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India~know your strikes.
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CANTT Abbreviaton of Cantonment (pronounced I think canTONEment) A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word Canton meaning corner or district. (eg Canton of Geneva) http://cjoint.com/data/kcbRWpyJRb.htm ....and Happy Birthday Mr. Gandhi http://cjoint.com/data/kcbXMoBnPF.htm One of my heroes. |
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On Oct 1, 7:52*pm, "rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote:
(guessing) CANTT Abbreviaton of Cantonment *(pronounced I *think canTONEment) *A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters. *The word cantonment is derived from the French word Canton meaning corner or district. (eg Canton of Geneva) http://cjoint.com/data/kcbRWpyJRb.htm ...and Happy Birthday Mr. Gandhihttp://cjoint.com/data/kcbXMoBnPF.htm One of my heroes. In Southern Asia, the term cantonment also describes PERMANENT military stations. (The ADEN Cantonment Post Office was later called ADEN CAMP.) see fourth and fifth stamps. http://www.rjbw.net/IND/India-Aden5J.jpg duplex cancel http://www.rjbw.net/AD/C8.gif squared circle http://www.rjbw.net/AD/C14.gif A cover Assab to Rome via Aden. Note the ADEN CAMP Registry mark, but the cancel is still ADEN CANT. http://www.rjbw.net/AD/C14.gif Cantonments can be found in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Ghana and Sri Lanka. In United States military parlance, a cantonment is an essentially permanent residential (i.e. barracks) section of a fort or other such military installation. See, for example Fort Hood. India currently has 62 cantonments in 17 different states, not including smaller 'sub-cantonments' in the same regional area. Your cancel is probably from one of: Dehradun Cantonment (Clement Town) Dehradun, New Cantonment ("New Cantt.") Wellington Cantonment Blair |
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Oops? I cannot find that link Blair. "Blair" A cover Assab to Rome via Aden. Note the ADEN CAMP Registry mark, but the cancel is still ADEN CANT. http://www.rjbw.net/AD/C14.gif |
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ADDENDUM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:De...dia_2006-4.JPG The Dehradun (Clement Town) cantonment (pop 19,634) is located at 30.27°N 78.07°E. It is a short distance SE of Dehradun city (pop 30,000) , the temporary capital of the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is located in the Doon valley, 230 kilometers north of India's capital New Delhi. It is home to many government, scientific, research and educational organizations, including: Rashtriya Indian Military College , (RIMC) - estd. 1922 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashtri...litary_College Indian Military Academy [8], estd. 1932 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Military_Academy ============================================== Wellington cantonment is located in Wellington (pop 20,220). Wellington is located at 11.37°N 76.8°E. It is one Km from Coonoor, in Tamil Nadu, on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. It is the Regimental Centre for the Madras Regiment of the Indian Army. One of its most famous residents was Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who died in the town on June 27th 2008. Wellington is home to The Defense Services Staff College (DSSC), a premier tri-service training establishment that imparts training to middle level officers of the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces, friendly foreign countries and various Indian Civil Service departments. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Cantonment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington,_Tamil_Nadu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Def..._Staff_College http://armedforces.nic.in/interservice/isidssc1.htm Blair |
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Some Aden (india used abroad) info from Billigs that may be of interest Blair. http://cjoint.com/data/kdbHXpXb0b.htm |
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Ahh, Wellington. Arthur Wesley, the lad from Dublin. England's greatest son, "Old Nosey" Wellington Somerset, just 7Km from where me Mum was born. Designer of the Wellington Boot, the Adidas of the 19th cent. ============================================== Wellington cantonment is located in Wellington (pop 20,220). Wellington is located at ?11.37°N 76.8°E. It is one Km from Coonoor, in Tamil Nadu, on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. It is the Regimental Centre for the Madras Regiment of the Indian Army. One of its most famous residents was Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who died in the town on June 27th 2008. Wellington is home to The Defense Services Staff College (DSSC), a premier tri-service training establishment that imparts training to middle level officers of the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces, friendly foreign countries and various Indian Civil Service departments. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Cantonment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington,_Tamil_Nadu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Def..._Staff_College http://armedforces.nic.in/interservice/isidssc1.htm Blair |
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On Oct 2, 7:22*pm, "rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote:
Oops? I cannot find that link Blair. "Blair" A cover Assab to Rome via Aden. Note the ADEN CAMP Registry mark, but the cancel is still ADEN CANT.http://www.rjbw.net/AD/C14.gif Sorry. Buffer did not clear. A cover Assab to Rome via Aden. Note the ADEN CAMP Registry mark, but the cancel is still ADEN CANT http://www.sismondostamps.com/infoby...s/A0010big.jpg Blair |
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On Oct 2, 7:48*pm, "rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote:
Wellington Somerset, just 7Km from where me Mum was born. ============================================== Wellington cantonment is one Km from Coonoor, *in Tamil Nadu, *where my cousin was born. Blair |
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Broadcasting my ignorance Blair, are you able to explain the common mark "via Brindisi" please. Apart from its obvious location, why was it, mail was often routed through there? Any gossip? "Blair" Sorry. A cover Assab to Rome via Aden. Note the ADEN CAMP Registry mark, but the cancel is still ADEN CANT http://www.sismondostamps.com/infoby...s/A0010big.jpg Blair |
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On Oct 3, 6:12*am, "rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote:
Broadcasting my ignorance Blair, are you able to explain the common mark "via Brindisi" please. Apart from its obvious location, why was it, mail was often routed through there? Any gossip? "Blair" Sorry. A cover Assab to Rome via Aden. Note the ADEN CAMP Registry mark, but the cancel is still ADEN CANThttp://www.sismondostamps.com/infobyte/big%20picutres/A0010big.jpg Blair The Suez Canal opened in 1869. Making the mail run from the UK to India much faster. From 1871 to 1914, it was faster for the India mails / passengers to go via Brindisi, than the route via Southampton. However the cost was higher for mail taking this route. (Italy charged a fee) so it had a higher postage rate than the slower Southampton route. In 1914, the route was changed to via Marseille, due to the risk of war. http://www.brindisiweb.com/storia/valigia_indie-e.htm Sydney Morning Herald - Jan 4, 1893 http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=4458,2111312 A Supplementary Mail Contract was signed with P & O for period 31 January 1905 to 31 January 1908 for the Brindisi-Bombay Mail Steamer to cover the journey within 278 hours, which only allowed a 3 hour stop at Aden. [The three hour maximum stopover of 1888 had obviously extended in the meantime.], except during the southwest monsoon when the transit time from Bombay to Brindisi would be extended by 36 hours. By 1905-06 the total number of bags handled had risen to nearly 29,500. http://www.adenairways.com/Mail_Packets_1857.htm Blair |
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