Lot 843
East Africa 1941 censored cover from Ethiopia

Stamps & Covers of The World Including the Petra Collection | S25021
Auction: 25 November 2025 at 10:30 GMT
Description
1941 envelope to Iowa sent from the American Mission in Addis Ababa bearing 30c KUT, APO 2 CDS of 24 9, affixed over violet cachet POSTAGE/ REGISTRATION FEE/ PREPAID/ TO APO IN/O.E.T. Red boxed bilingual E.A. No. 7 Censor
Footnote
Due to the shortage of stamps caused by the bombing of De La Rue's premises, stamps for the APOs were kept at APO in Nairobi, the APOs using cachets to indicate prepayment

