LAUNCESTON - VERY RARE 7 YEARS WAR - CENSORED P.O.W. CAMP COVER TO FRANCE JUST AFTER PEACE TREATY; 24 Nov. 1762 EL (some reinforced wear to corners etc.) from "Jacques Picon Desorme" in "Launceston" and described in the legal contents (a Power of Attorney with tax stamps) as "detained as a Prisoner in England" to his family in Bordeaux with rare Censor marking of the local POW Agent - "Ex[amined]. J. Tymwell" on the flap. Also with faint "LAN/CESTON" and v. fine 'reversed N' London transit Bishop Mark on the reverse; having a faint Paris "ANGLETERRE" on the front with a smudged black London "PD" in circle and "30" arrival charge. Sent just 3 weeks after the 1762 Treaty of Paris (which was not ratified until December 1762). A very rare 7 Years War Censored cover; only a handful of pre-1794 letters from British POW Camps have been recorded. Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, FRANCE (Image)

20th CENTURY MAIL GROUP; Range on annotated leaves inc. 1902 2d QV reg. env. to London franked KEVII 1d tied by Tresco cds and with oval "REGISTERED/PENZANCE" ds on front, 1904 PPC to Gloucester franked KEVII ½d tied by "ST AGNES/SCILLY" cds, 1910 PPC to Kent franked KEVII ½d tied by "SCILLY" cds, 1928 PPC to Cornwall franked KGV 1d tied by Tresco cds, 1930 PPC to Southport franked KGV 1d tied by "ST MARY's/ISLES OF SCILLY" cds, 1948 PPC to Exter franked KGVI 2d tied by "BRYHER/ISLES OF SCILLY" cds and other related examples. (96 items)Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV (Image)