Ref: DR16076
- £175.00
Camerouns. (Nigeria). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Geneva, Switzerland' bearing French Cameroun Yvert 128, 1f50 blue and Yvert 255, 1f lilac (6) tied by Foumban date stamp '5th Juil 43' with circular 'Control Postal/ Commission A/ Territoire du Cameroun' on face, routed via Senegal with 'Controle Postal Militaire' label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par/ l' Autorite Militaire' with 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by carmine framed 'Crown/ Passed/ PP/ 18' Nigerian censor, sent twice over the Atlantic with New York 'Examined By/ 1117' censor tape and German censor label tied by circular German censor cachet in red. The cover has been taxed with triangular 'T/ 0.20' but not collected. Ex Maddocks.
