1942-44 OFFICIAL MAIL (DURING JAPANESE OCCUPATION): Range of...

Hammer

£300

1942-44 OFFICIAL MAIL (DURING JAPANESE OCCUPATION): Range of official mail (most bearing "KP" optd. stamps) inc. 1943 (23 Feb.) env franked by 5c on 6c Chocolate optd "K P" in red tied by fine Cebu City cds. with fine Japanese censor cachet in purple below, pair of 1943 (July) envs. franked by 5c Green, one with official "(K.P.)" handstamp inverted and stated to be the only recorded example of such & the other overprinted with the pre-war "O.B." (official mail) handstamp, etc. An interesting group of censored official mail worthy of inspection (17 covers) Cross Reference: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, JAPAN, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, OFFICIAL MAIL