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1943 (Feb 22) Friedrich Paege Sandau, Tetuan printed envelope by registered to Halle bearing 1940 issue 50c & 1p tied Certificado /Tetuan date stamp & with blue crayon R 174 plus Plain brown re sealing label tied violet pair of triangles forming a Star with C in centre with on opposite side Geoffnet Obercommando der Wehrmacht . . d . . label tied violet 35mm OKW Eagle Swastika handstamp, red 5008 within frame, unframed U & blue unframed 10 handstamps & on reverse Madrid (26 Feb) transit + Halle (8 Mar) arrival date stamps ……..I have seen only a few examples of this Tetuan Star shaped censor device not listed by Heller used from 22 Feb ’42 to 17 Aug ’43, latest date courtesy of Larry Gardner & this the earliest