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1942 (Sep 2) Plain envelope by registered airmail to Greek Consulate in New York endorsed Written in Greek & with blue crayon Via Pan American Clipper bearing GB GV1 3d & 2 x 1/- tied FPO 149 cds (According to Proud located Egypt 4 Aug – 18 Oct 1942) Red on white A.F.W. 3122 / EXAMINED / BY / BASE CENSOR label imprinted Wt. 38052 / 1894. 3,000,000. 12/39, S.J.F. 1-5531 tied violet double rimmed 70 within circle & with circular DEPUTY CHIEF FIELD CENSOR plus Crown over circular PASSED BY CENSOR / 811, small 10 within frame & on reverse FPO 149 (2 Sep) Despatch cds, FPO 154 (10 Sep) located Palestine & oval REGISTERED / JERUSALEM (10 Sep), Miami (2 Oct), New York NY / Regy Div (3 Oct) transits & New York N.Y. (Sta G.) (5 Oct) arrival………The routing of Egypt – Palestine the back to Egypt to traverse Africa in order to fly to Miami makes no sense to me, Prouds allocation that FPO 149 was in Egypt on 2 Sep I believe to be incorrect, logically it was still in Palestine where it is recorded earlier & this mail went Palestine – Egypt – Lagos — Miami – New York.