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U. S. ARMY CENSORSHIP
~ANDSTAMPS AND POSTMARKS .
Poster - M-USAC 1.

The First type of Army censor handstamp was that used
by Captain Baer at the Transportation Office, 28 North Street,
Kingston, which consists of a £our line format reading

"Charles M. Baer, Captain, Signal Corps,/Chie:f Military
Censor, War Department,/u.s. ~gineers, ~amaica District,/

CEN'SORJSDu. The first -three lines are in seri-f printing ei th.s-
4 mm or 2 mm high, and the last line is in sans serif print
4 mm high. It has only been recorded struck in red.

EKD: 19/3/1941 LI<D; 17/ 11 1 41

TH:E:.: FIRESIDE SHOP
Box 14. South Station
YONKERS, N. Y., U.S.A.

Philatelic cover io New York bearing M-USAC 1 iogether with

M-USA 1 dater o£ the 17th November, 1941. This date is the

last reeorded date of use of M-USAC 1 and also ~be £irst day
of use of M-USA 1, and is one o£ the patriotic covers which
are referred to in the "Naval• section.