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“1943 (Jan 21) Plain envelope by airmail to Madam De Cang, Brussels from De Cang, Rua Marques da Fronteira 8, Lisbon for forwarding of mail to occupied Europe from Belgian Consulate, Edmonton, Canada , on behalf of Belgian colony in Alberta bearing pair Lusiadas 1.75 Esc tied Lisbon Octagonal date stamp & with black on buff Geoffnet Obercommando der Wehrmacht . . b . . label (Riemer B – 55) tied 34mm circular Eagle Swastica (Riemer D -3) hand stamp with alongside framed red 6011 & 5291 + blue 10mm 55 within circle examiners marks & with on reverse Munchen BPA (24 Jan) transit cds & ink 1- 2- 43 Josephine 25 alongside arrival date …Unusual use of Berlin censors label by Munich office who presumably had run short of labels…this combination not listed by Riemer. “