WWII ROYAL NAVAL MAIL INC. CENSORS & AIRMAILS; Range on leav...

Estimate

£140 - £200

WWII ROYAL NAVAL MAIL INC. CENSORS & AIRMAILS; Range on leaves inc. Sep. 1939 env. to Salisbury franked KGVI 1½d tied by London "RECEIVED FROM/H.M.SHIPS" duplex from Marine Andrews who survived the German attack on H.M.S. Royal Oak at Scapa Flow, Oct. 1939 env. to England franked Sierra Leone KGVI 1/- endorsed 'On active service' and 'By Air Mail' with "PASSED BY CENSOR" h.s. on front, July 1941 env. to Canada franked India 1r pair + 25a + 3½a endorsed 'per S(teamer) S(ervice) Express with airmail label and censor tape affixed, Mar. 1942 env. to the Royal Marines Siege Regiment franked KGVI 1½d tied by Fishponds machine cancel with 2d p.due affixed, Aug. 1943 re-used local env. with OHMS economy label tied by oval "R.M.SIEGE REGT" (corrected spelling) d.s., June 1944 unfranked env. (with contents; datelined '904 Flotilla') to London with Naval censor mark on front, plus a range of WWII Royal Navy Honour envs. (some with contents and two randomly censored) and other related material. (55 items) Cross Reference: EXPRESS MAIL, INDIA, AIR MAIL COVERS, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL