Ref: DR13439
- £150.00
French India. (Thailand - French China). 1941. Air Mail envelope addressed to Cantho, French China bearing India SG 254, 3a6p blue and SG 2, 1r grey and brown tied by Karikal date stamp '23rd Jan 41' with 'Opened by Censor' label tied by triangular 'Passed by Censor/ A-14' cachet with boxed '43' hand-stamp, routed via Bangkok and Saigon '13/2' and Cantho arrival. Nice item of mail sent by 'JAL (Di Nippon Airways).
23rd January 1941. French India to Indo China. By 'BOAC' NE 54' which left Calcutta 30 Jan uary and arrived Bangkok the same day. On by JAL arriving Saigon 13 February (on by surface). Franked R1 3 1/2 annas for 3 1/2 anna UPU rate plus ONE RUPEE air fee,
Ex Ted Proud.
