WWI SEIZED, DELAYED, SERVICE SUSPENDED, ETC: 1915-26 selecti...

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WWI SEIZED, DELAYED, SERVICE SUSPENDED, ETC: 1915-26 selection inc. 1916 env. Cadiz to Sweden containing a cheque, seized by French censor with octagonal SAISI PAR / L'AUTORITE MILITAIRE hs; 1916 env. London to Sweden endorsed via Newcastle-Bergen and delayed due to a fire on the ship SS Newton at Sunderland with purple boxed Swedish explanatory cachet on reverse; 1915 PPC of Malta from Birmingham to London sent by a NZ Soldier with boxed purple "Posted by WOUNDED SOLDIER / 1st Southern General Hospital / Birmingham" hs but still attracted postage due!; 1915 Canada 2c p.stat. env. (opened to display) Raymore to Ashton under Lyne with green RETURNED FOR WAR TAX hs; 1918 env. (minor faults) London to Russia opened by censor and resealed by tape but struck with SERVICE SUSPENDED hs, etc. (11 items) Cross Reference: SPAIN, SWEDEN, CANADA, RUSSIA

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Auction Date:
4th Jun 24 at 11am BST

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