1923 (23 Mar) cover from Sliema to Constantinople, franked with 1d and 2d adhesives, tied by cds, with British Post Office Constantinople arrival pmk, forwarded to the French Post Office in Galata, with 50c Sower added to pay for further transmission to New York and Newark, N.J, with several handstamps indicating addressee not found, returned to Malta, with Valetta arrival 28 Sep (six months in the mails)