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Dominica

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1940 / Roseau, Dominica, to New York. Franked with 1d (SG 100) and 2½d (SG 103), tied by ‘ROSEAU / 26 JU / 40’ cds. Struck with purple ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’ handstamp. Censored covers from Dominica are notably scarcer than from most other British Caribbean colonies, and this example is especially desirable as its date predates the earliest previously recorded use of this marking by six and a half months. Fine to Very Fine. Est $100-$125 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$24.00
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1942 / Roseau, Dominica, to New York. Franked with 1s (SG 106) and 2d (SG 102), tied by indistinct cds, with ‘ANTIGUA / AU 11 / 1942’ double circle cds and blue ‘TREASURER’S DEPT’ and ‘AUG 19 / 8:53 AM / 1942’ marks on reverse. In transit, the cover was intercepted and censored at Antigua, bearing Examiner label 4113 with ‘B’ code and Censor’s number “2” (a type also used by Censors #3 and #4).

Resealed with additional American censor tape before resuming its journey. Fine to Very Fine. Est $50-$60 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
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Martinique

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19 AUGUST 1941 / Martinique to Chicago, Illinois. An uncommon transatlantic cover from the French island to the U.S.A., intercepted and censored by the British, likely at Antigua, and sealed with ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER 4719’ P.C. 90 label. Cross-colonial censorship of French mail is notably scarcer, and the additional French handstamp on reverse, likely a censor’s mark, further enhances its rarity.

Franked with 5fr (Scott 170) and 1.50fr (Scott 162), tied by purple ‘FORT-DE-FRANCE / 9 AOU 41 / MARTINIQUE’ cds. A desirable French Caribbean wartime censorship item. Fine to Very Fine. Est $60-$80 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$20.00
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Barbados

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15 NOVEMBER 1943 / Bridgetown, Barbados, to St. George’s, Bermuda. An unusual double-censored cover, first opened in Barbados with Examiner H/26 and again at St. George’s, Bermuda C/8131. Sent by surface mail, it required seven weeks in transit. Franked with a pair of 1938 ½d (SG 248c) and 1d (SG 249b), with ‘ST. GEORGES / 15 NOV 1943 / BERMUDA’ arrival cds on reverse. A scarce example of dual island censorship within the Caribbean. Fine to Very Fine. Est $60-$70 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$14.00
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9 FEBRUARY 1945 / Registered cover from Barbados to Nova Scotia. By 1945 Barbados was issuing its own standardized printed censor tapes, as seen on this attractive registered cover examined by Censor ‘H/3631’. Franked with 1d, 2d, 6d, and 1s (SG 249b, 250d, 254 & 255), all tied by ‘BARBADOS / 9 FEB 1945 / R.L.O.’ cds. The reverse is particularly eye-catching, sealed with a homemade red cross label surrounded by a sequence of transit and arrival marks: purple double-circle ‘MIAMI / 16 FEB / 1945,’ ‘MONTREAL / A.M.F. / PO,’ and finally ‘MONCTON / FE 18 45 / N.B.’ arrival. A cover full of character, combining wartime censorship with a remarkable transatlantic journey. Fine to Very Fine. Est $60-$70 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

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1942 / Barbados to the Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan. Censored with Barbados tape bearing printed code ‘H/’ completed in manuscript as Examiner ‘25’. Franked with 6d and 1s (SG 254 & 255) on front. This Barbados tape could be used by any censor by entering his number in manuscript. A fine example of Barbados’ flexible wartime censorship system, combined with an attractive high-value franking. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
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Grenada

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12 MARCH 1942 / St. George’s, Grenada, to The Fuller Brush Company, Hartford, Connecticut. Scarce early-war Grenada censorship: roughly printed label introduced at the outbreak of WWII and used for only about two and a half years. This cover bears censor’s number 7 in red crayon tying the label to the front, with 2d, 3d, and 1s (SG 156, 158 & 160) on reverse. A desirable example of Grenada’s short-lived first censorship issue. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
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British Virgin Islands

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23 SEPTEMBER 1940 / Road Town, British Virgin Islands, to Hillsboro, North Carolina. Exceptionally rare BVI censorship, showing purple ‘PASSED BY CENSOR / V. Is.’ on reverse, struck partly across the flap. This was the first reported example of the marking, with only one other (incomplete) strike subsequently recorded. Though likely philatelic, it is a highly desirable rarity of BVI censorship.

