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1944 (May 24) A. ELGHANAYAN & Co. printed envelope to Tissex Textilexport, G.M.B.H., Zurich with unframed Air Mail with violet 7 within circle censor applied Iraq & bearing 1935 Air issue 5ch = 25d, 1944 Architecture 25d & Shah issue pair 2 Rial all tied Teheran cds & with red on white Iranian censor label tied violet circular Russian cyrillic ANGLO-SOVIET-PERSIAN CENSORSHIP /19 & on reverse English version No 25 & faint Baghdad (4 Jun) & wavy line Istanbul (1 Jul) transit cds …Interesting almost a month between Baghdad & Instanbul indicates air mail ceased at Baghdad despite no Jusqu’a marking with the cover strangely only paying a a total rate of 4.5R