, son Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Covington, 181 Whittle Avenue, Bloomfield, has completed a course in all-weather flight at the Naval Air Station, Key West, Fla." Good on him.
[Edit 04/15/2019: the recipient was Joseph C. Lovington, not Covington. Thanks darkormex for pointing this out.]
The stamp is Scott 112a, issued 1931-37. (Scott 112b has the name of the country in Afrikaans.)
