בידספיריט | Wartime outbound civilian mail /

Wartime outbound civilian mail / Start WWII : 3 SP 1939 airmail cv ex JERUSALEM to KALISZ Poland, franked 20m per period LOT airlines rate using Ba91/105 tied by 2 full strikes of local pmk (Sach-B12) & British a/m etiquette; opened by J'lem censor 16 (on 1st day Mandate's govt censorship board) & marked ”return”: J'lem PO enclosed mimeograph regarding ”suspension of all communication between Palestine and Germany” (JPC/9). On this day UK + FR declared war on Ger. , which invaded Poland 1 Sept. Locale oldest city in Poland; captured almost immediately hence ”Germany”. Intended route: Lydda-Athens-Sofia-Warsaw, on Mon/Wed/Fri dispatch (here Sun.). May have been en-route when returned, as censor's seal covers crayon on back & partial b/s visible. Slit open at left; vert. fold center.