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SA 62 – Alderney – SA motif
Alderney 80th Homecoming – Salvation Army motif
Guernsey Post marks the 80th anniversary of Alderney’s post-WWII homecoming with a £4 souvenir sheet, issued on 10 November 2025. The design features a Salvation Army band in the background, positioned behind the ceremonial guard. This commemorative issue honors the resilience and return of displaced islanders in 1945.
SA 16 – Canada – Handpainted FDC
Salvation Army Centenary – Canada Issued on June 25, 1982, this commemorative cover celebrates the Salvation Army’s centenary in Canada. It features a rare local postmark from Islington and a striking handpainted cachet by artist A. Wood. The artwork showcases the Salvation Army crest framed within a vibrant red Maple Leaf—an evocative symbol of national pride and spiritual heritage. This cachet design is likely exceptionally rare and, to my knowledge, has not been documented elsewhere.
1980 – Australia Stamp Fair
This Stamp Fair 80 cachet from Adelaide features the Salvation Army stamp, which was issued a few days earlier, on August 11. The cachet bears the Adelaide pictorial postmark from the Philatelic Sales Centre. The Stamp Fair 80 Adelaide took place on August 16 and 17. It is a very unusual to see this cachet with a Salvation Army stamp..
SA 19 – Isle of Man – Unusual FDCs
The Salvation Centenary on the Isle of Man was commemorated with four stamps issued on 15 February 1983. These two covers bear the uncommon Castletown postmark (PM). The block-of-four cover is particularly rare, as examples of this issue used in blocks are seldom encountered. A plain private letter franked with this issue is also unusual. The Castletown (PM4) cancellation is of special interest, since Bandmaster Cowley—depicted conducting the band on the stamp—also served as the sub-postmaster at Castletown Post Office.
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1918 – US – Christmas Postcard
This historic Christmas postcard from 1918 features Commander Evangeline Booth, daughter of Salvation Army founder General William Booth. Evangeline led the Salvation Army in the United States from 1904 to 1934, before becoming the movement’s first female General (1934–1939). What makes this postcard especially remarkable is that it bears Commander Booth’s own signature, accompanied by the heartfelt message “Peace for all.” In 1918, the year the First World War came to an end, such words carried profound meaning—not only as an expression of gratitude for earthly peace, but also as a blessing, pointing to the deeper peace and love that Jesus brought into the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangeline_Booth
1980 – UK – Belfast centanary
This Salvation Army cover was issued for the Belfast Centenary on 7 May 1980, the First Day of Issue for both the Landmark set and the London miniature sheet. It is postmarked with the Belfast Centenary logo and features an image of Major Caroline Reynolds, who commenced the work in Belfast. The cachet was produced by Historic Relics, a maker known for several Salvation Army–related covers. Bearing both the London 1980 miniature sheet and the Landmark set, this cover is notable. With a listed catalogue value of around £75+ (BFDC) for each of the sets individually, this combined example is a particularly desirable item.
SA 6 – Jamaica 1965 – Unlisted FDC
This cover commemorates the Centenary of the International Salvation Army. It bears the set of two commemorative stamps (SG 242–243) tied with a Kingston postmark, and was obtained from a South African auction site (!!). The cachet is by Wesley Cover Service (WCS), known for producing high-quality Australian philatelic first day covers, so Jamaican covers from WCS are likely to be unusual. This item is unlisted in the Salvation Army First Day Cover catalogue, and I have not encountered another example before — suggesting it may be a very rare cover.
1965 – US FDCs with stickers
Three unusual Salvation Army FDCs featuring stickers from the American First Day Cover Society and two variants of U.S. Postage FDC stickers. These cachets with stickers were likely used for other stamp issues as well, but are not listed in the Salvation Army FDC catalog or the Mellone catalogue.
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1982 – Switzerland – new FDCs
Three very unusual FDCs featuring the Swiss Salvation Army stamp. One is paired with another anniversary cover from the same set (Championat du Monde), the second with a definitive series (Dauermarken) cachet issued on the same day, and the third with a rare local village cachet from Brunnadern. Attached with the Salvation Army stamp, these covers are previously undocumented.
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1936 – 37 – Worldwide traveling postcard
Worldwide traveling postcard with stamps from across the globe — mostly Europe, but also one from Guatemala (!!) and one from the Netherlands Indies. Includes the 1936 Salvation Army 2c stamp, cancelled on 11.12.36, just 11 days after its issue (not an FDC). A very unusual and intriguing postal cover.
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1985 & 1995 – Guyana Orchids
This view includes both the original Orchids stamps and FDC from 1985, as well as the later overprinted FDC commemorating the Salvation Army centenary in Guyana. The original cover features the standard Coat of Arms cachet and includes the full set of four stamps – SG 1519, 1521–1523. The overprinted stamps are catalogued as SG 4319–4322. Unfortunately, some yellowish staining is present on the original cachet. Guyana Orchids FDCs are rarely seen and are highly collectible!
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