בידספיריט | Wartime incoming civilian mail: 10-08-1940

Wartime incoming civilian mail: 10-08-1940 pp pc ex LYON (now Vichy France ) to TLV franked 1.50Fr; received in Palestine as per censor. Vichy (as of 25-06-40) severed diplomatic ties with the UK on 8-07-40 following her attack on Fr. Fleet at Mers-el-Kebir; Vichy was not part of the Axis & maintained armed neutrality. Unusual postal link under the circumstances.