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1944 (Apr 13) Longer O.H.M.S. War Economy printed envelope with trivial creases to left side registered to Williamstown, Victoria bearing GB GV1 3d & Pair 5d Overprinted M.E.F. tied Asmara Centro /Raccomandate cds with blank R /4143 label with Asmara C inserted & with violet circle with = O inside (CCSG VIB) alongside black circular bi-lingual 73 /Censorship /Dept applied in Egypt + red on white 3 Opened By Censor label tied violet framed 3 /Passed /By /Censor / 252 & on reverse violet circular Servizi Postali de Elettrici dall Eritrea /Direzione hand stamp across flaps + Asmara Ferrovia Raccomandate /Distribuzione (13 & 14 Apr) + oval Registered /T.P.O. No 1 /Shellal-Halfa (21 Apr) + Cairo (22 Apr) + Registered /Melbourne (2 Jun) transits + violet oval Williamstown /7 Jun 1944 / Post Office arrival date stamps…………. An attractive & scarce three country censored item