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1918 (April 15) Plain untidy envelope roughly opened left side to Bombay bearing Universal 1d & GV 1/2d tied Invest in the War Loan / It is your duty to help the War Loan / Auckland slogan with plain white labels closing 3 sides & tied by 2 strikes of violet unframed triangular OPENED BY CENSOR  / Crown / MADRAS & on reverse unclear Indian (28 May) transit & Bombay (31 May) arrival css…

My take on this is that it arrived to India damaged was resealed with plain white labels then tied by censorship handstamps to authenticate.