Letter from Longana to New Zealand. The 30c French Airplane stamp is cancelled with PCH type 65, backstamped PCH type 47 Santo on 20 April 1972. (Klinger coll.)

Burn Philp air letter from Port-Vila to Brisbane Australia. The 30c.or airplane and the 5gc. reprint of manganese Forari (map in red carmin) tied by PM31B. Correct franking 35gc. for air mail to Australia : colonial letter rate 25gc., air surcharge 10gc. up to 10g (1st may 1972 - 30th june 1977 rate). ("SeSi" coll.)

6 May 1972

Picture postcard from Port Vila to France franked with the 65c British Airplane stamp. (Klinger coll.)

22 May 1972

Nice letter with a Hotel Rossi imprint at left. The mixed stamps (90c) are cancelled with PCH type 27. (Klinger coll.)

Nice commercial cover from the Hotel Rossi to the USA. The 20c, 25c and 30c Airplane stamps are cancelled with PCH type 27. (Merot coll.)

25c British aircraft from Longana to Lolowai. The stamp is cancelled type 48. The sender is Harry Tevi who later was the successor of bishop Rawcliffe. (Ruecker coll.)

Local cover from Post Vila to Lolowai. 25cg colonial letter rate Cancelled with GK PM31B. (Klinger coll.)

Local cover from Port Vila to Lolowai. 25cg colonial letter rate Cancelled with GK PM31B. (Klinger coll.)

One of the typical air flight return to sender products for the Lufthanse special flight LH-500-R to Buenos Aires via Munich. Backstamped 29-9-72 and München 87 Flughafen 87 3-10-72. (Klinger coll.)

24 September 1972
(new 2/2020)

Nice philatelic cover to El Toro California. Postmark PM31A. (Klinger coll.)

And a second one: nice philatelic cover to El Toro California. Postmark PM31A. (Klinger coll.)

Cover from Port Vila to Australia. Overpaid but with a nice Aloi Pilioko imprint. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail letter from Port-Vila to England. The French and British 25gc Christmas 1972, 10gc and 5c.or tied by PCH type 27. Unusual cachet UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED / RETURN TO SENDER, RETURN / RETOUR, DEMOLISHED on front. Backstamped 18 DE 72 on arrival and Returned Letter Branch 20 DE 72 with violet cachet RETOUR / RETURN / MAISON DETRUITE / HOUSE DEMOLISHED . Back in Vila on March 12 1973 .

7 December 1972

Greetings letter to NZ, the 35c stamp cancelled with PCH type 27. (Klinger coll.)

Registered air mail cover from Vila to La Réunion. The four 1972 Christmas stamps cancelled with PM30B. Reg.-label NR20E. Backstamped Vila 12.1.73, Port Louis Mauritius 18.1.73 and St. Denis 21.1.73. (Klinger coll.)

12 January 1973
(new 1 March 20018)

Registered air mail cover from Vila to La Réunion. The four 1972 Christmas stamps cancelled with PM30B. Reg.-label NR20E. Backstamped Vila 12.1.73, Port Louis Mauritius 18.1.73 and St. Denis 21.1.73. (Klinger coll.)

12 January 1973
(new 1 March 20018)

Air mail cover from Tanna to Laguna Hills, California. 90cg cancelled with PM34B. Non-colonial letter ratewas 35cg up to 25g and air surcharge 30cg per 5g so the cover may have been underpaid 5cg. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Vila to Laguna Hills, California. 65cg cancelled with PM34B. Non-colonial letter ratewas 35cg up to 25g and air surcharge 30cg per 5g so the cover was correctly paid. (Klinger coll.)

Letter from Tanna to Swaziland. The British flower stamps are cancelled with PCH type 75. (Klinger coll.)

Letter from Santo to New Zealand. The two wedding anniversary stamp are cancelled with GK Type PM28B. (Albert coll.)

Using up the last years Christmas stamps: letter from Longana to Scotland. The 1972 British 25c stamp is cancelled with PM36B. (Klinger coll.)

Using up the last years Christmas stamps: letter from Longana to Scotland. The 1972 French 25c stamp is cancelled with PM37B.

Air mail from Santo to Santo! Correct Colonial letter rate 25cg but no air surcharge. cancelled PM28B. (Klinger coll.)

Registered cover with the two harbour sets and the two 1971 Society stamps on a cover to St. Denis, Réunion. Backstamped Vila 16-5-73, Port Louis, Madagaskar 21 MY 73 and St. Denis Réunion 22-5 / 1973. (Klinger coll.)

16 May 1973
(new 1 March 2018)

Air mail cover from Ecole publique de Lamap Ile de Mallicolo to Paris XV. The 70c.or nouveau quai tied by PCH type 27. Private cachet 12 Juin 1973 in arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail cover from Vila to Lolowai, Aoba (no, not to Rawcliffe). Correctly franked. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Vila to Lolowai, Aoba (no, not to Rawcliffe). Correctly franked. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Vila to Lima, Peru. Either a very heavy cover or heavily overpaid. Letter rate ws 30 cg for 50g and air surcharge 40cg per 5g. (Klinger coll.)

Local cover from Onesua High School Vila to the Golden Memorial Hospital Lolowai.
The 25gc stamp tied with cachet type PM31B. Correct rate for an inter-island destination with free air fee (local mail). ("SeSi" coll.)

17 July 1973
(new 11/2021)

Air mail cover from Vila to Lolowai, correct local rate. (Klinger coll.)

Maxicard Yasur to Noumea ("Klinger" coll.)

1973
(new 2/2020)

Maxicard not travelled cancelled Port Vila 19 September 1973 with postmark Goyns-Klinger type PM31B. (Klinger coll.)

