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1940 (Dec 11) Printed ? (Name blacked out) & Co., Ltd. 2-Chome Minamikyutaro-Machi, Higashi-Ku, Osaka untidy & damaged envelope by Airmail via Hong Kong to Baghdad with manuscript 5 yen 30 sen bearing vertical strip x 4 Showa 50s & single 30s in combination with Tashio 1yen (2 others having fallen off) all tied by poor Osaka cds & with rare black on blue Arms / OPENED BY EXAMINER label (CCSG 8A3)applied in transit at Karachi with on reverse Baghdad (23 Dec) arrival datestamp…..This rare label 8A3 is recorded Jan 40 – Feb 41 was issued without gum & as such glue staining is inevitable. Not a good looker but unusual origin & destination with rare transit censorship & price reflecting condition..