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1940 (Jul 14) plain envelope to Internee Rev. A. J. Garnier at House 3, Palace Internment Camp, Douglas, I.O.M. bearing GV1 2½d tied West Wick es / Kent cds & with PC 66 OPENED BY /CENSOR / 2915 label and manuscript ink Released 23 – 8 – 40 Return to London (London deleted) & marked c/o Chief Postal Censor, Liverpool where it was re-addressed to 2 Stanhope Ave., Hoyes, Bromley, Kent………

Palace camp was a series of 28 boarding houses on Palace Terrace plus 4 more on Palace view from 22 Jun 1940 initially for Italians, who had declared war against the allies on the 10 June, Garnier was clearly an early guest….

Interesting item.