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Auction: 5006 - British Empire
Lot: 311

BURMA World War II Postal History 1942 (Jan.) unstamped airmail envelope, possibly carried by Diplomatic Bag, to London, marked "By fast air mail" and dated "29/1/42", showing triangular-framed "passed/c/censor/1" in violet and, on reverse, a fine red wax seal inscribed "chief censor/Arms/burma"; rare being apparently the only recorded example of a censor's handstamp from Burma with the letter "C". Photo Estimate £ 100-120

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