Hello let’s look at a stamp from Ascension today. This one is from the 1938 George VI pictorial issue. This issue shows the pictorial images of the George V issue which were reprinted for George VI with his image, and some colour changes.
This stamp shows The Pier. Nothing like what it might look like today I
would imagine.
It is one of the main buildings of the
Capital town of Georgetown. The
town is named after King George III (of
England), who reigned at the time the island was claimed for Britain and
garrisoned by the Admiralty in 1815.
Ascension Island is an island in the
South Atlantic Ocean and part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena and Tristan de Cunha.
It issues its own postage stamps these days largely for revenue from thematic collectors.
Today the
island is the location of a RAF station, a European Space Agency rocket
tracking station, an Anglo-American signals intelligence facility along with
the a U.S. Space Force ground tracking station in support of the Eastern Range and
rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force in Florida and the BBC world service Atlantic Relay
Station. – according to my reading at least.
I am happy to be corrected of course. I don’t believe it is somewhere you go to for
a holiday !
But
look at the stamp closely. What is the
postal cancel? Yes it is part of the word
Ascension. I was hoping for more from research on postal cancels of Ascension
Island but have found nothing to share.
I welcome thoughts at cddstamps@gmail.com
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British Commonwealth stamps to enjoy
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