CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - THE PORT LOUIS CENSOR LABELS, TYPES IVA ...

Hammer

£440

CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - THE PORT LOUIS CENSOR LABELS, TYPES IVA - V WITH PRINTED "EE/" CODES (INC. MS NUMBERS); Remarkable 1943-45 Collection of covers with the various "OPENED BY/EXAMINER/EE/" labels (on blue or white papers) used in Mauritius Types IVA through to Type V; inc. 4 transit covers ex Reunion (2) or Madagascar (2) to USA/India/Reunion with printed "EE/1", "EE/2" or "EE/5" (2) labels; plus wide range of covers from Mauritius to a wide variety of other countries inc. printed "EE/" numbers (2x3, 3x2, 10, 12x2, 2x4 on blue papers, 4 on blue paper, or 10 on blue paper), as well as the manuscript numbered types on blue or white paper labels (2, 3, 5, , 12 - both colours - 14, 15 with 87 both separated from the cover, 22x2, 25, 33, 45x2, 4 changed to 45, 48, 87x2, 1 changed to 100 & 103). Wonderful lot that took many years to assemble and which deserves further study and expansion. (36 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII