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).
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.
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Two nice covers featuring a similar Centenary logo. One is part of an official meter mark of the Salvation Army, presented on a white background, while the other is a red sticker. The left cover, bearing the red sticker, is a Philswiss issue released as a First Day Cover in August 1982 (SA 17.5). It was also used during the Centenary Congress in November of the same year. The other cachet was also issued as an FDC (SA 17.7).
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The Salvation Army official cachet site has been updated. One of the oldest covers is this WWI Canadian Salvation Army cover – sent from Bramshott Camp UK to the USA. Dated 17. may 1918. Nicely illustrated with the Canadian flag “On active service” cover. Text: The SA with His Majesty’s Canadian Forces
“Year of Volunteers 2001” stamp sheet, issued by Australia Post, features ten 45c stamps, notable for their lower postage value compared to the sales price. The set was made available to charities at AU$12, with the intention of selling them to the public at AU$16, resulting in a AU$4 contribution per sheet to the designated charity . The sheet included an image of a Salvationist, though the specific identity of the individual is unknown. Limited edition (Source: SAPCJ 2002, 42: 668). There is no confirmed date of issue, and I’m not aware of any letters affixed with these stamps.
Jackson Stamp Club – Sharing with others. This stamp club cover has been observed from some years before the SA stamp was issued. Here it is cancelled in November 1965 with the SA stamp (not FDC). Nice cover!
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
Christmas 2011 – Scarborough Citadel 130th Anniversary w/ miniature sheet, issued 08.11.2011 (First day of issues for the sheet). Postmark: Crest – Scarborough Citadel Corps 130th Anniversary logo on Scarborough Citadel special sachet (Bradbury design). Note: Extremely rare, stated to be only 10 Miniature Sheets issued with this cachet design. NB! Reference cover – not in my collection.
1962 – Chile – Official Salvation Army cover (Ejercito de Salvacion”. Sent to Switzerland. Nicely franked. Sent from the Salvation Army Social services in Santiago – Chile (see backside).
Nice Netherlands Antilles – Seamen’s Welfare cachet, issued 16.07.52, which was First day of issue for the stamp set (Seaman’s Pension Fund set, Stanley Gibbons 336 – 340). Postmarked in Curacao – Willemstad. The cachet has the logo of the Salvation Army’s Seamen’s home in Curacao.
Very pictorial Swiss cover on a Fete des communes cachet, i.e. Town feasts in the district of Jura Bernese, 03. – 12. September 1982. Issued 11.09.1982 (not FDC). Postmarked with the Bureau de Poste Automobile cancel (Post Office Bus). Cachet: Fete des communes logo, with the Salvation Army Centenary stamp of 1982 (SG 1047).
Stamps Day 1958. A very pictorial cover issued 07.11.1958 with Italian postmark and a special cancel – Giornata del Francobollo (stamps day). Cachet: Tag der briefmarke – Giornata del Francobollo. Single Salvation Army stamp SG 590 . Has been seen before with anniversary set but not with single stamp.