ALBANIA & OTHERS IN EUROPE; Range with 1942 censored env. to Korca ex France franked 70c, 80c & 2F50c with framed "Ufficio Censure Poste Estera/AL MITTENTE" h.s. on front, c1942 censored env. to occupied France franked Belgium 1F, 50c & 35c with a no-service cachet on front, 1939 env. to Czechoslovakia franked Bulgaria 7l with German censor tape (Reimer tue B-0a/Abb.31 on rear - only in use for 2 mths, 1941 return env.for mail intercepted in Berlin preventing export of German postage stamps and 1941 PPC to Antwerp franked France 50c on 90c (3) disallowed & returned. (5 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, BELGIUM, BULGARIA (Image)

ARGENTINA & VENEZUELA; Pair with Mar. 1942 censored airmail env. to Germany franked Argentina 1p, 50c & 35c with reg. label and "CONDEMNED" h.s (applied in Bermuda) and wavy-lined framed "RELEASED" h.s. on front and finally delivered & returned in Aug./Sep. 1946 and June 1941 twice-censored env. to Berlin ex Caracas franked Venezuela 37½c pair + 1 p with reg. label on front and June 1946 wavy-line "RELEASED" h.s. on front. (2 covers) Cross Reference: GERMANY, BERMUDA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, VENEZUELA (Image)

AUSTRALIA; Range with 1940 defective censored env. to Holland ex Melbourne with type-face slip (in Dutch) indicating not delivered until Mar. 1948, 1941 censored airmail env. to the AIF franked Australia 9d with enclosed 'B./1' slip When opened by the Censor the enclosure mentioned was not contained in the envelope', c1941 censored env. to Montreal franked 4d with printed 'P.C.5' slip This cover was open..... and 1942 censored env. to USA franked KGVI 3½d with framed "RETURN TO SENDER/CONTENTS/UNDELIVERABLE". (6 items) Cross Reference: AUSTRALIA, NETHERLANDS (Image)

AUSTRIA: Pair with 1940 philatelically franked postcard to Hungary with Oppeln reg. label on front and 'ZURUCK.....' (return) label on front on account on postage stamp exchange and 1940 window env. to abroad ex Vienna franked Germany 12pf (2) + 1pf with printed German label Letters and postcards to the enemy abroad must not be abandoned at the Post Office counter. (2 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, AUSTRIA, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

BERMUDA INTERCEPTED MAIL; Trio with 1942 twice-censored airmail env. to Buenos Aires ex Barcelona franked Spain 4p (5), 10p (3), 1p (2), 50c & 10c (2) with printed 'Form 113a' slip enclosed indicating a missing money order, 1942 USA 3c env. to Rotterdam uprated 2c with printed 'Form OC-3 (Rev.) indicating 'no letter enclosed' and 1942 censored airmail env. to USA franked France with encl;used printed 'Form No. 113a indicating a missing photo. (3 cover + 3 slips) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, FRANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SPAIN (Image)

BERMUDA/BR.HONDURAS INTERCEPTED MAIL - GREEN SLIPS; Pair with 1943 censored airmail env. to NY franked Br. Honduras KGVI 15c pair + 1c with enclosed '(P.C.20/D)' (Imperial Censorship , British Honduras) printed slip The writer of this letter has contravened the British Defence Regulations.....and 1942 defective censored airmail env. to USA franked France 5F (3) + 50c pair with Bermuda produced '(P.C.11)' The British Censor is not responsible for the mutilation of this letter. Rare pair of West Indies instructional slips. (4 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, BERMUDA, BRITISH HONDURAS/BELIZE (Image)

BOHEMIA & MORAVIA PAPER LINED ENVELOPES REFUSED; 22 July 1940 airmail env. to USA franked 3k, 10k & 50h tied by Prague cds and with German return h.s. on rear indicated Lined envelope not allowed and with a framed return h.s. also on front. Scarce. Cross Reference: BOHEMIA & MORAVIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII (Image)

BOHEMIA & MORAVIA; Trio with 1940 window env. with inadmissible label affixed and refused on account of a charity stamp franking, 1942 censored env. to Slovenia with philatelic franking and return h.s. "Zuruck unzulaffih" h.s. applied as it contained a greeting card (still present) and 1943 PPC to Denmark franked 1k + 50h with German returned h.s. applied as PPC's were prohibited. (4 items) Cross Reference: BOHEMIA & MORAVIA (Image)

