Ref: DR16171
- £350.00
British Occupation of Italian Colonies. (Eritrea). 1941. Air Mail envelope headed 'On Active Service' with letter 'Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (Eritrea) dated '16th August 1941' addressed to 'Mrs Eve Setton, Grand Hotel, Khartoum/ or c/o Col. Kendrick, O.E.T.A. Khartoum War Office' with circular 'Passed By/ O.E.T.A./ 1/ Censor/ Passato Per Censura' in violet on face and signed by Capt Maxwell,
Very fine item written by Capt Maxwell Setton (who after the war produced more than 15 hit Hollywood films) to his wife in Sudan with interesting text. Captain Maxwell was the Chief Censor to the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration in Asmara, Eritrea and also in Cyrenaica.
