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MAIL 'CONDEMNED' AT SAN JUAN (PUERTO RICO) OR BERMUDA: 1942-5 covers inc. Nov. 1942 France to Argentina held at San Juan until 1945 with purple "THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN HELD/BY THE OFFICE OF CENSORSHIP" hs; Feb. 1943 Germany to Argentina held at San Juan ("2872" censor tape and plain tape over OKW censor label but not over 3Rm stamps, indicating that examiners lifted the stamps); Mar. 1943 Portugal to USA with Bermuda "697 I.C." censor tape held in UK until release (US PO purple "HELD BY BRITISH CENSOR/RELEASED JAN 1946" hs); May 1945 Argentina to Switzerland with San Juan "61486" tape (held in San Juan and returned to Argentina in 1945); plus June/July 1943 Argentina to Switzerland, Oct. 1943 Argentina to Germany, and Sept. 1944 Spain to Argentina. (8 covers) Cross Reference: PUERTO RICO, BERMUDA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, ARGENTINA
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