1905 BOWKERS POA 119 canceller ties KEVII 1d on postcard to AUSTRALIA. This postmark (excellent full clear strike) allocated to Bowkers from 1906, a year after the opening of the post office in 1905. The message dates this use as "23.11.05." Mail from this village, renamed Escombe, is rated EXTREMLEY SCARCE by Putzel (1990). Colour picture postcard of Amanzimtoti. VF, nice unusual destination.
