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TH£ BRITISH PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION LTD.

During the Second World War the ~overn~nt ~de ~se of

the expertise of the Association to check whether or not any
sia~ps enclosed in ~ail to or fro~ this country were of

exceptional value, as these mi~bt be used to evade the

the rastriciiona on the transmission of currency. The

Association was situate at 1 Berners Street, London, where
mail was exa~>~ined and the "examiner" used a handstamp to

show the cover had oeen chec~ed.

The hands~arnp, designated M-BPA 1 below, comprised a

aincle lined oval, 35" ~ 22mm, worded "PASSED sr 'l'IIE .BRITISH

PHILATELIC ASSN. LTD" around the top a11d "'5 BERNI:.'RS ST,

LONDON, 'W 1" around i:he 'boHom. The ceni:re has two sets

of dotted lines tor a signature and date and these markings

are recorded in purple ink. LKO:

EKD:

R UIDII, W.U
No 1189

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Reeistered cover from London to ~amaica bearing K-BPA 1
and censored by iha U.K. Censorsh~p Service.