1943 WWII era return reply postal card ex Belgium, posted Serbia to Portugal

Description: Unusual WWII mail in German occupied Europe: May 1943 Belgian return-reply postal card with imprinted color vitamin advertisement, with imprinted 50c franked & uprated with 55c additional Belgian postage, bearing business message in French (Walloon) dated 17 May 1943 in BELGRADE (German occupied Serbia) but with return addressed in NAMUR Belgium / BELGRADE & addressed to LISBON Portugal (neutral country in WWII) - postmarked in BELGRADE on 18 May, and the franks cancelled by the Serbian post office; machine backstamped 28 May LISBOA CENTRAL transit arrival & next day Portuguese office dater arrival; with various minature numbered handstamps, likely sorting numbers of the Romanian or Hungarian postal services as observed on much period mail in Eastern Europe. Of note, the postal card was not censored by the German postal service (or any postal service). Given the relatively short 2 week transit time, likely transported partly by surface mail until carried by sea to Portugal. Unusual case of postage stamps of one postal administration (Belgium) being cancelled by another postal administration (Serbia) - the only legal instance where this is possible; rare as WWII era mail. --- 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. Fragile, large, bulky, heavy or otherwise expensive items (including vinyl records and music) are shipped by to-door EMS Express mail ($50) to ensure their safe and secure delivery. --- 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: 299 USD

Location: Jerusalem Israel

End Time: 2024-12-12T06:17:59.000Z

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