Franked with ½d, 1d, and 1½d (SG 86, 107 & 108), all tied by dual ‘ROAD-TOWN / SE 23 40 / TORTOLA’ cds. Fine to Very Fine. Est $125-$150 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$30.00
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British Guiana

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19 FEBRUARY 1943 / Georgetown, British Guiana, to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Airmail cover franked with 6c, 12c, and 24c (SG 311, 293 & 312), tied by Georgetown G.P.O. airmail cds. Despite wear and showing evidence of stamp removal in the upper right, confirmed by pencil notation on front, it bears the scarce British Guiana printed censor label ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER I/11’.

As most British Guiana mail is found with U.S. censorship, this locally censored example is a much harder-to-find piece. Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
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2 (?) SEPTEMBER 1942 / Danielstown, British Guiana, to Springfield, Massachusetts. Addressed to the ‘G & C Merriam Company’ (later Merriam-Webster, Inc.), franked with three 2c stamps (SG 309) tied by ‘DANIELSTOWN / (?) / SP 42 / BRITISH GUIANA’ cds. Left edge folded on reverse, sealed with ‘EXAMINED BY 6703’ tape, representing a British Guiana cover intercepted and censored by U.S. authorities, a scarcer form of censorship than local handling. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

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17 NOVEMBER 1941 / British Guiana cover to New York City, franked to the 6c overseas rate with a pair of 2c Coronation (SG 305) and 2c (SG 274), tied on front. Sealed with the scarce ‘Officially Opened and Resealed / BY CENSOR’ label, annotated in pencil ‘25’ Reverse bears red ‘PASSED BY CENSOR / 11’ handstamp.

The label was in use in British Guiana for only about nine months, while the handstamp with censor number remained in service for more than three years, both alone and in combination with tapes. An unusual and desirable British Guiana censorship usage. Fine to Very Fine. Est $80-$100 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$20.00
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Antigua

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4 APRIL 1940 / Antigua to Glastonbury, Connecticut. A cover distinguished by its fine penmanship and wartime censorship markings. The reverse bears a large double-circle ‘ANTIGUA / PASSED BY CENSOR’ a type used in Antigua and several other colonies, but not in Bermuda, and censor’s number ‘6’ in crayon tying the tape. Franked to the overseas rate with a pair of 3d (SG 103), 1d (SG 99), 2½d (SG 102), and 6d (SG 104). A striking, well-franked example of Antigua censorship. Fine to Very Fine. Est $60-$70 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$14.00
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8 AUGUST 1943 / St. Eustatius to Curaçao. Letter from the small Dutch island, dominated by the Quill volcano, censored en route at Antigua with ‘EXAMINER 1B/493’ P.C.90 label. Reverse bears Curaçao cds with the misspelling Willlmstad instead of Willemstad. Franked with 20c (Scott 203), tied by clear ‘ST. EUSTATIUS’ bridge cancel. An appealing Dutch Caribbean cover, combining wartime censorship with a scarce postmark variety. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
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Bahamas

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22 FEBRUARY 1943 / Nassau, Bahamas, to Toronto, Canada. A scarce Bahamas censorship item bearing the rare P.C. 90 label, used only briefly and recorded so far solely on mail to Canada, the U.K., and British Guiana. Franked with 1492 LANDFALL OF COLUMBUS 1942 Type 25 overprints: four ½d (SG 162), one 1d (SG 163), two 1½d (SG 164, floating slightly), along with 1938 4d (SG 158).

