Category Archives: Salvation Army special covers

1985 – WWI Salvation Army Postcard

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In 1985, a Salvation Army postcard featuring WWI veterans was issued on August 26 and postmarked in Milwaukee. The text on the card reads: “In action! Making Doughnuts at Front Line!” On the backside, there is an AMRP meter mark depicting a large cannon, along with an HN Local Post label stating: “One of a kind – HN Local Post,” signifying it as a Hideaki Nakano cover. The late Hideaki Nakano was known for his unique and unconventional philatelic creations, which were often considered risqué and controversial for their time. Living in Detroit, Michigan, Nakano’s works included covers that were sometimes numbered using the designation HN Local Post (HNLP).

1993 – Southport Citadel Centenary

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The Southport Citadel Corps celebrated its centenary in November 1993. To commemorate this milestone, a special centenary logo was created, along with a unique cachet designed by “Salvation Army Covers.” This celebration coincided with the release of the 1993 Christmas stamp set, which was issued as a FDC. Here is the original cachet (catalog value £15), along with two others featuring the special postmark used on different cachets (cat. value £10 each).

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1993 - UK - Christmas w/ SA PM	1993 - UK - Christmas w/ SA PM

1980 – Isle of Man – King Olav V

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Isle of Man Postcard Featuring King Olav V’s Visit.

This Isle of Man postcard features a stamp commemorating the visit of King Olav V of Norway. It is related to the SA by the special Douglas Corps Garden Party PM, dated 04.08.1980. An additional ship meter mark from the Manx Viking of Douglas.

1980 – Australia Stamp Fair

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This Stamp Fair 80 cachet from Adelaide features the Salvation Army stamp, which was issued a few days earlier, on August 11. The cachet bears the Adelaide pictorial postmark from the Philatelic Sales Centre. The Stamp Fair 80 Adelaide took place on August 16 and 17. It is a very unusual to see this cachet with a Salvation Army stamp..

1980 – UK – Belfast centanary

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This Salvation Army cover was issued for the Belfast Centenary on 7 May 1980, the First Day of Issue for both the Landmark set and the London miniature sheet. It is postmarked with the Belfast Centenary logo and features an image of Major Caroline Reynolds, who commenced the work in Belfast. The cachet was produced by Historic Relics, a maker known for several Salvation Army–related covers. Bearing both the London 1980 miniature sheet and the Landmark set, this cover is notable. With a listed catalogue value of around £75+ (BFDC) for each of the sets individually, this combined example is a particularly desirable item.

1958 – Saffa Switzerland

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SAFFA 1958 – A Tribute to Women’s Work. This cover bears the original cachet from the Swiss Exhibition for Women’s Work (SAFFA), held in May 1958, and features an illustrative Villeneuve postmark. It is affixed with the full set of 1958 anniversary stamps (Stanley Gibbons nos. 587–590), including the notable Salvation Army bonnet stamp (SG 590).

1990 – Devonport Centenary

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Devonport Corps Centenary, issued October 26, 1990 (not an FDC). This is the official Devonport Centenary cachet with a special Centenary Postmark, including a pair of the 1980 Salvation Army stamp. Remarks: This is a rare cachet . The Devonport Corps was established 10 years after the Salvation Army’s inception in Australia.

High value UK special SA covers

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These two Salvation Army-related covers hold exceptionally high value in UK FDC catalogues. The first is a special Royal Tunbridge Wells Corps cachet, issued with the 1974 Christmas stamp set and postmarked Christmas Supermarket, Tunbridge, Kent. Its catalogue value is £400 (BFDC 2014). The second cover was issued for the Salvation Army’s 5th International Congress, held in London from 30 June to 9 July. Covers postmarked on the first day of issue with the full Horses set have a catalogue value of £375. NB: These are reference covers and not part of my collection.

1965 – UK – Centenary slogan PM

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This letter bears the Salvation Army Centenary slogan postmark, used prior to the centenary date (July 2, 1965). Cancelled in Cardiff, it features the slogan: “The SA 1865 – 1965 – A Century of Service.” This postmark was used across the UK from June 1 to June 30, 1965, with 20 dies operating in different post offices, including this one from Cardiff.

1932 – Multistamped Netherlands Indies

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SA Community Welfare (Leger des heils / Salvation Army). Dated 24.12.1932 (not FDC) and postmarked Soenge. NV Nederlandsche Koloniale cachet. Multistamped with the Salvation Army set of stamps Stanley Gibbons 329 – 332

1936 – Netherland Indies w/ 4-block

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Large Netherlands Indies cover with two 4-blocks of two Salvation Army Welfare stamps. Letter sent to Rotterdam. Cancelled in Medon – 19.12.1936. Business cover – GAS-Maatschappij (a Dutch Oil & Gas company).

1999 – UK – Christians’ tale

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Christians’ tale FDC with Holy Island postmark. Issued 02.nov 1999. The stamp set includes: the 19p Wesley, 26p King James Bible, 44p St. Andrew’s Pilgrimage and 64p First Christmas. FourpennyPost cachet – catalogue value £25. With Salvation Army meter mark – “For God’s sake still caring” – Loncon EC4 and

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