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Postal History - USA - Sep. 1941

envelope (without letter inside)
sent BY AIR MAIL
from IRON MOUNTAIN (Michigan)
to CALVENE (Vicenza, Italy)
with Italian Censor strip

annuls of IRON MOUNTAIN MICH.
dated SEP 29, 1941

+ partially visible oval annuls with rows
and with number "1"

+ label "Par Avion - By Air Mail"

+ slight violet rubber stamp
"VIA AIR MAIL"

+ Italy Censor strip
"Verificato per censura"
with three little circular rubber stamps
"(13)"

in the back side, arrive annul
CALVENE * VICENZA, dated 21. 10. '41

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five USA stamps:

green stamp "MILLARD?" partially
covered by Censor strip

+ c.12 violet stamp "Zachary Tailor"

+ two stamps of c. 2 each pink-red
"ARMY AND NAVY FOR DEFENSE"

and stamp c. 1 green
"INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE FOR DEFENSE"

*** stamps in fairly / fairly good
condition;
c.12 violet stamp with some indents
creased along the upper border of the cover;
c.2 stamps with some very little and
very slight creases ***
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envelope, about cm. 15,2 x 9

envelope in fairly good condition
(opened along lower border;
several very slight creases on the
surface)

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total shipping weight over 20 GRAMS
(for postal fees from Italy)
ONLY SHIPPING WITH REGISTERED MAIL