Kuwait Al-Nusif Business Airmail to Long Island City Middle East Cover 1961 USA

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Country

Kuwait

Condition

Cover (Postal History)

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Single

Item Description

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This is a postal history airmail cover from a newly independent Kuwait to the United States. Addressee & Routing: From: Ahmed Yousuf Al-Nusif & Bros., P.O.B. 73, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf. To: Olympic Radio & Television, 34-01, 38th Avenue, Long Island City, 1/N.Y., U. S. A. Visible Features: Printed bilingual (Arabic/English) return address corner card for "AHMED YOUSUF AL-NUSIF & BROS." Trilingual "AIR MAIL / PAR AVION / بالبريد الجوي" label. Red and blue parallelogram airmail border envelope. Translations from Arabic: Return Address (Calligraphy): أحمد يوسف النصف وإخوانه (Ahmed Yousuf Al-Nusif & Bros.) Below Calligraphy: كويت (Kuwait) Line below "Kuwait" (Business Description): استيراد تصدير تموين وكلاء فبارك مقاولون (Istirad Tasdir Tamwin Wukala' Fabarik Muqawilun) - This describes their business activities, broadly translating to: "Import, Export, Supply, Factory/Company Agents, Contractors." Below P.O.B. 73: الخليج العربي (Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi) - The Arabian Gulf. Red part of Air Mail Label: بالبريد الجوي (Bil-barid al-jawwi) - By Air Mail. Postmarks & Transit: Origin Postmark: KUWAIT / الكويت (bilingual) circular datestamp, dated SE 25 61 PM (September 25, 1961). Transit Time & Distance (Kuwait to Long Island City): Approximate Travel Distance (Kuwait City to Long Island City, NY): Roughly 6,300 - 6,500 miles by air. Historical Context for Postmark Date: September 25, 1961 (Kuwait): Newly Independent Nation: This cover was sent just over three months after Kuwait declared full independence from the United Kingdom (June 19, 1961). This is a very significant period in Kuwait's modern history. Post-Operation Vantage: Following Kuwait's independence, Iraq, under Abd al-Karim Qasim, immediately laid claim to Kuwaiti territory, leading to the "Operation Vantage" crisis where British forces were deployed to defend Kuwait. By September 1961, Arab League forces had begun to replace British troops, but the situation remained a key regional concern. This cover represents commercial mail during this formative and tense period for the new state. This commercial airmail cover is notable for its origin from Kuwait shortly after its full independence, featuring a prominent bilingual business corner card.

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