Lot 20316 - 1952–53 Pair of airmail covers from Nicosia to the U.S.A., each franked with the KGVI Pictorial 3½pi rate. In both cases the stamps were cancelled in transit by Washington, D.C. duplex or meter markings and each cover be

1952–53 Pair of airmail covers from Nicosia to the U.S.A., each franked with the KGVI Pictorial 3½pi rate. In both cases the stamps were cancelled in transit by Washington, D.C. duplex or meter markings and each cover bears the unusual two-line violet cachet "This article originally mailed / in country indicated by postage". An unusual and attractive pair illustrating interrupted or redirected international mail handling. (2)