Ref: DR17823
- £175.00
Egypt. (Trans - Pacific Mail). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to New York bearing Yvert 188, 2m orange, Yvert 191, 5m brown (3) and Air Mail Yvert 23, 100m violet and green tied by Egypt Postage/ Prepaid date stamp '8th Oct 41' with framed 'R.A.F./ Censor/ 2' and signed by the Commander, routed via Cairo with 'Examined By Base Censor' label tied by 'Crown/ Deputy Chief Censorship', circular '58' on reverse, endorsed 'By Air Mail/ via Hong Kong & San Francisco', bilingual 'Par Avion' label in blue and arrival 'Recd. Lotus Club 'Nov 19.'
Mail from Egypt sent Air Mail over the Pacific via Hong Kong and San Francisco is a scarce route.
