WW2 plain cover (much travelled) franked South Africa 1s 3d (air mail rate) cancelled machine QUEENSTOWN and sent to:

No 27821 Sig R J Morum

Sig Platoon H.Q. Company

Umvoti Mounted Rifles

4th S.A.I. 2nd Division

U.D.F  M.E.F

Durban 

Addressed crossed through and shows the large cachet "MISSING" RETURN TO SENDER. To reverse senders addressed and Egypt 37 Postage Prepaid datestamp -6 OC 42 - the U.D.F Base Depot at Helwan Egypt.

(Ross MOrum was taken POW in North Africa during the German/Italian push to Tobruk and El Alamein in 1942)

Condition as shown: Creasing to cover - much travelled. 

ID: SA 30343