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1941 (Dec 9) Plain envelope by airmail to New York N.Y. bearing Italy 2 x 2 lira + 3 x 1 lira + 2 x 75c + 50c making 9 lira rate tied Pescara cds & with black unframed Al Mittente /Per Servizio Sospeso (Return to Sender Service Suspended) & on reverse Verificato Per Censura label tied black circular Ufficio Censura Posta Estera plus violet 87 over 1 within circle & 1 over 4 framed hand stamps ………….Posted the day after the 8 Dec Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour rated for Trans Atlantic airmail via Lisbon & 2 days before Germany & Italy declared war (11 Dec 41) on the USA resulted in this item never leaving Italy