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1940(May 17) Air France printed envelope registered to Le Merleraul bearing Flying Boat 50f, 20f & 7f making high 77f rate tied Noumea cds & with matching R label No 731 plus circular CONTROL POSTAL / NOUVELLE CALEDONIE censor & on back ink 1.7.40 arrival date…. Most mail from here is FAM 19 first flights but Airmail from Sep 1939 – July 1940 was possible to France. Mail would be sent to Australia to connect with Imperial Airways/BOAC & KLM routes to Europe, yet after July ’40 this was not possible & mail this early period is seldom offered… See Boyle page 884