Cover of the Month

Wilding Rate Cover.

The first cover of a series of Wilding covers provided by Ingo.

Front of Cover

This innocuous looking cover tells a very interesting rate story. A pair of 1c Queen Elizabeth II defintives with the Wilding portrait pay a rate of 2c. Not bad for a journey from Saskatoon to Rotterdam in 1957. This is the correct surface letter rate for Printed Papers to non-British Empire UPU Countries up to 2 ounces. The envelope is unsealed, following a regulation for this rate to allow inspection of contents by postal authorities. Another feature is the slogan machine cancel "Christmas Seals Fight TB in Every Home" that ties the stamps to the cover. Finally, the destination of Holland (The Netherlands) while not rare, is somewhat unusual for this type of mail, most of which is found destined to the USA or United Kingdom. A terrific Cover!! Thanks Ingo!

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