WORLD WAR TWO POSTAL HISTORY World War Two Postal History
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 881
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Switzerland / France - Detained Mail. 1940 (June/July) Covers from Switzerland to France (2) or G.B (2), and a cover from Belgium to Switzerland, all detained in France until 1945, the two covers to G.B delivered in April with boxed "DETAINED IN FRANCE / DURING GERMAN / OCCUPATION"; the Belgian cover and the two covers to France (both returned to the sender) handstamped red "Parvenue en Suisse Mars 1945" (2) or "PARVENU EN SUISSE / Mars 1945", very unusual. (5).
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 882
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Service Suspended - Belgium/Switzerland. 1940-44 Covers from Belgium (6) or Switzerland (6) all returned with various Service Suspended cachets. (12).
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 883
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Service Suspended - Venezuela/Nicaragua. 1939-43 Covers from Venezuela to Germany (2), occupied France or Switzerland, or from Nicaragua to occupied France, various Service Suspended cachets including "RETOUR A L'ENVOYEUR / CORRESPONDANCE INADMISE / POUR LA ZONE OCCUPEE" and "Refoule par bureau postal Lyon gare / faute de communications avec France Occupee / Postes Bale 2", one 1939 cover to Germany censored in France and handstamped "RETOUR / A L'ENVOYEUR" with the address crossed out but then somehow delivered, a large label applied in Germany, translating as "The attached letter is to be handed to the addressee. The striking out of the address was carried out incorrectly by an enemy power". (5).
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 884
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P.O.W Mail - Philippines. 1942-44 Covers from USA to American P.O.Ws in the Philippines, all returned by the censor, one handstamped "PRISONER OF WAR HELD BY JAPAN", with enclosed forms CHCH 88 (address not officially listed as P.O.W, cannot correspond until officially designated as a P.O.W), OC-13 (printed or mimeographed contents not allowed) or form 1698 (2, "letters of no more than 24 words in block capitals, subject matter strictly personal"). Also 1945 cover from G.B to a female formerly interned at Santo Tomas, addressed to "A.R. Cross War Relief Committee, A.P.O 442, c/o P.M San Francisco", handstamped "RETURN TO SENDER / RETURNING TO UNITED STATES / LEFT NO FORWARDING ADDRESS". (5).
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 230.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 885
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P.O.W Mail - Japanese Camps. 1942-45 Covers comprising 1942 cover posted within India, redirected to Lieut. P. Cranshaw at "British Prisoner of War, c/o P.O.W Information Bureau, Tokyo"; 1943 cover from G.B to a P.O.W in Malaya, endorsed "Dead"; 1944 Osaka P.O.W Camp printed envelope to G.B with violet boxed "RETURNED IN / UNDELIVERED / MAILS FROM JAPAN"; and 1945 1½d air letters from G.B. to liberated P.O.Ws at "P.O Box 164, London E.C.1" or "Australian Base P.O, Melbourne" (2), these last two both returned with "NO RECORD OF REPATRIATION OF ADDRESSEE" or "IT IS REGRETTED THIS LETTER COULD / NOT BE FORWARDED IN TIME TO CONNECT / WITH THE SHIP OR AIRCRAFT ON WHICH / ADDRESSEE WAS REPATRIATED". Also a War Office letter advising of the release of Pte. E. Green, formerly held P.O.W by the Japanese. (7).
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 440.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 886
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British Censorship. 1939-43 Covers from G.B returned by the censor (4) due to prohibited enclosures, with enclosed forms P.C.80 (2, "transmission of these articles to certain destinations prohibited"), P.C.82 (postage by individuals of cards and printed matter forbidden to certain neutral countries), or P.C.9 (cards and photos to foreign destinations stopped by the censor); covers intercepted in transit by the British in Trinidad or Bermuda (5); and a cover from USA to Jamaica with "P.C.90 OPENED BY / EXAMINER ID / 6106" seal bearing a blue crayon cross, probably indicating the cover was condemned by the censor. (11).
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 190.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 887
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British Censorship - Detained Mail. 1939 Cover from Portugal and 1944 postcard from Spain, both registered to Germany, both intercepted by the British and released in 1946 with a five line label in German ("Mail held by the censor has been released. Any response by mail will have to comply with current regulations") applied by the British censor, 1946 (Aug/Sep) arrival backstamps. Very unusual. (2).
Opening GBP 120.00
Sold...GBP 130.00
Closed..Mar-17-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 130
Sale No: 47
Lot No: 888
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U.S Censorship. 1941-45 Covers from the USA returned by the censor with enclosed forms CPCH 127 or OC-64 (both for letters containing postage stamps) or OC-13 (two versions, letter mentions location of U.S forces or troop movements); letters intercepted by the U.S censor and detained until after the war, handstamped "THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN HELD / BY THE OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP" (5, three with Sep/Oct 1945 backstamps); 1943 cover from Hawaii with enclosed form No. 2 (cover open when it reached the censor); and 1944 cover from Argentina with enclosed form OC-4 (U.S Censor not responsible for the mutilation of the letter). (11).
