Mandate stamps / period 2 'blues': 28 OC 18 comm. cv ex APO SZ 45 (JAFFA) to ...

Mandate stamps / period 2 'blues': 28 OC 18 comm. cv ex APO SZ 45 (JAFFA) to CAIRO franked at period 1 Pia rate using 'Blues 3' Ba3 tied by strike of SZ 45 pmk; opened & resealed by censor; routed via BIR SALEM, where marked by 3-line "PAL. CENSOR. No. 3." h/s (per FB-PCC-3/3 but different unrecorded design) on front/back; opened & sealed by censor in Egypt (FB-ECL1) & stamped by "Passed Censor A" h/s (FB-CCC7); b/s 31 OC 18 civil. PO arrival; slit open at left.