This registered letter entered the mail at the Raffles Hotel Post Office at 11:14 am and was in the Singapore postoffice for a transit mark at 12:30 pm. Raffles had completed the basic registration with a preprinted label over-printed by a Raffles Hotel stamp. The cover was franked with two 1918 10c ultramarine King George V (Scott 159). The next stop was London E.C. where it received a hooded registry CDS on February 2. Then on to New York City and entry into the US registry system on February 18. Next stop was Detroit on February 20.
The sender was apparently involved in Foreign Sales for the Dodge Brothers automobile company. They were still number 2 in U.S. auto sales in 1920' however, it was also the year that both brothers died and the beginning of the company's decline. This is how they used them in the 1920s -- really! (You will enjoy this link!)
jimbo
We discussed both the Palliard firm and St. Croix in the Today in Postal History for September 7 (scroll down). This will also do for S is for Seychelles, St. Croix, and Switzerland!
The cover went into the mail in Victoria, Seychelles. Here's a bit of a travelogue for modern day Seychelles.
The cover is franked with 1912 12c green and olive gray and 15c ultramarine King George V key plates (Scott 66 and 67). The 15c has been damaged somewhere along the line - it's missing its right side! There are three single rim Victoria CDS. Registration included a rectangular handstamp with a pencilled number '695' and the obligatory pencilled blue cross on the front.
The cover was opened for censorship. I believe that the censorship occurred in France en route to St. Croix. The censor stamp 'OUVERT |Par l'AUTORITÉ MILITAIRE' translates to 'Opened by Military Authority'. The '421' was the identifier for the censor. There is also a seal(?) 'CONTROLE POSTAL MILITAIRE' which translates to 'Military Postal Inspection'.
jimbo
As most of my European collection has reached the 90's percentage of completion (major Scott numbers)
I have started to concentrate on Spain, which I consider one of the top three most difficult countries to collect of the world.
The other two are the US and Mexico. I would feel very happy if I ever get to 95% of completion with Spain but only time will tell.
The other day I completed the first page of Airmails for Spain by adding the bottom set on the page below. I think it makes for a very attractive page.
Plenty of Ss around let's make the Ss the highest posts to date
South Africa air mails:-
or some beautiful St Helena, SG41 and 42
or Sudan with a White Nile TPO:
Hi Mitch,
I have never found that option either although others here have mentioned it. Must be an eBay ghost 
Quebec and Montreal are pillars of the Province of Quebec. Both cities are located on the St. Lawrence River about 250 km apart.
The importance of the St. Lawrence River as a waterway led to this folded stampless letter being conveyed by a river steamboat. This led to the circular 'STEAMBOAT - LETTER | QUEBEC' postmark dated September 25, 1854. It also led to the script '3' on the upper right. This was to recognize the need to collect 3d due since the letter was sent without prepayment.
The addressee, Edmonstone, Allan, & Co. were a prominent business firm principally engaged in shipping. They were described, "by a credit-rating service as an 'old, safe and respectable House... one of the wealthiest concerns in the Province'". One of their enterprises was The Allan Line which provided Transatlantic service. The sender, Gillespies & Co., also appeared to be quite prominent in being represented on the boards of Quebec Bankers in the period.
A small cover with a lot of hidden history.
jimbo
The options button has been moved recently to the bottom left of the message. After the timeout the best you can do is delete and re-enter the message. 😞
I guess the obvious solution is to use the preview tab before hitting post
Back to the Ss
Socked on the Nose from BCA
S is for Sudan.
Cover postmarked 15 Sep 1956 at Omdurman sent to Portland, Oregon.
Sudan had not long been independent (Jan 1 1956).
It was formerly a condominium, under joint British and Egyptian rule since 1899.