CHINA TEN-YEARS SEIZED LETTER; April 1941 censored airmail env. to Netherlands franked $5, $2 90c & 60c with Shanghai reg. label on front and type-script Dutch printed label indicating release by the Committee for seized goods and Amsterdam transit mark in 1951. Rare and v.unusual. Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS, CHINA, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

INDIA; Range with 1939 env. to USA franked KGVI 3p (3) with authority declaration label has permission to dispatch packages to neutral countries pasted on front, 1939 censored env. to Delhi ex NY franked USA 3c + 2c with type-face 'Delivery to the addressee forbidden/by Controller of Enemy Trading' paste-on however apparently still sent and with 'PASSED BY CONTROLLER/OF/ENEMY TRADING' censor tape applied, 1941 censored airmail envs. to USA ex Bombay with "Please request sender in future/to write full name and address....." h.s. on rear. (4 covers) Cross Reference: INDIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

IRAN FOREIGN MAIL; Trio with 1940 censored env. to Geneva franked 10ch, 5r, 3r & 50 d with Tehran reg. h.s. on front and "HAIFA POSTAL CENSORSHIP......" h.s. on rear, 1944 censored env. to NY franked 3r (4) with Tehran reg. h.s. with type-script slip 'Form 663' enclosed prohibiting confirmation of cable, land-wire, radio or radio-telephone messages and 1944 censored env. to NY franked 1.50r, 3r + 10d with "RECEIVED DAMAGED" h.s. applied in transit in Bombay. (3 covers) Cross Reference: INDIA, IRAN/PERSIA, REGISTERED MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

JAMAICA EXPORTED STAMPS VIOLATION; c1940 censored airmail env. to Philadelphia franked KGVI 1/-, 4d & 3d tied by St Anne's Bay cds and blank reg. label endorsed 'St Ann's Bay' with paste-on 'RETURN TO SENDER....' label on front with enclosed letter and printed slip 'P.C. 22/d' indicating return due to export of stamps without a Finance Board permit. Rare. (3 items) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, JAMAICA (Image)

JAMAICA TRANSIT CENSORSHIP; July 1943 censored airmail env. to Netherlands Antilles with Cuba philatelic franking and censored in transit in Jamaica with printed 'P.C.5' slip This cover was open [empty] when it reached the [Imperial] Censor. Rare. (2 items) Cross Reference: NETHERLANDS COLONIES, CUBA (Image)

JAMAICA ORIGIN & TRANSIT MAIL; Pair with 1943 censored airmail env. to Switzerland franked KGVI 2/- + 2d with type-script paste-on slip The German censor is not responsible for the mutilation of the letter and 1943 censored airmail env. to Ny franked Switzerland 70c pair + 5c with printed 'Form No. 211' slip This cover was open when it reached the examiner. (3 items) Cross Reference: SWITZERLAND, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, JAMAICA (Image)

KENYA UGANDA TANGANYIKA VIOLATED CONTENT; Pair with 1940 censored env. (with contents) to NY franked KUT KGVI 20c + 1c with type-script slip explaining requests for postage stamps are forbidden and 1944 env. to USA franked KUT KGVI 15c, 10c & 5c with "RETURN TO SENDER" h.s. struck twice on front and printed slip (and letter) The Censor regrets....Defence Regulations do not permit the trans-mission of this letter. (6 items) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA (Image)

INCOMING MAIL TO NETHERLANDS INDIES; 1941 censored env. to Batavia franked USA 5c tied by "CALAIS/MAINE" duplex with framed "RETOUR" h.s. and enclosing a type-script slip advising the exchange of stamps with countries abroad is prohibited and the rear with "ONBEKEND/TIDAK KENAL" h.s. and a Inconnu label on rear. Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NETHERLANDS COLONIES (Image)

