Tuesday, June 29, 2021

1945 SPLIT, Letter to NY

Censorship in Yugoslavia was officially ended on July 2, 1945. However, it was still carried out for shipments to or from abroad ...

Registered letter, sent from Dubrovnik (20.VII.45) to New York (9-17 / 1945) via Naples (22.8.45), correctly franked with 9 Din (foreign tariff valid from 10 May 1945: 4 Din for letter + 5 Din for the registration). Censored in Dubrovnik (CENZURIRANO / Br. 10) and Naples (MILITARY CENSORSHIP / 0146 / CIVIL MAILS).

Cancellations on the back: NAPOLI FERROVIA / 22.8.45 / ESTERO, NEW YORK, N.Y. / 9 - 17 / 1945 / REG'Y. DIV. and ??? / SEP / 18 / 1945 / REGISTERED. Note that Allied Censorship in Naples still uses old Italian censorship labels.