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1940 (Jul 8) Plain flimsy light weight envelope by airmail to the Ministry of Cultural Relations in Buenos Aries endorsed “Por via Aerea” bearing pair 1 Pta + pair 40c & single 4 Pta + 10c making 6.90 Pta rate for transmission via Lati to avoid Brritish Censorship tied Odense cds & with violet oval Vice Consulado de la Republica Argentina with Arms in centre plus faint oval Odense Ministry hand stamps ……Routing via Lati was a much more expensive route that avoided British censorship….Franco did send Spanish troops to assist Hitler so presumably this letter contained sensitive information that Spain did not want to share with the British