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1917 (Apr 16) Coloured postcard entitled “Cape Town, Botany Bay & Queens Hotel, Sea Point” registered to Belgian soldier, The Hague & redirected on arrival bearing GV 2½d & on picture side scarcer Opening of Union Parliament 2½d (SG 1) both tied Cape Town cds & with black framed R /Cape Town /No with 205 inserted in thick pencil above red unframed Detained by Censor alongside circular Passed Censor /C.3. hand stamps. Gravenhage (11 Nov 18) S.Gravenhage ((11 Feb 19) transit & Deurne (13 Feb 19) arrival cds ………..Detained almost 2 years with Registered Censored postcards being rare