NIGERIA CENSORED MAIL EX FRENCH COLONIES; Pair with 1943 censored airmail env. to Lagos franked French Guinea 4F50c + 1F90c with printed British 'P.C.12' slip attached to rear in Nigeria and indicating no enclosure found and a 1925 env. to NY franked French Cameroun 25c on 2F + 25c on 3F apparently reused in c1941 with WWII censor tape at left and enclosing a printed 'P.C.5' slip indicating the envelope was empty. (3 items) Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, NIGERIA (Image)

NORTHERN RHODESIA RETURNED MAIL; c1941 censored env. (file fold, small tear) to India franked KGVI 2d with unrecorded printed label "The export of Postage and Revenue Stamp, and of all covers....is prohibited......" pasted on front and light consistent stain confirms its position. Cross Reference: NORTHERN RHODESIA/ZAMBIA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, INDIA (Image)

PALESTINE MAIL TO AN ENEMY-OCCUPIED TERRITORY; 1 Sep. 1939 plain airmail PC to Warsaw franked 5m, 2m & 3m tied by Haifa cds with pasted on 'PCH.7.' typed slip Communication with enemy territory is allowed only if submitted by hand at the Post Office....and framed hexagonal Palestine censor mark on front. Scarce item sent on this first day of the occupation Cross Reference: PALESTINE, MILITARY - WWII, POLAND (Image)

PALESTINE MAIL TO AN UNDERCOVER/ENEMY DESTINATION; May 1940 censored env. to Italy franked 15m tied by Tel Aviv machine cancel with printed 'P.C.23' RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR......label on front with typed 'Form PCT/33' slip on toned paper indicating reason for return since there is reason to believe that it is destined for enemy territory.........Rear of env. with framed violet Palestine censor mark. Very rare. Cross Reference: ITALY, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, PALESTINE (Image)

PALESTINE MAIL VIA AN ENEMY COUNTRY; 5 July 1940 censored env. (small faults) to Russia franked 15m tied by Jerusalem cds with 'P.C.23' printed 'RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR.....' with enclosed 'P,C.39.' IMPERIAL CENSORSHIP, PALESTINE forbidding communication to or a via an Enemy Country and explaining procedures for transmission via a neutral country. (Thomas Cook or Red Cross). Scarce. Cross Reference: PALESTINE, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RETURNED MAIL (Image)

PALESTINE REDIRECTED LANGUAGE VIOLATION; Aug. 1940 censored express airmail to Istanbul franked 7m, 5m & 4m (control block of seven - on rear), redirected to Bagdad but rejected and returned with a printed bilingual (Arabic/English) explanatory label affixed to front as the contents (in Polish) were not a recognised language by the censor. Very unusual. Cross Reference: EXPRESS MAIL, REDIRECTED MAIL, RETURNED MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

PALESTINE MAIL TRANSMITTED VIA GERMANY; Jan. 1940 censored env. to Slovakia franked 5m (3) tied by Tel Aviv cds with printed 'P.C.23' 'RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR......' label on front and encl sing typed 'P.C.T/16' indicating mail to or via Germany unable to be transmitted plus a 1941 plain bilingual (English/Hebrew) censorship slip (no cover or letter) with typed message indicating private clearing contravene Govt. legislation.(3 items) Cross Reference: GERMANY, PALESTINE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

PALESTINE INWARDS MAIL EX SWITZERLAND; July 1941 censored and officially repaired env. to Jerusalem franked Switzerland 30c + 20c with a P.C.23 'RETURNED TO SENDER/BY THE CENSOR....' label pasted on front the content apparently containing £2 sterling cash and with a bilingual (English/Hebrew) 'P.C.6' blank slip with note indicating that British bank notes are prohibited by mail. (2 items) Cross Reference: PALESTINE, SWITZERLAND, REGISTERED MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)

PALESTINE MAIL LANGUAGE PROTOCOL; Pair with Jan. 1940 env. to Jerusalem ex Syria franked 12pi on 10pi with framed "JERUSALEM POSTAL CENSORSHIP/PLEASE REQUEST......LANGUAGE/IN WHICH THE LETTER IS WRITTEN" h.s. on rear and Apr. 1940 censored airmail env. to Haifa ex Switzerland franked 70c tied by Geneva cds with "HAIFA POSTAL CENSORSHIP./Please request the sender....the language /In which the letter is written." h.s. on front. (2 covers) Cross Reference: PALESTINE, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image)