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(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. Gandhi
http://cjoint.com/data/kcbXMoBnPF.htm

One of my heroes.

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

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

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

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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

Some Aden (india used abroad) info from Billigs that may be of interest Blair.
http://cjoint.com/data/kdbHXpXb0b.htm

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.



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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

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

On Oct 2, 7:48*pm, "rodney" pookiethai@NOSPAM iprimus.com.au wrote:
Wellington Somerset, just 7Km from
where me Mum was born.


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Wellington cantonment is one Km from
Coonoor, *in Tamil Nadu, *where my cousin was born.

Blair

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

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