GB-Malaya 1941 WWII commercial air cover to Penang, Malaya, with high franking of 2 x 5/- red GVI & Arms SG 477 canc Bedford machine d/s 17 Oct 1941 (date unclear). Typed endorsement "Per North Atlantic Transpacific Air Services". Penang receipt cds b/s 12 NO 41 (just a month before the Japanese occupation of Penang, 19/12/41). Creasing & edge wear, but a scarce temporary air rate.