Wartime outbound civilian mail: 8 JAN 1941 surface mailed cv "in German" ex J'LEM to addressee c/o ...

Wartime outbound civilian mail: 8 JAN 1941 surface mailed cv "in German" ex J'LEM to addressee c/o person in NICE (unocc. Zone, Vichy France), franked 15m Ba108 per period surf. Rate non-UK dest. & tied by local machine cancel; opened by Pal. Censor & "passed" on dispatch; b/s 6 VI 1941 NICE R.P. arr (6 month transit) & marked by Fr. censor (142); manuscript "left without leaving address" + cachet on front/back & Fr. "return to sender" instr. stamp; arr 26 SP 41 J'LEM. Unusual postal link as Vichy servered diplomatic ties with UK 8-07-1940; well travelled & documented; opened for display.