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1941(Nov 5) Air France printed envelope (Roughly opened right side) to Karaikudi endorsed Saigon a Calcutta via Bangkok bearing on reverse F.190 Farman 20c & 60c tied Saigon Central d/s & with red on brown Arms / Opened By Censor label tied triangular Passed By / Censor / A-19 h/s in black & with Karaikudi [10 Nov] arrival d/s…………[Although Boyle states page 800 “Air mail to other countries, except possibly Japan, were probably not available during 1941-45” At this time Dai Nippon were flying from Japan via Saigon to Bangkok to connect with BOAC so this was almost certainly flown by Japanese Air Lines (Dai Nippon) as far as Bangkok]