** G.B. WWII "RETURNED BY THE CENSOR" COVERS WITH EXPLANATOR...

Hammer

£280

** G.B. WWII "RETURNED BY THE CENSOR" COVERS WITH EXPLANATORY LABELS/SLIPS: Small mounted collection of scarce 1939-45 covers with varied returned by the censor notices/labels, inc. 1939 env. to the British Legation in Oslo returned with a red PC81 slip informing the sender that the letter should have been accompanied by a Banker's form (indicating it contained cash) and a PC82 slip detailing stationery items that cannot be sent by post; 1942 env. with a PC178 slip regarding Philatelic export; 1941 env. with a PC101 slip regarding sending postage stamps abroad; 1944 env. with a pink PC80 slip regarding "Pictorial cards/newspaper cuttings"; 1940 reused env. with a PC102 slip detailing that using gummed address labels on envs. to foreign destinations is prohibited, and a 1945 env. with a PC110 slip regarding the same issue; 1940 env. with a PC3 slip detailing that "The communication returned in this cover constitutes a Breach of the Defense Regulations."; 1942 env. with slip I/S returned "...as the address indicates the possible position of the ship in the near future."; plus others of a similar nature. A fascinating collection of seldom seen items. (14 envs., 15 slips) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL