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OPERATIONS AT SAN JUAN (PUERTO RICO) 1942 - RARE EARLY CENSORSHIP LABELS, ETC.: 1941/42 covers showing the censorship development at San Juan up to the start of the 'San Juan Agreement', inc. 12 Dec. 1941 Air Mail env. Brazil to USA with rare San Juan C.52 label (Broderick & Mayo L.1.2.1 - known only in Dec. 1941), among the first mail censored at San Juan, with "16 DEC. 1941" Trinidad ds on reverse; 13 Dec. 1941 env. Argentina to USA with rare San Juan C.55 label (Broderick & Mayo L.1.2.1 - known only in Dec. 1941), and "17 DEC 1941" Trinidad ds on reverse; 30 Dec. 1941 air mail env. Brazil to USA with rare San Juan C.104 label (known only in Dec. 1941 - Broderick & Mayo only record nos. C.5-C.64); Jan. 1942 air mail env. Brazil to GB with rare San Juan 2855 label (Broderick & Mayo B.1.5 - known only in Dec. 1941 - Jan. 1942), and UK Examiner 2930 label on arrival, this cover probably being intercepted in error in San Juan (due to strict examination in the UK on arrival); 21 July 1942 Argentina to Sweden with San Juan 2849 censor label affixed and "6001" bag no. & "0001" batch no. hs's on reverse, among the first mail into San Juan examined for censorship (Bag nos. began at 6001 and batch nos. at 0001); 31 July 1942 Regd air mail env. Switzerland to Argentina with San Juan 2907 censor tape affixed, Bag no. 6277 and batch no. 134 on reverse; plus 1941 Peru to Canada with Canada C.25 censor tape, 1942 Argentina to Switzerland (2 - one with unusual plain censor label probably applied in San Juan or Miami, the other with San Juan 2923 censor tape), Brazil to USA (2 - with San Juan 2892 or 2929 censor tape), Argentina to USA with San Juan 2925 censor tape, Spain to Puerto Rico with San Juan 2848 censor tape, Switzerland to Argentina with San Juan 14012 censor tape, and Brazil to Switzerland with San Juan 2832 censor tape. Fascinating Study. [Inc. Wilson/Walton figs. 9.1-9.24]. (16 covers) Cross Reference: PUERTO RICO, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, TRINIDAD, BRAZIL
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