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1942 (Sep 23) plain envelope with small tear top left by airmail to Haifa, Palestine bearing GB 6 x 5d & single 1d making 2/7 rate overprinted M.E.F. tied Asmara Centro cds & with violet circular Passed By /2 /Censor / Passato per Censura (Tregurtha EH6a )& black circular M Censorship Dept hand stamp plus Examined By Censor /2 /Verificato per Censura label with 2 oblierated in violet (CCSG 1B / Tregurtha ET4b) tied on reverse violet circular Passed By Censor /10 /Passato per Censura (Tregurtha EH12a) & another M Censorship Dept. hand stamps + Asmara (23 Sep) despatch cds.
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The censor label No 2 is recorded as at 2000 by the CCSG but with no dates given but Tregurtha gives a range between 27 Aug – 19 Sep 1942 so this is extended.