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1917 (Oct 8) Plain envelope registered to Arlington, Mass from Whitfield King bearing GB GV 3d tied oval Registered /Ipswich date stamp & with R/Ipswich 40 /No 134 Registration with below Postage Permit No. C.1 of the sender & Opened By /Censor /3347 label tied front & back by 100% dark red framed P.C. wax seals (CCSG WS 4a) with on reverse violet Divided Circle 32 /10 plus Registered Ipswich (8 Oct) despatch, Boston (29 Oct) transit & Arlington, Mass (29 Oct) arrival cds.
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Nice combination of Registered, Permit mail with divided circle & Wax Seal censorship. As at 2000 the CCSG record 3 examples of WS 4a used Jan 1917 – Jul 1918