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1945 (Aug 12) Plain envelope by airmail to Individual relief section, Red Cross Geneva bearing Hermes 1/6 for the restored Empire Route tied Melboune date stamp & with 3 Opened By Censor label (CCSG L3 – 8a) tied violet framed 3 / /Passed /By /Censor /122 (CCSG H3 -8a) & with Jusqu’a red vertical lines through airmail etiquette applied at office of exchange.
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In September 1944 tthe allied advances allowed the restoration of the Empire Route that utilised much of the old Horseshoe route Aust – Ceylon – Karachi – Cairo then various routes to UK.