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1940 (12 Jun) International censored cover from Egypt to London (Great Britain), franked with 15m (Egypt), Via (unreadable town), June 14, 1940 postmark on back side. Egyptian censor tape "OPENED BY CENSOR / EGYPTIAN CENSORSHIP". Violet cachet postal censor/55 on the front. Arrived in London on September 4, 1940, large red cachet "4 SEP 1940 / PERSONAL LETTERS / AIR MINISTRY / 13" arrival

Africa / Egypt
Catalog: Scott 214
Cover Censorship, Censor Postal History
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Rare Stamps and Postal History of The World
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