Lot 142
POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 envelope addressed to 'Lt...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5938
Auction: 22 November 2022 at 00:00 GMT
£60
Description
POSTAL HISTORY: 1941 envelope addressed to 'Lt J. S. Manning, England, endorsed 830 SQDN/c/o HMS "ST ANGELO" (crossed out), 'not 830' and 'Not RAF', and forwarded to 'R.N. Air Station, Dekheila, Egypt', cancelled by Barbados machine ds for '22 AUG' and with 'Postage stamp lost/in transit.' boxed hs in purple over the top, the front with white label 'RETURN TO SENDER/Please note the addressee is now a prisoner of war' and cancelled with 'ADMIRALTY, WHITEHALL' cachet in red, and boxed 'UNDELIVERED FOR REASON STATED/RETURN TO SENDER' in purple. A fine and most fascinating envelope

