- £350.00
Sudan. (French Forces ibn Sudan). 1941. Registered Air Mail envelope written from 'Captain Andre, 3rd Battalion de Marche, French Forces, Elfasher' addressed to 'I.G.T.T.' French Equatorial Africa' bearing Sudan SG 82, 2m orange and chocolate, SG 83, 3m mauve and green, SG 87, 15m brown and blue and SG 88, 2m purple and orange tied by Sudan Air Mail/ El Fasher date stamp '12th Jan 41' with m/s 'R/ El Fasher/ No 151' in blue crayon with brown censor label tied by oval 'Ouvert/ Par L' Autorite Militaire' and circular 'G/ 1' on face and reverse, routed via Fort Lamy/ A.E.F. Tchad transit '10th Feb 41' with Brazzaville/ Moyen Congo arrival '11th Feb' on reverse.
Very rare item of Air Mail registered from the French Forces in El Fasher, Sudan during World War Two, paying the 2 piastres 20 milliemes Registered Air Mail rate.
The Air Mail service from El Fasher was a fortnightly one,
