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1941 (Jun 24) S.S. Williams Co. Ltd., printed envelope endorsed Trans Atlantic airmail to Lady Gowers, c/o WVS Services for Civil Defence, London S.W. 1 bearing single Arms Postal Fiscal 5/- tied Wellington cds & with violet octagonal NOT / OPENED / BY CENSOR / IN N.Z. / 6 handstamp & blue crayon scribble through address panel & route annotation the reason for this being unclear & with on reverse blue green oval RECEIVED /11 AUG 1941 / IN W.V.S. REGISTRY handstamp …. This was routed by Sea to US port of Entry, Airmail across USA & FAM 18 over the Atlantic