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1942 (Nov 9) Plain envelope with vertical crease by air to Awali, Bahrain bearing on reverse pair 20c & single 50c [SG 365 & 387 respectively] tied Vancouver cds & with violet circular T /100 /Centimes not collected plus transparent Examined By/C. 263 label with DB/ hand stamp added & alongside circular Egyptian M /Censorship Dept hand stamp + Cairo (27 Nov) transit + Bahrain (29 Nov) arrival cds …………………….Scarce double censored underpaid airmail item to scarce destination…90c per half ounce paid the airmail rate Canada-Egypt, whether it was extra to Bahrain or the authorities ignored the underpayment I do not know