Posted : Dec 9, 1939 at Hanoi

Route : Air France from Hanoi to Hong Kong Dec 13; FAM 14 Philippine Clipper departed Hong Kong Dec 18, and arrived in Honolulu Dec 23. It was delayed in Honolulu until Dec 30, and finally arrived San Francisco on Dec 31. USA domestic transport to Los Angeles. Backstamped Hanoi Dec 11, Hong Kong Dec 13, Honolulu Dec 28, Los Angeles Jan 2.

Notes : Uncommon registered cover from French Indo China carried by Air France on the Marseille to Hong Kong route, which ended in June of 1940 due to the war.

Rate : 2.38p

Posted : July 25, 1940 at Tam Dao, Viet Nam

Route : Tam Dao to Hanoi to Hong Kong, possibly by surface ; FAM 14 China Clipper departed Hong Kong July 31 arriving San Francisco Aug 7 ; USA and Canada domestic airlines to Montreal. Backstamped Hanoi Jul 27 and Hong Kong Jul 29.

Notes : Censored in Indo China and Hong Kong.

Rate : 1.05 p

Posted : Nov 15, 1940 at Hanoi

Route : Hanoi to Hong Kong or Manila by surface or by unknown air carrier; Fam 14 from Hong Kong or Manila to San Francisco; USA domestic airlines to New York; FAM 18 Atlantic Clipper service from New York to Lisbon; from Lisbon, probably by Air France to Algeria.

Notes : The cover has the manuscript endorsement "via Pan American Airways & transatlantic", which is the standard way for postal clerks or senders from Indo China to indicate the two-ocean airmail route via Pacific and Atlantic Clipper service. There is a manuscript date in pencil /26/12/1940 - most likely added by the recipient, indicating the date the cover arrived in Alger. The total transit time was 41 days. I have seen only one other two-ocean air cover with a destination on the continent of Africa, originating in the Orient. This is a rare combination of origin and destination, and a truly rare route.

Rate : 2.00 p

Posted : Feb 1, 1941 at Cap St. Jacques

Route : Possibly by ship to Hong Kong; FAM 14 from Hong Kong to San Francisco; USA domestic airlines to New York; FAM 18 from New York to Lisbon; by European airlines or rail to Geneva, Switzerland.

Notes : Two-ocean air cover to Switzerland, censored in Hong Kong.

Rate : 2.05 p

Posted : May 9, 1941 at Battambang, Cambodia

Route : Battambang to Phnom Penh to Saigon probably by surface; Saigon to Singapore by KNILM; FAM 14 from Singapore to San Francisco; USA domestic airlines to New York; FAM 18 to Lisbon; probably by rail to Marseille and then to Castres. Backstamped Phnom Penh May 10, Saigon May 12, Castres Aug 4.

Notes : Uncommon two-ocean airmail cover from Cambodia. There is a French Marine Military handstamp SERVICE DE SANTE DIVISIONNAIRE. The cover was censored in Singapore, and B 24 in small circles applied at Singapore. The cover was a long time in transit - from May 9 to Aug 4.

Rate : 1.80 p

Posted : Sep 11, 1941 at Hanoi

Possible Route : Hanoi to Manila by surface; Fam 14 to San Francisco; USA domestic airlines to New York; FAM 18 to Lisbon; probably by rail to Nice.

Notes : Registered two-ocean cover - of special note is the pre-printed envelope for two-ocean airmail by Pan American Airways. Manila is marked in red, possibly by the sender, or a Postal Clerk, to indicate the route.

Rate : 2.20 p

Posted : Oct 29, 1941 at Haiphong, Viet Nam

Possible Route : Haiphong to Hanoi by surface; Hanoi to Manila by surface; FAM 14 to San Francisco; USA domestic airlines to New York; FAM 18 to Lisbon; probably by rail to Marseille and then to Nice. Forwarded from there. Backstamped Hanoi Oct 29 and Marseille Dec 5.

Notes : Endorsed in manuscript Via Pan American Airways, indicating the two-ocean route. The exact route is difficult to determine. With the absence of any Singapore or Hong Kong markings, it is very possible that the cover went from Hanoi to Manila by ship, and then by the two-ocean route to destination.

Rate : 5.80 p