1942 (12 Aug) cover franked with 3a6p pictorial, tied by Falam cds sent to Shillong, endorsed "Naylor, D.C. Chin Hills Falam", with "Aijal Lushal Hills" 21 August and Shillong 28 August arrival pmks on back (Falam being one of the four towns in the Chin Hills still occupied by the British after the rest of Burma had been occupied by the Japanese in May 1942. A runner post was established in May 1942, to carry official mail through the Japanese occupied territory, between Aijal in the Lushai Hills in India and the four unoccupied towns in the Chin Hills. The service ceased in November 1943 when the Japanese finally occupied the Chin Hills); cover with minor bend away from the stamp, fine and rare cover especially so bearing a normal Postage issue rather than the more usual Official (Image)

Est.US$500