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~lLITARY CENSORSHIP HANDSTAMPS
OP THE BRI'l'ISH. ARMY.
Foster - M.-AC2.
In addition io ibe ,,Passed by Field Censor" ban.drlamp
issuea to Most units o£ the British Army ~ly two o~ner
items o£ a Military CensorsRip ~atu~ have been recorded
as of J'"a~ican orlfin durittg tlle F.i:rst World War. ~be
first of" these is ine unit han~stamp H - AU3 wi 'tlt the
addition e>£ th& word CenGored 11 and t'he e.J<.aMiner' s initials
11
in red inl< . M - A U3 comprises a aouble lined ou.ter oval,
39 x 25mm, witb tbe words uq~NERA!.L STAFF OrFICE. at -tbe
11
top and ''J'"AMA.ICA." at t"he. bo-i;ioM. !rhe two .9ei.a of worditl(
are sep.a%:a-tea "by aeie~-isl<.s on each side and 'have a period
after th.e wording, the n\Srldng 'being in 'blue inlc.
EKD: L~D. ~
Cover to London be~ring M- AC2 dated ~ne 2nd june, 191,,
.fra~ked at 4d, wi1:h regis-tration cla-ter o£ -the 5tb J"uhe, l917,
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