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U . S. NA 'IY AND MARINE CORPS CENSORSHIP
HANDSTAMPS AND POSTMARKS.
Poster - H-USNC 3.
Thi_s censorship handstarnp consists o:f the no-tation
"NAVY l~S.P'ECTOR NO • • • " in sans serif type, ?3 mm X 3 IY!m.
It is assumed that the '-Inspecior" should have added his
number or ~nitia~io the handstamp, but to date no examples
of such a marking have been recorded. This handstamp appears
~o have been used in Jamaica as it appears on internal mail
and it has o·nly been recorded struck in purple , together
with other censorship markings. There are two sub-types.
Type (i) .
This sub-type is the one usually seen being .M.-USNC 3
wiihout any f~~ther addition to the handstamp.
El<D: ll/1.2 ll'i41 LKD! 167 5/1942
-'l'.yp e ( i i ) .
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In this sub-type -the letters "R. I. haYe been added in
manuscrip~ to the handstamp, and as in the case of M-USNC 2
(iv), it is believed that this notati on indicates ~hat the
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cover was also checked by a "·Resident Ins.2_ector •
El<D: 23/4/ 1942. LKD:
