JUSQU'A

The purpose of the Jusqu'a handstamps was to indicate how far air transmission was applicable and in some cases how further transport had to take place. The usage is spread over a long period, from 1919 till mid 50-ies when air transport became very common and mail was carried all the way by air... in the U.S.A. these cancels sometimes were also used on incoming mail and then they had a jusqu'a function... Local language, used for inland flights only (some are difficult to recognize: Arab, Chinese, Japanese, etc.