TRUCIAL OMAN SCOUT OFFICIAL COVER

Trucial Oman Scout Logo

1960 Official Trucial Oman Scout cover sent from Sharjah to Kuwait, Kuwait Oil Company. The cover franked in front with 4d British stamp (unoverprinted) and tied in Sharjah RAF Post Office with the small single circle cancel inscribed

“F. P. O. 936” dated “22 July 1960”.

FPO-936 Close-up

Dubai Cancel	Safat Cancel	Ahmadi Cancel

In reverse, the cover bore the official TOS logo, and tied by three different cancels:-

1. The first British Type cancel that introduced during the British postal administration in Dubai dated “6 January 61”.

2. Safat double circle cancel inscribed “SAFAT – KUWAIT / PM” and dated “29 January 61”.

3. Ahmadi double circle cancel inscribed “AHMADI – KUWIAT” and dated “30 January 61”.

The cover sent on July 22, 1960 from Sharjah and reached Ahmadi, Kuwait on January 30^th, 1961! I assume that the FPO-936 cancel used with the wrong date. Is there any other theory for this very long delay?

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