Posted : July 22, 1941 at Jesselton

Possible Route : Surface transport to Manila; Pan Am FAM 14 to San Francisco; US domestic airlines to New York; Pan Am FAM 18 to Lisbon; BOAC to England.

Notes : Airmail cover from North Borneo endorsed Via America and By Air Throughout, indicating Pan American Airways two-ocean airmail service by transpacific and transatlantic clipper to Europe. The franking of $2.05 paid the single two-ocean air rate to the UK, and includes the scarce usage of the $2.00 high face value stamp. There is a triangle PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION NORTH BORNEO 8 censor handstamp at center.

Rate : $2.05 + 2c War Tax

Posted : Oct 20, 1941 at Sandakan

Possible Route : Surface transport to Manila; FAM 14 to San Francisco; US domestic airlines to New York; FAM 18 to Lisbon; BOAC to England.

Notes : Two-ocean air cover, with triangle PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION NORTH BORNEO 17 censor handstamp. The very high franking, and the absence of any other route markings, especially from Singapore, suggests that this cover went by surface to Manila, to connect with Pan Am's two-ocean route to Europe.

Rate : $4.45 + 2c War Tax

Posted : Nov 3, 1941 at Sandakan

Possible Route : Surface transport to Manila; FAM 14 to San Francisco; US domestic transport to destination.

Notes : Endorsed - Clipper to USA, there is a triangle PASSED FOR TRANSMISSION NORTH BORNEO 20 censor handstamp. The cover was sent by Commander J A Murphy, a US Naval Observer at Sandakan.

Rate : $1.55 + 2c War Tax