- £550.00
British Occupation of Italian Colonies. (Eritrea). 1942. Registered Air Mail envelope written from 'Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas), Asmara, Eritrea' envelope addressed to 'Barclays Bank, Nairobi' bearing Middle East Forces 1d scarlet (17), 2d orange (16). 2 1/2d ultramarine (18), 3d violet (19) and 5d brown (17) tied by Asmara/ Central date stamp '28th Aug 42' with matching registration label and circular 'Passed By/ Passato Per Censura/ 1 Censor' in blue on face and 'Examined By Censor/ Verificato Per Censure/ 2' label (2) tied by circular ' 'Passed By/Passato Per Censura/ 10' in violet on reverse.
A wonderful franking paying 'twenty shillings and nine pence' Registered Air Mail fee with a mixture of overprints 13 1/2m long with square and round stops.
Enormous catalogue value on stamps and scarce Eritrea censor tape )only one date recorded by Mike White) and hand-stamp censor No 1 not recorded by John Little in 'British Empire Civil Censorship Devices WW2'.
