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U. S. NAYY AND MA"R.INE CORPS CENSORSHIP
HAN~STAMPS AND ~OSTMARKS.
Fosier-M-USM 1.
The firs~ of {he Marine's d~ters is ~hat having the

words, "PlRST DAY" and 11 CANCEL" beiween -the ob~iterabng
bars ~o the right of the dater. Nosi of the covers

recorded are ~~~imbels" Pa-triotic envelope.s, and na-tural.J.y.
all M-USM 1 date~s have the same date, the 18th July, 1941.

')Of
3 R 1TS Of ~REEDOM G i m b~ l ' s Stsmp Club,
A FREE AMERICA 623
Gi mbel Brothers,
New York, N.Y.
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A cambels ', pa.t.rio-/;ic cover posted Oh -the 'Firs-t ])ay ancl

bearing M-USM l . T'he cover does no-t appear to have been
censored, probably because of its obvious philatelic hature.
Indeed, it is more than probable tha-t after -the dater was

applied at the Marine Post Office at Portland Bight, the
cover was handed back ~o tne sender .