Oct 1942 last air mail from Vichy France to USA before declarations of war

Description: Among the last mail from Vichy France to America: 27 OCT 1942 postmarked air mail Jewish correspondence cover, from LYON (unoccupied Zone of France) to NEW YORK, franked 16F & tied by 3 strikes of the local postmark; the cover was subsequently opened & resealed by the British censor in BERMUDA using PC 90 "Opened by Examiner 4058" label tied by Bermuda's censor code handstamp "I.C."; opened roughly, piece missing at lower left. Vichy France (the "French State") was a neutral entity in the war following the armistice of France: at the time of posting she had full diplomatic relations with the United States, however on 8 November the US & UK invaded Vichy-held north Africa - effectively declaring war on Vichy France - and on the 10th Germany and Italy invaded Vichy France which brought about the termination of American relations with her. As such, barring postal markings indicating otherwise, this cover arrived close to or just after these events making this one of the last pieces of Vichy French mail to reach the US. Likewise, with complete German control over France and the arrival of figures like Klaus Barbi to Lyon in November 1942, this is also one of the last instances of Jewish mail abroad in a period of less persecution. --- Most of our merchandise ships out from Israel | orders are combined | additional items are charged 75c: DOMESTIC services available are Registered mail (default) and courier mail. Please contact us if you desire courier mail. BUYERS IN ISRAEL: eBay does not recognize Israel as being a "domestic" mailing destination - please contact us to be invoiced and charged $5 for registered mail. --- OVERSEAS services available are Priority ECO Post registered airmail (default - $15 flat fee) and express EMS mail (3-day / 5-day to-door delivery - $40 flat fee). These options can be selected on check-out. We recognize that the shipping overseas is expensive - only ECO Post shows tracking up to delivery; for less expensive purchases on the understanding of the customer that tracking is not available we can user $5 standard registered mail overseas - please contact us so we can invoice you at this rate. --- Prospective buyers in countries without postal relations with Israel can receive orders via a third country. Please contact us for this option. --- To see higher end specialized philatelic items + materials from countries which cannot be displayed on ebay, add d o t com to our our handle name

Price: 129 USD

Location: Jerusalem Israel

End Time: 2024-12-10T09:01:02.000Z

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