1942 CEYLON – SWITZERLAND…WW2 RED CROSS POSTAL MESSAGE SCHEME… [21301]

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1942 (Nov) Plain triple censored envelope (Ceylon, GB & Germans in Paris) to Geneva bearing GV1 Colombo Harbour strip 4 x 6c & Tapping Rubber single 2c tied a little unclear double ring Colombo cds & with red circular double rimmed CEYLON BRANCH / B.R.C.S. with Cross in centre & unframed COUPON-RESPONSE ………During WW2 & to 30 June 1947 the Red X in Geneva received from worldwide almost 34 million items through this scheme but only 1720 from Ceylon….Source is from Official RX archives with a copy supplied with item

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