This site will provide a pictorial overview of Salvation Army (SA) philately. FOR DETAILS, CLICK ON IMAGES.
1956 – Sweden Sarzin cover
Salvation Army national boy scouts camp in Timrarö – Timrarölalägret. Catalogue no: S-032. The camp was held 31.07. – 07.08.1956. Special camp postmark on Sarzin pictorial cover. Not seen before, must be a rare cover.
SA 19 – Isle of Man FDC – variant
Isle of Man – Salvation Army Centenary, issued 15 February 1983. Very common post office official FDC with set of four stamps (SG 228 – 231). Remark: Variant – stamp placement. Not seen with this uncommon & unordered stamp placement before.
1980 – US – SA established
Commemoration of the Salvation Army establishing in the US. Date: 24.04.1980
PM: Philadelphia. Two stamps, including the SA stamp from 1965. Remark: Rare cover, not seen before. See info about SA history in the US and the SA centenary stamp on inside print
SA 25 – Norway – Horten Philatelic Club
Salvation Army centenary in Norway on Horten Philatelic Club cachet. Not seen before. FDC with locla Horten postmark. Picture of “Norske Løve Horten”. With set of Centenary stamps. Must be extremely rare. Vignett no 23 in national FDC catalogue.
1983 – Australia – Devonport corps
Special postmark for the Devonport corps centenary in Australia. Issued 30. oct 1980 (not FDC). Combo stamped with the centenary of the Boy’s brigade stamp (FDC?) & the Salvation Army stamp issed 3 years before.
SA 6 – Jamaica – plain FDC
Salvation Army world centenary issue in Jamaica. Private plain cover with printed text: FDC – Salvation Army Centenary. Stamps: Set of two. Remark: Rare postmark – Montego bay. The usual PM is Kingston
1980 – Australia – Premier Field Days
Premier Field Days, a week after the first day of issue for the Community Welfare set, including the Salvation Army postmark (date: 19.08.1980). Postmarked Gunnedah NSW. Rare cover with pictorial postmark.
SA 4 – US – Handpainted Kratz FDC
Salvation Army world centennial. Handpainted cachet – Kratz
Remark: Not seen before, likely a later handpainted add-on. Humoristic touch – two Salvation Army soldiers smoking in the upper left corner.
SA 17 – Switzerland – Maxicard
Salvation Army centenary in Switzerland 1982. Very unusual maxicard with text: Der Kriegsruf (War Cry) and picture of the founders (Cathrine and William Booth) and the General at the time (Mr. & Mrs Brown). Single SA stamp (SG 1047), size: 105 x 148 mm. Not seen before, likely a very rare maxicard – possibly unique. Not listed in the Salvation Army FDC catalogue.
SA 7 – Denmark – RBS FDC
Salvation Army 80th Anniversary in Denmark. Stamp issued 12 October 1967. Very rare cachet, R.B.S., the first Danish stamp. I’ve not seen this on online auctions before.
SA 6.1 – Jamaica – postmark variant
Salvation Army World Centenary, commemorated on Jamaican stamp. A quite common cover and almost all of these were cancelled with a Kingston postmark. This cover is cancelled with a local PM – Half Way Tree, which is a neighbourhood in the city of Kingston. The cover also has the registered label from that post office.
SA 29 – Denmark – Apodan FDC
Salvation Army Centenary in Denmark, 1989. Rare cachet, Apodan business cover. Stamps: Single, Salvation Army (Stanley Gibbons 879) + Mermaid, both issued the same day. Remark: Rare business over, not seen before.