- £225.00
Egypt. (French Internee in the Levant). 1941. Stamp-less envelope headed 'F.M.' written from Toulon to a French Internee at Alexandria addressed 'Croiseur "Tournville", Marine Beyrouth, via Marseille Gare, Etranger' with Toulon dispatch '22nd May 1941' with Levant (Beyrouth) censor tape tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par Autorite de Controle/ L.O. 1' in red on face and reverse, with circular German censor 'Ag' in carmine and hand-stamp 'French Navy' with boxed Egypt censor and 'Egyptian Censorship' tape,.
The French Navy Force under the Command of Rene-Emile Godfroy known as 'Force X' had their Battleship "Lorraine" and three Cruisers including the "Tourville" under his command interned in Egypt. He negotiated with British Admiral Andrew Cunningham for the Peaceful internment of his ships at Alexandria until 1943. A superb item
