Ref: DR17907
- £350.00
Canada. (Trans-Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Lieut. George Mathewson, c/o P.M.S.O. 'H.M.S. "Nile", Alexandria, Egypt' bearing Canada SG 365, 20c brown (2) and SG 366, 50c green tied by Montreal date stamp '11th Sept 41', endorsed 'via Hong Kong' with censor tape tied by 'Passed By/ Censor 281/ A' in violet on face and reverse with instructional 'To Be Forwarded By/ Air From Singapore', circular 'Censorship Dept/ M' and Cairo arrival '17th Oct' and forwarded to Famagusta, Cyprus.'
H.M.S. "Nile" was the name given to the Royal Navy Base at Ras El Tin, Point, Alexandria.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.
