The 1935 Quetta Earthquake: Postal Issues

Presented to the VIPS 28 Sep 2017 by Neil Donen

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Table of contents


  1   Title
  2   The evening content
  3   Map
  4   Quetta
  5   Major-General Henry Karslake
  6   Staff College Quetta
  7   Tectonic Plates
  8   The Earthquake
  9   Local destruction in Quetta
10   Aerial view of destruction
11   Aerial view of destruction
12   Wireless & Telegraph Services
13   Post Offices
14   The Railway Station
15   Important Postal Announcements
16   Mail Covers
17   Railway Mail Service
18   Railway Mail Cancels
19   British Instructional Markings
20   Unfranked Covers – no Postmarks
21   Unfranked Covers – Postmarks
22   Handstamp – Red (Staff College)
23   Handstamp - Black
24   Handstamp - Black
25   Handstamp – Concession withdrawn
26   Experimental Post Office – K36
27   Quetta cancels/handstamps - Timelines
28   Covers and Quetta RMS Cancels
29   Incoming Mail
30   Relief Funds
31   Viceroy’s Jubilee Relief Fund
32   Earthquake Relief Fund
33   Earthquake Relief Fund
34   Interesting items
35   Interesting items
36   Use of Revenue Stamps
37   Untaxed/taxed covers
38   Letter to Robson Lowe
39   Letter to Canada
40   Launceston Examiner 1936
41   Timelines
42   The End


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