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1939 TAIWAN-JAPAN…STATIONARY for WOUNDED or SICK SOLDIERS in HOSPITAL… [12401]

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TAIWAN-JAPAN...STATIONARY for WOUNDED or SICK SOLDIERS in HOSPITAL...

1939(Aug 28)[14.8.28] Special 2s Stationary card issued on limited basis to injured or wounded soldiers whilst in Hospital adressed to Yae Takahashi, Kariha-Gun, Niigata Prefecture from Tomozo Takahash 1st Building Taipei Army Hospital cancelled faint Taipei machine date stamp with boxed Censored by Taipei Army Hospital h/s in red with circular censor chop of Tsuruta in red ……………………………Extremely scarce use of this stationary from Taiwan

1943 BELGIUM-PORTUGAL [UNDERCOVER MAIL] [14908]

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BELGIUM-PORTUGAL [UNDERCOVER MAIL]

1943(May 3) Post card to O.C.A. Rue du Loreto, Lisbonne from J. Vander Steen, Ganshoren bearing pair 50c tied Bruxelles d/s & censored by circular Wehrmacht censor h/s & with manuscript Van Der Steen Fernand in red crayon, unframed 13 Maio 1943 transit h/s in violet & 26 May 1943 arrival h/s in black………..O.C.A. was Office du Colis Alimentaire at Rue du Loreto 10 in Lisbon used for forwarding mail to Belgian Embassy at 103 Eaton Sq. London

1943 GB-CANADA [CZECH FORCES UNDERCOVER ADDRESS] [13700]

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GB-CANADA [CZECH FORCES UNDERCOVER ADDRESS]

1943(Sep 14) censored printed Czech Army & Air Force pictorial post card from Lieut Orlicky, HQ Sqdn P.O. Box 226, London to Prince Rupert BC bearing GB 2d tied circular CSPP /Czechoslovak Field Post d/s in red & with losenge Crown Passed P.117 h/s in violet

1948 EGYPT-GAZA [1948-50 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR POW MAIL] [12078]

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EGYPT-GAZA [1948-50 ARAB-ISRAELI WAR POW MAIL]

1948(Feb 12) Plain envelope to Ahmer Omar Sanjise POW 8090 bearing Farouk 10m tied Cairo d/s in blue & withunframed P.O.W. Post h/s in red plus red on buff vernacular Arabic censor label tied boxed vernacular censor h/s in mauve & with circular Delegation pour la Palestine / Gaza /Comite Internationale / Geneva h/s in red & on arrival circular bi-lingual Hebrew Censored h/s in violet

WW2 c1940 PALESTINE-EGYPT [RAF CENSOR] [13573]

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PALESTINE-EGYPT [RAF CENSOR]

WW2 plain undated circa 1940 envelope to P/O Ivan Hook, 55 Sqn RAF Egypt endorsed “By Service Mail” & with odd styled circular Type R1 with Arrow not Crown Passed By / RAF / Censor / 5 h/s in blue overlaying manuscript Censored in black ink

1918 RUSSIA-GB [BRITISH FORCES INTERVENTION in NORTH RUSSIA] [13773]

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RUSSIA-GB [BRITISH FORCES INTERVENTION in NORTH RUSSIA]

1918(Aug 22) Plain stampless envelope to Huntingdon c/w 2 letters dated 22 & 30 August one headed “Syren” North Russia Exped. Force [1st letter says No mails yet, although the Marines receive regularly via the Navy….Getting supply Ordnance dump into good order & 30th letter says got 1st mails on 27th at this station ( which of course was Murmansk] cancelled oval X12 h/s & self Censored F.G. Marsh, Col. Gen. Staff 22/8/18…………………………… [No FPO arrived until 28th Sept & early mail prior to arrival of FPO is scarce]

1941 N.E.I.-GB [WW2 AIRMAIL with MULTIPLE CENSORSHIP to SHIPPING LINE cover] [13026]

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N.E.I.-GB [WW2 AIRMAIL with MULTIPLE CENSORSHIP to SHIPPING LINE cover]

1941(Feb 15) Plain envelope (Vertical crease) by air from E. Jonker, NV Stoomv. MV ‘Nederland’, Jg. Priok to Capt Jonker, Nederlands Shipping Co., London & forwarded to S.S Vliestroom, BCCS, Port Talbot Station bearing Queen Wilhelmina 1gld & 20c tied Soerabaja d/s & w/Door Censuur Geopend label tied unframed Gecensureerd h/s in red with alongside circular Soerabaja Censor No 4 h/s in red & with on opposite side no less than 3 x PC90 Opened By/Examiner labels numbers 832, 703 & 5734 placed one above other…………….. [Extraordinary 4 x censored item]

1941 SWITZERLAND-CANADA [WW2-RED CROSS-POW MAIL] [13580]

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SWITZERLAND-CANADA [WW2-RED CROSS-POW MAIL]

1941(Mar 3) Comite International De La Croix-Rouge, Agence Centrale des Prisonniers de Gurre printed airmail envelope to Commander Camp C, BAPO, Ottawa cancelled Geneva 90c meter cancel & censored in transit with PC90 Opened By / Examiner 3701 label & with circular Canada / Crown / INT. OP /11 / Censored h/s in red & on reverse Base APO/Canada [18 Apr] arrival d/s