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1934 (July) cover from ADEN to GB with d/r. ADEN p/m. cancelling Indian 2 Anna 6 pie adhesive. Also RAF '8 Squadron' crest to flap. [Royal Air Force] Ref: 322-132.
1935 cover from ERITREA to Italy with d/r. POSTA MILITARE 1 "E" p/m. and CANTARIA receipt m/c. to rear. Ref: 322-142.
1938 (March) PC from GB to SPAIN with CENSURA / VALENCIA h/s. Spanish Civil War: 17th. Jul 1936 – 1st. Apr 1939. Ref: 322-055.
c.1938 Military Recruitment PPC titled "The Army of Today and Yesterday. Join the Army and see the World." Artist drawn by A Martinet. Ref: 322-136.
1939 (Dec) cover with LONDON RFHMS m/c. and s/l. PASSED BY CENSOR h/s. in red. Royal Navy. Ref: 322-055.
1939 (Dec) uprated REGISTERED LETTER from PALESTINE to GB with d/r. NABLUS p/m. and PASSED BY CENSOR H.7 h/s. Ref: 322-088.
1939-45 (April) 'USO' cover from JAMAICA to GB [2d. RATE] with MARITIME MAIL m/c. and censor 5643 h/s. Also part OHMS label to rear with censor 5643 h/s. [USO: United Services Organization] Ref: 322-080.
1940 (Jan) Honour Envelope from SIERRA LEONE to GB with d/r. FPO 41 p/m. West Africa. Edge tear, folded. Ref: 322-082.
1940 PC from FRANCE to Switzerland with s/r. ANNECY / SAVOIE p/m. From Jewish soldier at Depot 111 writing to family. Ref: 322-145.
1940 PC from HUNGARY to Budapest with d/r. TABORI POSTAHIVATAL 5 p/m. and boxed 'Ellenorizve honved gepkocsizo vegyiharc' h/s. - Controlled motor vehicle chemical warfare. Ref: 322-030.
1941 'OFFICIAL FREE' cover from South AFRICA to Cape Town with d/r. APO-U-MPK 20 p/m. From 'Cpl. D. Nezar, A Coy'. Ref: 322-103.
![1941 (14th. March) PPC [Eiffel Tower] FRANCE under German Occupation](https://www.warcovers.co.uk/shop/images/T/xctmpn9Bzx8.jpg)
1941 (14th. March) real photo PPC [Eiffel Tower] from FRANCE under German Occupation with h/s. giving statistics in German. Ref: 322-049.
1941 POW l/s. from ITALY to GB endorsed 'By Air Mail' with s/r. '3/A' censor h/s. and tied CENSURA label to rear. From 'Sigmn. Carr, George' in Sulmona Camp. Ref: 322-004.
1941 Registered cover from AFGHANISTAN to USA with d/r. KABOUL p/m. and OPENED BY CENSOR label tied by tri. PASSED BY CENSOR H 2 h/s. Peshawar. 3 months transit. Ref: 322-135.
1942 (April) cover from ICELAND to GB with d/r. FPO 3 p/m. and tri. censor 3406 h/s. Located Seydisfjordur. Ref: 322-010.
1942 (Dec) Air Mail cover from ADEN to GB [14 Anna RATE] with ADEN p/m. and RAF censor R11/22 h/s. [Dates recorded: 23/9/42 to 3/2/43] From 'Cpl. Butcher RAF'. Ref: 322-133.
1942 cover and letter from S. RHODESIA to GB with d/r. GUINEA FOWL p/m. endorsed 'Uncensored'. From 'AC Sharp'. [The Rhodesia Air Training Group (RATG) 1940 – 1945] Ref: 322-064.
![1942 cover North AFRICA to Sudan. FPO 116 p/m. RAF censors [Algeria]](https://www.warcovers.co.uk/shop/images/T/xctmp5zHy2b.jpg)
1942 (6th. June) cover from North AFRICA to Sudan with d/r. FPO 116 p/m. and RAF censor R11/15? h/s. Also OBC label tied by PASSED BY RAF BASE CENSOR No. 2 h/s. [Algeria] and KHARTOOM receipt p/m. (21st. June) Ref: 322-130.
1943 (Dec) POW l/s. from ALGERIA to Italy with 'BOGHAR II / 2' h/s. Located Northern Algeria. Ref: 322-111.
1943 (Oct) cover from the FALKLAND Islands to GB with OFFICIAL PAID m/c. and circ. censor 4428 h/s. Known correspondance from 'Pte. Robinson, A Coy, 11th West Yorkshire Regt.'. NB: Flap missing. Ref: 322-1304.
