Pacific Clipper Postal History During World War II



MEXICO



Posted : March 21, 1941

Probable Route : Domestic airlines to San Francisco ; Pan Am FAM 19 to Auckland; BOAC through Singapore to Tiberias; surface to Jerusalem.

Notes : Uncommon Pacific Clipper airmail cover originating in Mexico. The cover is endorsed Clipper Via U.S.A. and Singapore indicating the transpacific route. There is a Palestine PC 22 Censor tape. The FAM 19 American Clipper departed San Francisco on March 25 for Auckland.

Rate : $1.10 pesos

Mexico to Palestine

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Posted : April 10, 1941

Probable Route : Domestic airlines to San Francisco ; Pan Am FAM 14 to Hong Kong; CNAC to Rangoon; BOAC to Tiberias; surface to Haifa.

Notes : The exact route is difficult to determine, since the only marking is a Palestine Censor handstamp. The rate and the SERVICIO AEREO cancel, suggests airmail service. The airmail letter rate for trans-pacific service to Palestine in 1941 was $1.10 pesos, so the $.90 peso rate would certainly be consistent for an airmail postcard.

Rate : $.90 pesos

Mexico to Palestine

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