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General Category => Members Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Chris Weddell on December 30, 2019, 09:28:35 PM

Title: WWII unlisted boxed Naval censor mark on plain brown paper censor tape?
Post by: Chris Weddell on December 30, 2019, 09:28:35 PM
Hello All,

              I just got this cover I brought from the US today. I have not been able to find this mark used on censor tape or even just the mark inworld War Two Censor Marks (2nd edition) or have I just missed it.

There is nothing on the verso of the cover.

Any help would be great.

                                                        Chris  :-\
Title: Re: WWII unlisted boxed Naval censor mark on plain brown paper censor tape?
Post by: Frank Schofield on December 30, 2019, 09:46:43 PM
Chris

Possible US mark??

Frank Schofield





Title: Re: WWII unlisted boxed Naval censor mark on plain brown paper censor tape?
Post by: Chris Weddell on December 30, 2019, 10:32:58 PM
Frank,

        I do not think it is a US mark and the US censors always used a printed tape or label when resealing. I will ask my friends at the USCS.

The mark itself looks like a boxed version of N1000 which is also tied to plain brown tape, see page 148 WW2 Censor Marks (2nd edition).

                                                                  Chris

                                                                       
Title: Re: WWII unlisted boxed Naval censor mark on plain brown paper censor tape?
Post by: Chris Weddell on December 30, 2019, 11:29:17 PM
Frank,

        I have had a reply already from the USCS and the first view is differently not a US censor and the US never used plain brown tape. I will let you know if I get any more and what they are.

                                                    Chris
Title: Re: WWII unlisted boxed Naval censor mark on plain brown paper censor tape?
Post by: Nick Colley on December 31, 2019, 02:40:53 PM
Presumably there's nothing of any use on the back of the cover?

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Title: Re: WWII unlisted boxed Naval censor mark on plain brown paper censor tape?
Post by: Chris Weddell on December 31, 2019, 03:53:06 PM
Nick,

      There is nothing on the back cover.

                    Cheers

                    Chris
Title: Re: WWII unlisted boxed Naval censor mark on plain brown paper censor tape?
Post by: Peter Harvey on December 31, 2019, 07:59:29 PM
Chris,

Possibly an Indian connection, would fit with the brown tape?

Pete
Title: Re: WWII unlisted boxed Naval censor mark on plain brown paper censor tape?
Post by: Chris Weddell on January 01, 2020, 09:38:54 PM
Peter,

        I think you may be on the right track. I have gone though some of my Indian censored items and they did seem to use this type of brown tape often tied with some sort of censor mark.

                                                      Cheers

                                                        Chris
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