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<B>A</B>). It has been under British rule since 1815. It has no indigenous population. The Island was managed by the Eastern Telegraph Company (renamed the Cable and Wireless company in 1934) between 1922 and 1964. The population, mainly from nearby St. Helena, tended to be transient and were employees of the Company. </div> <bR> <div> Mail service for Ascension was provided by the Union-Castle Line which undertook a "Round Africa" service. This service left London once a fortnight going down the West Coast of Africa via Las Palmas, Ascension and St. Helena returning to London up the East Coast via the Suez Canal alternating with trips going down the East Coast of Africa first, returning up the West Coast.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Jubilee stamps:</B> 1½d, 2d, 5d, 1/-</div> <bR> <div> This registered letter was sent from Ascension Island (<B>A</B>) to Mauritius (<B>B</B>). Postal rate was 2d Empire mail and 3d registered mail. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="502" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 327 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2fd90410.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="321" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="502" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 236 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="30290c90.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="201" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> map courtesy of  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.theodora.com/maps" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theodora.com/maps"><U>www.theodora.com/maps</U></A></FONT> used with permission</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Information and scan kindly provided by <B>John Cooper</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>