Ref: DR11756
- £350.00
Netherlands East Indies. (Trans-Pacific Mail - Hong Kong). 1940. Air Mail envelope addressed to Manchester bearing Netherlands East Indies SG 401, 5c blue (3) and SG 410, 50c indigo (pair) tied by Padang date stamp '19th July 40' with hand-struck 'Censuur/ Gepasseerd/ 2' in red, endorsed 'By Transpacific Air route/ via Hong Kong to USA and by P.A.A. to Europe' with Singapore censor tape tied by boxed 'passed by Censor/ 150/ Singapore' in violet with circular 'B' and '2' hand-stamp with 'Opened by Censer/ Hong Kong' label and 'Opened by Examiner/ 513' applied in London. Fabulous item of censor mail over the Pacific.
