1919 (Mar 25) Plain stampless envelope to Atlantic City endorsed S.M. (Mlitary Mail) from S/Off M. Dunesme, 11th Regt., Bureau Postale No 5, Belgian Army cancelled scarce six sided Brussel-Bruxelles/Nagezien-Verifie (Checked Verified) datestamp & with Opened By / Censor / 256 label
1942 (Mar 4) Envelope to Papeete, Tahiti bearing French Oceanie Fisherman 20f & Lady on Beach pair 40f tied Uturoa/Ile Raiatea cds & with Controle postal militaire label tied pointed oval Ouvert/Par/L’Autorite Militaire & on reverse circular Controle Postal alongside Visit Tahiti/Papeete/Ile Tahiti arrival (7 Mar) slogan 1942(mar
1942 (Mar 4) Envelope to Papeete, Tahiti bearing French Oceanie Fisherman 20f & Lady on Beach 80f tied weakish Uturoa/Ile Raiatea cds & with Controle postal militaire label tied on reverse pointed oval Ouvert/Par/L’Autorite Militaire & Visit Tahiti/Papeete/Ile Tahiti arrival (7 Mar) slogan
1941(Sep 1) Envelope with letter & rumples & other faults Registered to Papeete, Tahiti cancelled & registered Vila Cabral bearing on reverse strip 3 x 1e & single 80c & with unframed violet PASSED BY/ CENSOR 193 applied at Singapore mostly obscured by red on white Australian OPENED BY CENSOR /2 dots label in two opposing lines (L2-3a) & opposite side Controle Postal Militaire label applied onTahiti & transit cds of Singapore (6 Nov) & Sydney (1 Dec) …Censored in 3 countries with Aust label missing the 2 dots on opposing side not being listed by CCSG from a very unusual unusual origin to an amazing destination..
1941 (Apr 26) K.U.T. 15c Postal Stationary Post Card to Sidcup, Kent from L.F. Pte C. Booker, EA. L of C No 2 Coy, A.P.S. East Africa Forces, uprated with additional 15c & 20c for Airmail & tied EA APO 2 cds with violet framed bridge style type EA 3C (53 x 22mm) PASSED / BY MILITARY /CENSOR / No. 400 …Censor handstamp type EA 3C was issued by March 1941 & with Daynes & Henning saying Numbers 351 -400 issued but only 351 – 395 are recorded yet Proud agreeing on issued numbers stays silent on which are recorded !…To my knowledge as at Jan 2024 this No 400 is a discovery item
1912 Issue GV 1c Postal Stationary Post card with faults from German POW to Hamburg in 1914 yet not sent through the postal system but has violet framed PASSED BY /HONG crown KONG / CENSOR & on reverse painted Holly leaves & printed Christmas greeting from German POW No 196 c/o Provost Marshall, Hunghom Camp….Postally used as a Xmas greeting it would be a rarity & despite faults & probably enclosed within an outer envelope it is priced accordingly.
WW1 Undated GB 1d Mackennal printed “SHIPPING GAZETTE” OFFICE, 75 Shoe Lane, London E.C. Newspaper Wrapper to Axel Holmstrom Esq., Shipbroker, Helsingfors cancelled 16mm circular F.S with 4 dots & with 3 language Russian cryillic, Finnish Censuurin Hyviiksya & Danish Godkand af Censered censored handstamp….A Scarce item
1918(Jun 12) Banque Imperiale, Ottomane, Chypre printed envelope to Bank Office in Cairo bearing GV 30pa tied Larnaca cds & with framed PASSED / CENSOR / 1 in black & on reverse Cairo/A [5 Jun] arrival cds
1941(May 24) Society of Chemical Industry, Basle printed airmail envelope to New York endorsed in red ink 10gr bearing Air 1f & 70c (SG 420 & 419 making 1.70f rate) tied Basel cds & with PC90 Opened By/Examiner 6155 label & on reverse unframed 1941 Jun 4…AM 9.28 arrival in violet
1941(Dec 3)Flimsy lightweight envelope by registered airmail to Parcels for Belgian prisonners, Avenue 1780 Massachussette, Washington D.C. Bearing pair 2f & single 5f tied Etterdeek cds with R / 35 registered label with Etterdeek 3 inserted & with Obercommando der Werhmacht / Eagle / . . b . . label tied circular Eagle swastika in red & intercepted in Bermuda with PC90 Opened By / Examiner 1653 label & on reverse unframed red 54064 filing number + oval New York N.Y. / Reg’y Div (13 Jan 42) + Washington D../ Reg Sec (22 Jan) transit cds & Washington D.C. / Registered (23 Jan) arrival
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