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U. S. ARMY CENSORSHIP
HANI>STAMPS AND "POSTMARKS.
Poste~ - M-USA 2.
This dater is also a single line circle 32 mm in diameter
with the four obliterating bars to the right. It is worded
10 U. S. ARMY POSTAL SER\'1CE 11 around the t.op and -the no-tation
"A.P.O. 891" around -th e bottom. The centre comprises an
abbreviated monih, d~, year (expressed in four figures) and
11 1 The wording is in
t'he time (expressed a.s n AW' or PM' ).
11
sa.ns serif type, except for the day" plug, which is in
serif type.
This dater was used by Army Post Office 861 at Fort
Simonds after this unit relieved A.P.O. 804 on the ?th May,
1942., and plain cowers car-rying -the endorsement "Pirst "Day 11
have be en re corded bearing M-USA 2..
LKn: /3/1943
Capt.Geo.A.Hefernon,M.C.
Fort S1monds,
Ja.
Local cove:r bearing 1-1-USA 2 of the 5tb M3Y 1 ~942 dddtessed to a.f.l
o££icer at ~ort Simonds oa the rirsi Day o£ use.