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Title: Postmark on Maltese censor cover
Post by: Tommy Samuelsson on October 08, 2018, 05:54:23 PM

Hi!

I wonder if anyone knows anything about the dumb cancellation on this RAF type R1 censor cover, which I recently bought for my collection. Any information is most appreciated.

Best Regards Tommy Samuelsson

Title: Re: Postmark on Maltese censor cover
Post by: Frank Schofield on October 09, 2018, 07:16:06 AM

Tommy

This looks like a reversed datestamp handle too me. quite common in WW1

Frank Schofield

Title: Re: Postmark on Maltese censor cover
Post by: Nick Colley on October 10, 2018, 05:59:32 PM

But not nearly so common in WW2. A nice item, Tommy. I wonder where the mark was applied. Did it miss being postmarked in Malta and the mark we see was applied on arrival in the UK ? Wherever it was applied, I wonder why it was considered necessary/appropriate to apply such an anonymous mark ?

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Title: Re: Postmark on Maltese censor cover
Post by: Tommy Samuelsson on October 14, 2018, 07:00:35 PM

Frank and Nick, thank you both for making me a little wiser!

Best Regards Tommy Samuelsson

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