WWII Maritime Offical Free Cover Africa Station To London

Can anyone tell me anything about this cover? It came as part of a large batch of WW II covers. Nothing on the back, no letter enclosed.

thanks

The only thing I can tell you about this cover is that it is two days older than I am!


Peter

I can't speak to the printing of the cover, i.e. who Was the printer, no. printed etc.. The idea is the thriving black market during WW II.
I knew of farmers who went rich selling "bootlegged chickens, liquor, and butter and eggs" during the war. Officially all chickens, butter, eggs were rationed. Sold to and through govt. channels. However The money was in restaurants in NYC where a chicken was not .25 but 2.00. I heard many tales of this one and that one carrying bootlegged chickens and other rationed food stocks to the black market during the war. Interesting in the country , where I worked its the helicopter about Korea time that ends bootleg liquor.
Nice covers.
Cheers, mark

oops, somehow the image got switched. This is the cover I'm talking about