Ref: DR17825
- £175.00
French Colonies. (Cote Des Somalis). 1942. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge, Palais du Conseil General, Geneve' bearing Cote Des Somalis Yvert 170, 1f25 carmine (pair) tied by Djibouti date stamp '19th Fe 1942' with framed instructional 'Services Aeriens Speciaux/ Commandant Le Blocus de Djibouti' on face.
The Royal Navy blockaded the Port of Djibouti as French Somali Coast supported the Vichy Government in France, mail was flown via Marseille and German Occupied Athens to Switzerland.
