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1970 -71 Group 3 Airmail envelopes to France bearing various adhesives to 10 riel all tied by Phnom Penh cds with the 2 dated 1970 (Sep 24 & Oct 27) having the 3 line red Censure/Cambodge Agresse Par Imperialistes/Vietcong et Nord-Vietnamiens that was only used for a brief period of 7 months (Ref: CCSG article Apr 2011 bulletin) & the other dated 1971 (Jul 17) having red 4 line hand stamp with the same wording……………………The coup refers to the removal on 18 Mar 1970 of the Head of State Norodom Sihanouk while he was away in Europe. Lon Nol who effectively became Head of State instigated Censorship & the genocide of his own people that lasted into 1971