Page 47 - South Georgia

Postal History of South Georgia, 1929 ~ 37

INTERNAL & EMPIRE MAIL
TRANSIT MAIL FROM STANLEY, FI FOR HARROGATE, ENGLAND
Only one overseas mail in 1930s from Stanley was despatched to Montevideo, routed via South Georgia

1937 Cover at 1d Empire rate via an unusual route to England; Stanley PS.1A datestamp, (30) OC (37). SS Lafonia set out
that day, with Falkland overseas and SG inbound mail, with a stop-over at Grytviken to offload SG bags and collect five
more overseas bags. She left on 2 November bound for Montevideo to deliver the bags for onward shipment to Liverpool
IN TRANSIT SOUTH SHETLANDS MAIL REGISTERED AT SOUTH GEORGIA
[Registered mail accepted at South Shetlands, but registration completed elsewhere]

1930 Cover Empire, 1d + 3d registered rate, datestamp SS.2, MR 8 30 to South Africa. Taken by unknown vessel
to South Georgia, transit stamped SG1, 11 MY 30 and registration completed affixing SG label type 4A,
despatched 9 June by SS Fleurus to Stanley, and onward shipment on 17 July to London by MV Loriga

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