June 2023: Stephen Holder is unwell at the moment and is not, at present, able to take any orders or add new stock to this website.

IRAQ AIRMAIL ENVELOPE TO UK 1942 CENSORED

£15.00

Description

Airmail envelope Baghdad to London 21 February 1942, franked with 50 fils & 40 fils with 2(?)stamps apparently lost when censored; inscribed in red crayon ‘West Africa, via PAA AV2’; hexagonal censor cachet ‘Palestine Passed by Censor No H35’ & British censor’s sealing strip PC90 ‘Opened by Examiner 3236’; also a very faint violet boxed cachet; a nice combination despite the faults

June 2023: Stephen Holder is unwell at the moment and is not, at present, able to take any orders or add new stock to this website