19 September 1973

After 14 May 1973: Air mail to France. 25 cg colonial letter rate and 45 cg air mail surcharge - correctly franked. (ex Millet coll.)

Registered air mail cover from Santo to Ablis France. The 70 and 35c.or Noël 73 tied by PCH type 48. Registration label R36. Backstamped Ablis 18-12-1973 in arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail letter from Port-Vila to Udine Italia. The 10c.or and 70c.or stamps tied by type PM31B.Correct 80c.or non colonial rate: letter 35c.or air surcharge 45c.or. ("SeSi" coll.)

Ship cover t.s.s. Fairstar (Sitmar Cruises) with a British 65c silver wedding stamp. Fairstar having been the "funship" of millions of Australians for more than 30 years I wonder why not more covers are on the market. (Klinger coll.)

Registered air mail cover from Port-Vila to Ablis France. The British 70 and 35gc Christmas tied by PCH type 26. Registration label R23. Backstamped Ablis 18-12-1973 in arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail cover from Port-Vila to Ferndale, Michigan. 2,15Fg paid the exact postage for a 25-30g letter: 35cg non-colonial letter rate and 6 x 30cg air durcharge. (Klinger coll.)

Air mail cover from Santo to Paris XV. The 70c.or Noël tied by PCH type 47. Private cachet 22 JANV 1974 in arrival. ("SeSi" coll.)

Air mail cover with a nice Pilioko imprint to France. 25cg colonial letter rate and 45cg air surcharge. Backstamped Noumea 21.1.74 (Klinger coll.)

18 January 1974
(new 2/2020)

Air mail cover from Santo to Paris15. The 70gc Christmas tied by PCH type 48. ("SeSi" coll.)

Nice cover to France decorated with a Aloï Pilioko drawing. The 70c wharf stamp cancelled with a GK Type PM34B. (Albert coll.)

Air mail cover from Port-Vila to La Varenne (St Hilaire) France. The 70gc volcano tied by PCH type 26. ("SeSi" coll.)

Registered air mail cover from Port-Vila to Paris. 2Fg70cg cancelled with GK type PM30a, registration label type NR20E. Seems to be overpaid 5 cg: 25 cg colonial letter rate for a 20g letter, 60cg registration fee and 4 x 45 cg for each 5g air mail surcharge. (ex Millet coll.)

Registered cover from Santo to Vientiane / Laos franked with a total of 1F95cg as Air Mail. Backstamped Bankok 31.12.47 (year wrongly set) and an unreadable Laos cancel I think. (Klinger coll.)

23 December 1974

Commercial registered air mail letter from Santo to Milano Italy. The stamps tied by GK type PM28B, registration label type NR21D. Backstamped MILANO 25-2 75 on arrival. Non-colonial letter rate was 35gc up to 20g and 65gc up to 50g, registration fee 60gc. Must have been a very heavy letter I suppose. ("SeSi" coll.)

Mail-bag label from Paris to Port Vila and marked via Nouméa which indicated that it took three days to get to Vila from Paris. (Klinger coll. thanks to Stan C. Jersey in Carlsbad, CA)

21 March 1975

Two mail-bag labels from Santo and Lamap on Malekula. These have been attached to bags being transported by an Air Melanesiae Britten-Norman aircrafts from the islands to Vila.
Postal traffic is quite different as the Lamap bag has the weight written on the back - 300 grams - and the Santo bag was bag one out of three. (Klinger coll.)

30 April 1975

Santo FDC of the French 1972 Aircraft set.

Santo FDC of the English 1972 Aircraft issue.

Port Vila FDC of the English 1972 Aircraft issue.

Port Vila FDC of the French 1972 Aircraft issue.

Vila FDC of the 1972 English Christmas issue.

Port Vila FDC of the 1972 French Christmas issue.

Santo FDC of the 1972 French Christmas issue. Image thanks to Zeboose Stamp Store Australia

Santo FDC of the 1972 English Christmas issue. Image thanks to Zeboose Stamp Store Australia

Santo FDC of the English Royal Silver Wedding Issue.

Santo FDC of the French Royal Silver Wedding Issue.

Port Vila FDC of the English Royal Silver Wedding issue.

Port Vila FDC of the French Royal Silver Wedding issue.

Vila FDC of the English Royal Silver Wedding issue.

Vila FDC of the English Royal Silver Wedding issue.

Port-Vila FDC of the French Royal Silver Wedding issue.

Port-Vila Maxicard FDC of the French Royal Silver Wedding issue.

Port-Vila French

Vila FDC of the English Orchids issue. Signed by the designer Jennifer Toombs.

Port-Vila FDC of the French Orchids issue.

Santo FDC of the English Orchids issue.

Santo FDC of the French Orchids issue.

Santo FDC of the English Wharf issue.

Santo FDC of the French Wharf issue.

Vila FDC of the English Wharf issue.

Port-Vila FDC of the French Wharf issue.

Santo FDC of the French Tanna Island issue.

Vila FDC of the English Tanna Island issue.

Port-Vila FDC of the French Tanna Island issue.

Maxi Card Tanna FDC of the 35c French Tanna Island issue.

Santo FDC of the English Christmas Island issue.

Santo FDC of the French Christmas Island issue.

Vila FDC of the English Christmas issue.

Port-Vila FDC of the French Christmas issue.

Santo FD Maxi Card of the French 35c Christmas issue.

Santo FD Maxi Card of the French 70c Christmas issue.

Port-Vila FD Maxi Card of the French 35c Christmas issue.

Port-Vila FD Maxi Card of the French 70c Christmas issue.

Vila FD Maxi Card of the English 35c Christmas issue.

Vila FD Maxi Card of the English 70c Christmas issue.

Vila FD Maxi Card of both 35c Christmas issues.

Port-Vila FDC of the French Christmas issue.