1960 Maritime mail post office machine cancels.

[Chris Weddell]

Hi All

       I am posting scans of two covers from HMS Ark Royal. One is marked received 11/7/60. What i would like to know is if any one can give me any information on the machine cancels on both of the covers. The covers were sent give or take a week or so of each other i would think. The covers cancels seem to have marked differences. Any help at all about the cancels or even the sender Commander A.C.W. Wills? would be most helpful. Thanks in advance.

                                                                    Cheers

                                                                    Chris W.

[Chris Weddell]

Hi All

        Next scan.

          Cheers

            Chris

[Chris Weddell]

Hi All

        Last scan.

            Chris.

[Frank Schofield]

Chris

Suggest you get a copy of a book I recommended on my last list
THE MARITIME MAIL CANCELLATIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN by Mike Dovey, Published by the TPO Society, it is available to non members at £24.95 plus p/p £2.80.
It covers Naval postmarks from the early days to 1980's with  extracts from Gould and Robertson Revisited (Colin Tabeart)
Available from Mike Dovey at 118 Mill Lane, Dorridge, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 8NZ

Frank Schofield

[Chris Weddell]

Frank

        Thanks for the information on the book. I have just ordered one.

                                                  Thanks again

                                                        Chris

[Chris Weddell]

Frank

        Thanks again. My book came today and it has already come in handy and is a very useful book to have on the bookshelf.

What i  like about the book is the pictures of the covers which are in colour and are of a good size so you can see the cancels well. It is also easy to find what you are looking for.

                                                      Thank you

                                                        Chris  ;D

[Frank Schofield]

Chris

Glad you liked it

Frank