Airgraphs. Unused forms (20) and postally used airgraphs (50) including 31 July 1945 last day uses from G.B to South Africa, East Africa to G.B or Australia to G.B, 9th July 1945 airgraph to Canada sent on the final despatch on July 11th with "Airgraph Service Not Available" cachet deleted, "target" messages giving the destination for each roll of film (3), airgraph from Francis Field advertising his book "Bridging the Atlantic", etc. (70).
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Censorship - USA / G.B. 1941-45 Covers and cards including 1941 cover from USA to Germany detained by the British and delivered in 1945 with "RELEASED" and German explanatory label; covers censored in transit in Bermuda (2); and unusual U.S censor cachets including large "RELEASED / BY I.C.B (3), tiny "THIS COMMUNICATION REFERRED / TO DISTRICT POSTAL CENSOR / BY U.S NAVAL AUTHORITIES" or similar "U.S CUSTOMS" cachet, etc. (10).
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Patriotic Labels. Various single labels (41) and labels on covers (17, one a front) from various countries, mainly British Colonies including Burma, Hong Kong, Barbados, Canada, also USA, etc., a very large label "Arrived Safely Thanks to Sea Power", a part Canada booklet still containing four "We Realise in Canada the Safe Arrival of this Letter is due to the British Navies" labels, and an India 1 rupee Red Cross and St. John booklet containing 15 labels (one other removed). Also a poster "The Result of Uncensored Thoughtlessness", an interesting lot, the booklets very scarce. (42 + 17 covers + 2 booklets).
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Europe. 1939-45 Covers including commercial airmail covers from Holland to South America (4), covers from Germany to China or to the USA sent via Siberia and Japan (3), 1942 emergency flight from The Hague to Schiermonnikoog cut off by winter weather, covers to or from Belgian or French workers in Germany, official "Deutsch Dienstpost" covers from Holland (9, one with unusual violet "DEN HAAG-EMMERICH / BAHNPOST / von / 29 JUL 1941 / Z.68" rubber c.d.s), etc., also a few pre-war covers, and a mint sheet of ten Danish Nazi Party propaganda labels. (35 covers + sheet).
