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6. Bratzel, Marty. Cameroun — Plating the Sterling Issue of 1961: the 2/6 on 30-Franc Type 2 Stamp. Cameo,
Vol. 11, No. 79, January 2010, p265.
7. Bratzel, Marty. Cameroun — Plating the Sterling Issue of 1961: the Printing Plate for the 11/2d, 3d, and 2/6
Type 2 Overprints and for the 6d and 2/6 Type 1 Overprints. Cameo, Vol. 11, No. 79, January 2010, p268.
8. Bratzel, Marty. Cameroun — Plating the Sterling Issue of 1961: the 5/— on 100 Franc and the 10/— on 200
Franc Type 2 Stamps. Cameo, this issue.

The Gambia: a strange Registration Cachet

Jeremy Martin FRPSL

Recently I purchased this philatelic cover (Figure 1) because of the "Boxed R" cachet which I had not seen
before and which is not recorded in The Postal Markings of the Gambia (Ref. 1). The stamps have been
cancelled with a type 210.01 date-stamp (Ref. 2) of 21 OC 50. There are no back-stamps.

I referred the cover to Oliver Andrew. He has commented
"...the cover is not marked for registration—this seems to rule out it being applied in Bathurst (how would
the P.O. know it was registered?). The straightforward journey from the T.P.O. vessel to the Bathurst
address can hardly have passed through anywhwere else with the authority to add it. So, it was either
applied on board or it is a fake.
I suppose it is possible that it was used on the Vic 20 or Fullada and remained there, or was lost when the
Lady Wright took over. But the T.P.O. No. 2 survived happily enough."

Thoughts from other members would be welcome.

References

1. Duncan S.P. & Andrew 0., The Postal markings of the Gambia 1858-2000, pp80-81, WASC, Dronfield, 2006
2. Duncan S.P. & Andrew 0., The Postal markings of the Gambia 1858-2000, p80, WASC, Dronfield, 2006