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Posted : Apr 3, 1941 at Field Post Office 368
Probable Route : From FPO 368 somewhere in the mountains in Greece to a port city, then probably by ship to Alexandria and by train to Cairo; BOAC Horseshoe route from Cairo to either Singapore or Sydney, Australia;
Pan American Airways FAM 14 or FAM 19 to San Francisco; USA domestic airlines to New York.
Notes : Rare use of British stamps in Greece on a trans-pacific Airmail cover from a British Officer - Capt J, Pyle, of the Middle East Forces.
There is a 4 page letter enclosed, dated March 30, 1941, in Egypt. However, it is clear from the letter, that the group was being moved to a new location,
with mountains, and villages with oxen. The Guide to British Army Field Post Offices, lists FPO 368 in Egypt in March of 1941, but in Greece in April of 1941.
This cover is postmarked Apr 3, 1941, and has a Cairo transit cds on reverse dated Apr 22, 19 days later. This supports the fact that this cover was posted in Greece, and took 19 days to get to Egypt.
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FPO 368 in Greece to USA
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