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1917 | Egypt

Ref: DR18096
  • £350.00

Egypt. (Prisoner of War Camp Mail_. 1917. Registered envelope written from 'Ras - El -Tin, Internment Camp' addressed to 'Comite de la Croix Rouge Internationale, Section des Prisonniers de Guerre, Geneve' bearing Egypt SG 78, 10m blue (pair) tied by Alexandria date stamp '4th May 17' with matching registration label with oval hand-stamp 'Aliens Internment Camp/ Ras - El - Tin Alexandria/ No/ Date' in violet with oval 'Passed By Censor/ No 13' on face and reverse with boxed 'Vendu par L' Agence Internationale/ Des Prisonniers de Guerre' and hand-stamped 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge/ Geneve/ Agence Internationale Des Prisonniers de Guerre/ Service des Enveloppes et Timbres de Guerre' with Geneve arrival '16th May' and endorsed 'Civil' in blue crayon. Registered mail from the Ras - El - Tin Aliens Internment Camp is scarce. A very attractive item.