| BR.P.O.IN E.A. (Sharjah) - 1945 cover addressed to India censored on arrival.
1945 cover addressed to Fort Bombay handstamped by 'Hassan Mukhatar/Sharja-Dubai'
commercial h/s at lower left bearing Indian 1/2a and 2a adhesives tied to reverse flap by DUBAI cds. Black on white OPENED BY EXAMINER censor label applied on arrival tied on the reverse by octagonal crowned PASSED. DHB/24 censor mark. KARACHI CITY transit and BOMBAY 9.APR.45 arrival. The front struck by Indian DHB/49 s/l handstamp. Sharjah had no post office at this time and all mails went via Dubai. Such early covers are very rare.
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