Reverse shows the ironic machine slogan ‘COME TO NASSAU / BAHAMAS / IDEAL TOURIST RESORT’ boldly struck on this wartime censored letter. An unusual and desirable Bahamas rarity. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
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11 DECEMBER 1939 / Nassau, Bahamas to Lyme, CT: Attractive mixed-franking cover with 3c U.S. envelope (Scott U436, Die I) uprated by 2½d (SG 148), both tied by Nassau bridge cancels. Sealed with an early Bahama censor’s tape, showing a faint ‘CENSOR’ handstamp. This type of handstamp was used prior to the introduction of standardized printed forms.

Though roughly opened, this does not detract from the cover’s significance as an early example of Bahamian wartime censorship. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
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British Honduras

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28 JUNE 1943 / British Honduras to Springfield, Massachusetts. Locally censored covers from this colony are scarce, identified by code letter ‘J’. This example bears prominent P.C.90 ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER J/8173’ labels on both front and reverse. Franked with 1c (SG 150) and vertical pair of 10c (SG 155), with additional purple ‘RECEIVED JUN 28 1943’ handstamp. A desirable and uncommon example of British Honduras wartime censorship. Fine to Very Fine. Est $60-$80 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$20.00
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Trinidad

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14 NOVEMBER 1944 / Port of Spain, Trinidad, to Springfield, Massachusetts. Reverse bears a locally made Type I ‘PASSED’ handstamp, used as a ‘not opened’ device. Ingeniously created by cutting down a regular cds of Tacariga, Trinidad and reshaping the ‘G’ to a ‘C’, with date slugs removed. Franked with 6c (SG 250) and pair of 12c (SG 252), tied by Port of Spain cds and purple ‘RECEIVED NO 14 1944’. A fascinating example of improvised wartime censorship. Fine to Very Fine. Est $50-$60 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
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25 FEBRUARY 1943 / Registered cover from Montevideo, Uruguay, to the ‘G & C Merriam Company’ in Springfield, Massachusetts (later Merriam-Webster, Inc.). Intercepted en route at Trinidad and sealed with P.C. 90 ‘OPENED BY EXAMINER ‘I.E/8637’ censor tape. Franked with 75c airmail issue (Scott C98) uprated by a pair of 2c (Scott 496).

Reverse shows bold blue oval ‘EDITORIAL LABOR / SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA ARGENTINA / SUCURSAL EN URUGUAY’ handstamp, encircled by purple double-circle ‘SPRINGFIELD MASS / REGISTERED’ cds and ‘RECEIVED FEB 25 1943’ markings. A handsome and unusual example of South American mail diverted into Caribbean wartime censorship. Fine to Very Fine. Est $50-$60 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
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13 MAY 1942 / Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Berkeley, California. Airmail letter intercepted and censored at Trinidad, sealed with standard P.C. 90 label handstamped with ‘IE/ code OPENED BY EXAMINER 8030’ and on reverse the scarce local Type 1 handstamp with inserted date slugs. Franked with 1p (Scott C40) uprated with 15c (Scott 435). A fine example of South American correspondence routed through Caribbean wartime censorship. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
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23 MAY 1942 / Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to the ‘G & C Merriam Company’ in Springfield, Massachusetts (later Merriam-Webster, Inc.). Intercepted and censored at Trinidad, ‘IE/ code OPENED BY EXAMINER 8607’ bearing the scarce Type 2 local handstamp with inserted date slugs, ingeniously rebuilt from an old Princes Town, Trinidad cds, with spacing and layout clearly distinct from Type 1. Address overstruck by purple ‘RECEIVED / MAY 27 1942’ marking. Franked with 5000r (Scott 525) with a SOTN double circle cancel. A fascinating example of Caribbean wartime censorship ingenuity. Fine to Very Fine. Est $40-$50 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Selling for...US$10.00
Will close during Public Auction