The Well Traveled Envelope - June to August 1940

This is the only envelope and letter that I have from the whole set of 1939 to 1940 letters .  It is also unusual as it is a letter from Frank's father, my Great Grandfather, William Faulkner.  Although his letters are always referred to in Frank's, this is the only one that survived.

This envelope is special as it clearly records the journey of the letter as it made its way around the postal system in search of Frank; remarkably, despite the Fall of France and the Battle of Britain, the Army Post Office eventually got the letter to Frank 2 months after it was posted.

The letter can be found under the 24 June 1940 link on the left of the blog page.

The front of the envelope with the stamps covered and originally addressed to Frank in Gibralter.  It was posted on 24 June 1940.

The back of the envelope.  Getting close - "try 157, not 159".

A Post Office franking stamp showing the letter passed through South Kensington London SW1, on the back of the envelope. 

Anti Aircraft Division HQ stamp showing the date the letter reached finally reached Frank.

The stamps were covered with a label but were a 1 penny and half penny stamp from the commemorative issue marking the centenary of the Penny Black.

"Please forward LAA DIV. AA", although Frank was with an HAA Regiment (the difference being Light and Heavy). 

The date on the letter, 24 June 1940, with the final date stamp on the envelope, 17 August 1940.