Ref: DR17836
- £150.00
Belgian Congo. (West Africa - Nigeria). 1943. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'No 6, Railhead Detachment, W.A.A.S.C. West African Force' bearing Belgian Congo 5f orange and 7f grey tied by Boma date stamp '3rd May 43', endorsed 'B.O.A.C.'' with 'Congo/ Belge/ Censure' label tied by hand-stamp '50' with Leopoldville transit '7/5' and 'Opened by Examiner' label tied by framed 'Crown/ Passed/ PP/ 43' censor hand-stamp in carmine on face, applied in Nigeria.
B.O.A.C. was created with the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways in 1939.
Ex Alistair Kennedy.
