- £375.00
United States. (Algeria - North African Pilot School in the United States). 1944. Stamp-less envelope written from 'F/C Ramos c. Elve Pilot - Mission Militaire Francaise Aux Etats - Unis/ Section Mission Comite de la Liberation National Alger' addressed to Bone, Algeria, North Africa, endorsed 'a faire suivre SVP' (to forward please) cancelled by circular 'C.F.P.N.A./ Washington D.C./ Le Vagumestre' in carmine on face with 'Examined By/ 34' US censor tape and 'Armee Francaise/ Controle' censor tape in orange on reverse with Alger arrival '15th Mars 1944'.
After the Anglo-American landing in North Africa and Algeria on 1st February 1943 it was decided to create the 'CFPNA' (Centre de Formation du Personnel Navigation en Amerique) or 'Centre for Training Aircrew in America'.
In June 1943 the first contingent of 120 men left Casablanca for the USA.
A French mailman in Washington served the CFPNA staff the mail being carried via Casablanca.
This cover bears the 'CFPNA' Washington cachet in carmine, normally seen in blue and has the scarce orange/yellow French censor on the reverse with the US censor tape number under 100 being very rare.
