Ref: DR20582
- £125.00
Gambia. (Egypt - Red Cross). 1943. Air Mail envelope headed 'Comite International Geneve (Red Cross)' addressed to 'Red Cross Society, Bathhurst, Gambia' bearing Egypt Yvert 188, 2m orange (pair), Yvert 192, 10m violet and Yvert 195, 20m blue tied by Cairo date stamp '30th July 43' hand-stamped 'Papiers d' affaires' and 'Serv. mess civ.' with framed bilingual 'Postal Censor' in violet on face and 'Egyptian Censorship' label tied by circular 'Censorship Dept/ 2' on reverse, bilingual 'Par Avion' label and endorsed 'by Air up to Accra' with Freetown transit '2nd Sept 43' on reverse.
A British Red Cross committee was founded in the Gambia to assist British soldiers detained in French West Africa.
