Gavin Fryer Collections - Oct. 2024 BLINDMAN'S MAIL - AFRICA
Sale No: 864
Lot No:1188
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AFRICA, ASIA & AUSTRALASIA: 1915-2007 group neatly written-up on display pages inc. 7 Aug. 1915 St Helena Colonial Post Office Notice stating a reduction in the rate of postage on literature for the blind to 5d for weights between 20oz to 6lbs; 22 July 1966 "FREE MATTER FOR THE BLIND" label from the Indian Federation for the Blind on packet for Braille card, sent from Taruvai to Vatican City, addressed to "The Pope Paul VI"; 24 May 1978 piece to Derbyshire ex Kenya with Air Mail label and ms "FREE MATTER FOR THE BLIND" in blue ink above address; plus other examples. [See figs. 59 (p.120), 70 (p.129) & 73 (p.133), Blindman's Mail] (33 items) Cross Reference: P.O. NOTICES, KENYA, ST. HELENA, VATICAN CITY (Image)