Surface Mail Label from Iceland (for parcel mail)

Continue from my previous post, the above are the larger surface mail label from Iceland.

It is printed in dark green and catered for parcel or larger mailing articles for better visibility while handling the mails. The designed similar to the small format except omitted the post office logo. 

Surface Mail Label from Iceland

Surface Mail labels (Par Bateau, mean By Boat in French) are hard to find nowadays. By default, if the mailing article didn't affixed with an Airmail label (Par Avion), it is considered send by surface mail. So far, I only came across Iceland printed such labels. I considered it a rare collector item.

It is printed in cyan or bluish shade of green with a ship pictorial and the Iceland Postal Service logo at the bottom corner. "Skipspostur" (surface mail) in Icelandic.

Express Label from UK

In 2009, I starting a new series of articles highlights on different type of Express labels. In general, all express labels are printed in red colour as opposed to airmail labels in blue. Through out my collection, I hardly find any label with pictorial design, most of it printed in different languages.  

Above are the labels from Royal Mail, UK. And a full sheet of 5 x 8 labels. 

Airmail Label from Swaziland - Africa Series

The label printed with the Swazi Air logo and in 3 languages, that is SiSwati, English and French.

Swati (siSwati in the language itself; isiSwazi in Zulu) is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken in Swaziland and South Africa. The number of speakers is estimated to be in the region of 1.5 million. The language is taught in Swaziland and some South African schools. Swati is an official language of Swaziland, (along with English), and is also one of the eleven official languages of South Africa.

Country profile (from wikipedia):

The Kingdom of Swaziland is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south, and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique. The nation, as well as its people, are named after the 19th century king Mswati II.

Swaziland has been continuously inhabited since prehistory. Today, the population is primarily Bantu-speaking ethnic Swazis. A British protectorate following the end of the Second Boer War, it gained independence in 1968. Swaziland is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, and the Commonwealth of Nations.

Swaziland's economy is dominated by agriculture and subsistence farming. Growth has been hampered by the effects of HIV and AIDS, the prevalence of which is the highest in the world. 

Struggles between pro-democracy activists and supporters of the monarchy have also resulted in the suppression of opposition political groups and dissidents.

Airmail Label from India

India's label printed in English, French and Hindi languages. The label is with perforation and gummed at the back.