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U. S. ARMY CENSORSHIP
HANDSTAMPS AND POSTMARKS.

Fos~er ~M-USA 1.

'lHE EAGLE HAS TALONS
KEEP AMERICA FREE IN THE AIR

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33rd St . & B r o1J ~ ~Y
Ne~ Yor~. N. Y. U.S. A.

qimbels" Patriotic cover :from Port Simonqs io New York
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bearing M-USA 1 dater of the 17th Novemb~r, 1941, and
believed -to be the first day of usage of -this dater. The
cover also bears M-USAC 4, Number lOl, struck in black and

the name "JAMAICA'' appears in sans serif red type, 2. mm
high. It is not known where this latter hand stamp was
applied, but the most probable conclusion is tnat it was

siatnped on -the cover when i ~ was received by ''Gimbels" so
as to provide an easy sales reference when reselling -the

cover.