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From Namur to Kortrijk in 1919



This cover was sent from Namur on 21 February 1919 to Kortrijk, where it arrived the next day. The cancel, called "Bridge Cancel", is a known post-WWI fortune cancel used in Namur. See another cover with the same fortune cancel, as well as the previous cover.

Characteristics:
  • Vertical pair of 5c+5c
  • Total franking = 10c (exact amount)
  • Fortune cancel
  • Cancel of arrival on reverse side
  • Tear in the lower left
Estimated value: $20
[Auctioned on delcampe.com in November 2005]