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1940 (Nov 9) Plain envelope registered to Paris bearing Italy pair 50c plus single 1 lira 25c tied Palermo No 4 cds & with matching Registration label No. 2729 & with violet circular Verificato Per Censura /192 hand stamp + Verificato Per Censura label tied violet black Verificato /Per /Censura + black framed Retour /A L’Envoyeur + Incheminable (applied in Paris) + red 5228 + 2306 + 2313 within separate framed boxes & on reverse Geoffnet /Obercommando der Wehrmacht . . d . . label tied blue Eagle Swastika hand stamp applied in Munich……………………………………………..
Italy entered the war 10 June 1940 & France fell on 22 June the country was then divided into occupied & non occupied areas by the Germans who placed severe restrictions on mail entering 7 leaving the occupied zone. This item was Censored by the Italians sent to Munich for German examination & marked Incheminable in Paris & returned