Postal History – BalkanPhila

1960 Afghanistan Mazar-i-Sharif photocard to Bobigny

Kemal Giray — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 07:49:23 +0000

Afghanistan: 1960 photo postcard of Mazar-i-Sharif via Kabul to Bobigny, France

1949 Afghanistan Skoda Company Registered to Czechoslovakia

Kemal Giray — Wed, 21 May 2025 08:48:22 +0000

Afghanistan: 1949 SKODA Co. imprinted registered airmail cover to Czechoslovakia franked with 45p. and 60p. Independence Memorial, on reverse 5pa. airmail and 1af. Zahir Shah portrait stamps tied by Reg. Afghanistan datestamps and 5 August Praha arrival cds’s and merchant hand cachet.

1966 Afghanistan Bank Cover to London

Kemal Giray — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:18:42 +0000

Afghanistan: 1966 Pashtany Tejaraty Bank cover to London franked with 1a. Map and pair of 5a. airmail stamps tied by Kaboul datestamps. Reverse January 1966 arrival cds and bank’s cachet.

1927 Afghanistan Landikhana Postage Due to Peshawar

Kemal Giray — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:50:55 +0000

Afghanistan: 1927 Cover to Peshawar, Pakistan franked with 10p with oval native cancellation, 22 January Landikhana datestamp and 24 January PESHAWAR UNPAID cds., manuscript note reads “Rece(ive)d in this condition from …”. On front LANDIKHANA DUE TWO ANNAS horseshoe postage due cachet.

1926 Afghanistan Landikhana India Agency Mix Cover

Kemal Giray — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:45:47 +0000

Afghanistan: 1926 Indian Agency combination cover franked with India 1a tied by Landikhana and Afghan 10p with oval native cancellations.

1940 Afghanistan Kabul Censored to USA

Kemal Giray — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:15:36 +0000

Afghanistan: 1940 (18 September). Registered cover to United States franked with 50p and 1a tied by Kaboul datestamp with triangular censor cachet and OPENED BY CENSOR LABEL alongside 22 January 1941 New York arrival cds’s. Transit time over 3 months.

1952 Afghanistan Kabul Pharmacy Registered to Basel

Kemal Giray — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:11:20 +0000

Afghanistan: 1952 Hashimi Pharmacy imprinted registered cover to Switzerland franked with 60p pictorial 1a and pair of 3aMohamed Zahir Shah portrait stamps tied by Kabul datestamps and 19 & 20 May Basel arrival cds’s. Sg. 331, 335, 338

1947 Afghanistan Kabul Registered to Prague

Kemal Giray — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:47:09 +0000

Afghanistan: 1947 (6 February). Registered cover to Prague, Czechoslovakia franked with 25p pictorial and strip of three 1a Mohamed Zahir Shah portrait stamps tied by Kaboul datestamp. Sg. 263, 276

1949 Afghanistan Kabul Registered Airmail to Prague

Kemal Giray — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:42:47 +0000

Afghanistan: 1949 (14 July). Registered airmail cover to Prague, Czechoslovakia franked with 15p pictorial and 5a airmail stamps tied by Kaboul datestamp. Sg. 260, 280a

1960 Afghanistan Kabul Commercial Cover

Kemal Giray — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:28:05 +0000

Afghanistan: 1960 commercial cover from Kabul to England franked with strip of four 2an Mohamed Zahir Shah portrait and 165p World Refugee Year stamps tied by dispatch cds’s.