1941 (Jan 7) Plain uncensored envelope to Yondaunk P.O. Nr. Kyawzan bearing on back pair 6p tied Bogale cds & with Kyawzan (10 Jan) transit + Yongauk (10 Jan) arrival cds
1941 BURMA..WW2 INTERNAL USE… [14459]
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1943 NEW GUINEA – JAPAN…WW2 OCCUPATION FORCES in EASTERN NEW GUINEA… [17750]
1943 (Aug ) Orange Japanese Military printed Dove & Helmet Stationary card to Rinnosuke Kurokawa, Shibakiri, Kanie Town, Kaifu-Gun, Aichi Prefecure from Masao Kurokawa, Isozaki Party, “Mou ” 6081 Unit, 1st Battery of Independant Field Search, 18th Army, Eastern New Guinea, South Sea E. F. with boxed Censored hand stamp with oval orange chop of Noguchi inserted & additionally censored with oval chop of Isoaki & endorsed “Arrived 4th Oct Showa 18th year” = 1943 …………The 18th Japanese Naval Army was activated on 7 August 1943 to take over from the 17th Army in Eastern New Guinea & this was written during the period of the US counter offensive shortly after his arrival
1943 NEW GUINEA – JAPAN…WW2 JAPANESE OCCUPATION of NEW BRITAIN… [17753]
1943 (Oct 1) Orange Japanese Military printed Dove & Helmet Stationary card (filing hole bottom right)to Keizaburon Harada, Ohtaka-Town, Chita Gun, Aiche prefecture from Surgeon Harada, “Numa” 8929 Unit Communication Unit of the 38th Infantry Division located at Rabaul, New Britain with boxed Censored hand stamp with circular orange chop of Irie inserted & with red manuscript 8 Nov 43 arrival in red crayon…The writer states that is is one year since he was recruited & a little more than a year since his graduation…It is interesting for me to see te Malaria on the scope
1943 NEW GUINEA – JAPAN…WW2 JAPANESE OCCUPATION of NEW BRITAIN… [17754]
1943 (Oct 6) Orange Japanese Military printed Dove & Helmet Stationary card to Keizaburon & Setuko Harada, Ohtaka-Town, Chita Gun, Aiche prefecture from Surgeon Harada, “Numa” 8929 Unit Communication Unit of the 38th Infantry Division located at Rabaul, New Britain with boxed Censored hand stamp with circular orange chop of Irie inserted & with red manuscript 8 Nov 43 arrival in red crayon…
1943 NEW GUINEA – JAPAN…WW2 JAPANESE OCCUPATION of NEW BRITAIN… [17755]
1943 (Oct 22) Orange Japanese Military printed Dove & Helmet Stationary card to Keizaburon & Setuko Harada, Ohtaka-Town, Chita Gun, Aiche prefecture from Surgeon Harada, “Numa” 8929 Unit Communication Unit of the 38th Infantry Division located at Rabaul, New Britain with boxed Censored hand stamp with circular orange chop of Irie inserted & with 3 small parts of text blacked out by censor plus red manuscript 2 Dec 43 arrival in red crayon…
1943 URUGUAY – GB….SCARCE “THANKS TO THE BRITISH NAVY” PATRIOTIC LABEL in SPANISH… [13396]
1943 (Apr 3) Plain envelope by airmail to London bearing 1p & 20c tied Montevideo cds & censored in transit with US transparent Examined By/1757 tape & with on back Todos Sabemos Aqul /Que esta /Carta llega /a su destino /Gracias la /Flota Britanica patriotic label tied Montevideo cds…………..Rare example of “Thanks to the British Navy” label printed in Spanish
1943 FALKLAND Is-ARGENTINA [SOUTH ORKNEY Is] [14779]
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1943(Feb 14) Uncensored env to Buenos Aires endorsed in Spanish South Orkney Is Territory of Argentina fnkd 5c tied Islas Orcadas Del Sud/Argentina & w/on rev Buenos Aires [7 Mar] arrival d/s [The Argentine have disputed the British sovereignty of the Islands for over 200 years and apparently set up a Post Office on the South Orkney’s during WW2…very unusual]
1919 AFGHANISTAN – BURMA…..3rd AFGHAN WAR… [14231]
1919 (Aug) Stampless envelope to Mandalay endorsed OAS from soldier in Royal Engineers with unframed arched half circle Passed /By /Censor handstamp & on back Mandalay (9 Aug) arrival cds ……………………Very rare censored item from the actual fighting period of May-Aug 1919
c1981 KENYA – GB….ROYALTY EXPRESS MAIL to H.R.H PRINCE OF WALES… [17644]
Undated but circa 1981 Airmail envelope by Express Mail to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Buckingham Palace, London bearing Kenya Rhodolite Garnet 5/- uncancelled but with unframed Examined /By / L. Sgt E. Bewshear /Duty Orderly + unframed 25 + another unreadable hand stamps all in violet & on back circular undated rubber London /C /S.W.1. arrival cancel ….Scarce censored mail possibly around the time of his engagement to Lady Diana which was 24 Feb 1981
1919 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS-USA..REGISTERED WAR TAX… [17531]
1919 (Jan 8) Plain envelope registered to Port Washington NY bearing GV marginal pair 3d overprinted War Tax & tied Tortola cds with alongside boxed R /Road Town /Tortola V.I. registration h/s with manuscript 13 inserted & with Opened By / Censor /No label tied circular Passed By Censor /No 504 h/s in violet with on back Charlotte Amalie St. Transit (13 Jan) + San Juan /Parcel Post (15 Jan) + New Yorkk NY /Reg’y Div (26 Jan) transit + Port Washington /Registered (27 Jan) arrival date stamps………..High catalogue value on cover & scarcer War Tax censored item
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