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Lot 88 Collections and Lots French Colonies Afrika
FRENCH/PORTUGUESE WEST AFRICA - WWII MAIL INC. CENSORS, MILITARY & GIANT PANAM COVER TO USA; 1940-45 covers/cards/fronts with range of French Colonies frankings plus some ingoing (28 covers + 5 fronts) inc. huge Aug. 1942 env. (42x20 cms; understandably somewhat battered - with some old sellotape stains) with massive Ruanda Urundi franking (67 stamps - 2 on reverse - one 20f lost - for the 1318 francs rate!) regd. from "USUMBURA, URUNDI, BELGIAN CONGO" to New York. Also 7 covers to/from Belgian Congo inc. OAS US APO 663 env. to NY & some civil censors; plus 7 Portuguese Panam FF covers to/from USA. Fascinating lot. (43 covers + 5 fronts) Cross Reference : FRENCH COLONIES, RUANDA-URUNDI, BELGIAN COLONIES, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Estimate 100 GBP)
(app. 298 EUR)