Page 8 - South Georgia

Postal History of South Georgia, 1909 ~ 13

SG DATESTAMPED MAIL
Postcard 1d UPU rate 25 December 1898 ~ 31 December 1921
PESCA WHALING STATION, GRYTVIKEN, CUMBERLAND BAY

1912 Postcard from Mother, Mrs Carl Anton Larsen to daughter, Signe & son-in-law, Architect Kielland in Norway
sent at UPU postcard 1d rate, SG1 datestamp; mail taken that day by SS Cachalote to Buenos Aires
Kielland was the Architect of the Whalers Church sent in kit form for assembly at Grytviken, consecrated Xmas, 1913

SALVESEN WHALING STATION, LEITH HARBOUR

1911 Postcard to Drøbak, Norway, with message headed ''Leith Harbour/30-8-1911''
franked at 1d rate, tied by double strike of datestamp SG1; with 8 X 11 Drøbak arrival datestamp

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