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Is the letter still in the envelope or is it just the cover?
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Sigh ! its only a sealed envelope probably sent to a friend...no letter.
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Isn't that a bit weird? Why would a military censor examine an empty cover, or did he check it was indeed empty?
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"Isn't that a bit weird? Why would a military censor examine an empty cover, or did he check it was indeed empty?"
I suspect it isn't so much that the item needed censoring as it was required to have a censor marking.
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I may not fully understand the censor marking. Does it signify that the piece ought to be checked or does it say that it has been checked?
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That it has been checked. In order for it to be forwarded on to its destination it needs a marking showing it was checked. In this case all they did was notice that there was no enclosure.
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It is more likely that the contents were removed by the recipient, and subsequently resealed. It is my understanding that military mail subject to censorship was to be posted unsealed. In that case the censor would have sealed before sending it on its way.
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Philb's cover isn't an airmail cover, but I assume that this quote, from Airmail Operation During World War II, describes censorship policies that were generally in effect for all first-class mail during the war:
"It is important to recognize that much of the censorship operation could actually be described as examination of the mail. Some of the mail that came through censorship operation was passed without being opened and received a marking or hand stamp to indicate that the particular mail item had been examined from the outside but not opened."
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I thought this was an interesting piece.. from Midway Island 1942.
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Is the letter still in the envelope or is it just the cover?
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Sigh ! its only a sealed envelope probably sent to a friend...no letter.
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Isn't that a bit weird? Why would a military censor examine an empty cover, or did he check it was indeed empty?
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"Isn't that a bit weird? Why would a military censor examine an empty cover, or did he check it was indeed empty?"
I suspect it isn't so much that the item needed censoring as it was required to have a censor marking.
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I may not fully understand the censor marking. Does it signify that the piece ought to be checked or does it say that it has been checked?
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That it has been checked. In order for it to be forwarded on to its destination it needs a marking showing it was checked. In this case all they did was notice that there was no enclosure.
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It is more likely that the contents were removed by the recipient, and subsequently resealed. It is my understanding that military mail subject to censorship was to be posted unsealed. In that case the censor would have sealed before sending it on its way.
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Philb's cover isn't an airmail cover, but I assume that this quote, from Airmail Operation During World War II, describes censorship policies that were generally in effect for all first-class mail during the war:
"It is important to recognize that much of the censorship operation could actually be described as examination of the mail. Some of the mail that came through censorship operation was passed without being opened and received a marking or hand stamp to indicate that the particular mail item had been examined from the outside but not opened."
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