1916 SOUTH AFRICAN POSTAGE DUES USED IN SWA: Incoming envelope from Cape Town (12 OCT) interestingly addressed "...late German post officer, Karibib... to the care of... late Director of Posts Windhuk... by the Chief of Civil Secretary at Windhoek..." Front shows despatch cds, single line S.W. AFRIKA handstamp, PASSED CENSOR S15 cachet (both in violet) and the postage due "2d" mark. On reverse Windhoek oval 16.10, Karibib ds 19 OCT and block of four TRANSVAAL ½d Postage Due stamps tied by three strikes of the Karibib cds 21 OCT. Wonderful "Interprovincial" use of residual Transvaal Postage Dues which had validity due to the South African administration of the SWA Territory. A rare piece.
