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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>King George V Silver Jubilee</B><B> - Posted at Sea </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT></div> <div> <B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="King George V Silver Jubilee"><U><B>Home</B></U></A><B>               </B><A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information"><U><B>General Information</B></U></A><B>               </B><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stamps"><U><B>Stamps</B></U></A><B>               </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postal History"><U><B>Postal History</B></U></A></FONT><B>               </B><A HREF="id298.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Location"><U><B>Variety Locator</B></U></A><B>         </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Information"><U><B>Help/Site Information</B></U></A><B>                              </B><A HREF="id147.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Search"><U><B>Search</B></U></A><B>                               </B><A HREF="mailto:philatel2@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:philatel2@yahoo.com"><U><B>Contact Me</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="137" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <B>POSTAL HISTORY</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id325.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PH Stamp Issue Dates"><U>Dates of Issues of Stamps</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id311.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Issue Design History"><U>Issues Design History</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id296.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postal Rates"><U>Postal Rates</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id14.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postal Covers"><U>Postal Covers</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id189.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Inland Mail"><U>Inland Mail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id189.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Inland Mail"><U>Inter-Island</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id200.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cyprus local"><U>Local</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id180.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solomon"><U>Empire Mail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id188.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foreign Mail"><U>Foreign Mail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id190.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Registered Mail"><U>Registered Mail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id190.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Registered Mail"><U>Empire</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id192.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bahamas"><U>Foreign</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id191.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Airmail"><U>Air Mail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id199.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Double airmail"><U>Double Rate</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id270.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GBairmail"><U>Airmail - Perfin</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id179.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mauritius"><U>Added Charges</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id179.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mauritius"><U>Extra weight</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id186.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sierra Leone"><U>No postage</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div>       - <A HREF="id368.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Redirected Mail"><U>Redirected Mail</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id194.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postal Marks"><U>Postal Marks</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id194.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postal Marks"><U>Flying Boat</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id412.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Zeppelin"><U>Zeppelin Mail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id195.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dutch"><U>Posted at Sea</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>       - <A HREF="id197.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paquebot"><U>Paquebot</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id391.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Book Mail"><U>Book Mail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div>    - <A HREF="id182.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Honduras"><U>Other Mail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Collectors Covers"><U>Commemoratives</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id269.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rocket Mail"><U>Rocket Mail</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 14 WIDTH="131"><div> <A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Postal Items"><U>Other Postal Items</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="045fa583.png"> <div> <B>Click on covers to see other examples:</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="405" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="96"><div> <A HREF="id194_flying_boat.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Postal Marks"><U><IMG SRC="30c32210.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="33" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id412.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Zeppelin"><U><IMG SRC="8b450240.jpg" border=0 width="80" height="36" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> <A HREF="id195.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dutch"><U><IMG SRC="30d32280.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> <A HREF="id197.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paquebot"><U><IMG SRC="31232250.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="37" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> By Flying Boat</div> <div> 27k</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Zeppelin Mail</div> <div> 58k</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Posted at Sea</div> <div> 43k</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> Paquebot</div> <div> 35k</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="sea_post"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <I><B>Straits Settlement letter posted at sea</B></I></div> <div> This letter to the Dutch East Indies was posted at sea on board the SS Tasman. The cover is rare as very little mail was posted on board Dutch ships. The postage is correct.</div> <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= 329 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="30e90430.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="323" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 234 WIDTH="496"><div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="3102cd70.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="215" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <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= 66 WIDTH="496"><div> The SS Tasman (5172 gross tonnes) was built by Earle & Co., Hull in 1922. It was owned by the Dutch Company KPM (Koninklijke Pakervaart Maatschappij) and sailed the Java-Australia and  China-South Africa routes. It carried up to 96 passengers. It was broken up in 1958.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 107 WIDTH="496"><div> <IMG SRC="30f2c650.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="101" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Information and scan kindly provided by <B>John Cooper</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>