1941 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia. (Italian Internee in Hedjaz). 1941. Stamp-less envelope endorsed 'Internees Italians de Guerre au Hedjaz' with m/s 'Pr No 577' and endorsed '22 A' in red crayon (indicating Prisoner number and Camp Barrack), addressed to 'Comite International de la Croix Rouge Agence Centrale des Prisonniers de Guerre, Geneve' with hand-stamp 'France De Port' (Free of Charge) and 'Poste de Prisonniers de Guerre', routed via Egypt with 'Postal Censor' in violet and circular 'International de la Croix Rouge Geneve/ Delegation' in carmine.

The only recorded cover from the Italian Internees in Hedjaz, World War Two.

Ex Baron Jacob von Uexkull and illustrated in his book on Saudi Arabia and Hesjaz.

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