Militaria: WWII / World War II / 1939–1945 / Envelope with N - Lot 142

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Militaria: WWII / World War II / 1939–1945 / Envelope with N - Lot 142
Militaria: WWII / World War II / 1939–1945 / Envelope with Naval and Wehrmacht Censorship Stamp, 1941 / Martinique / Verrières (Vienne 86) - A rare and spectacular piece of postal history (envelope only) documenting the control of transatlantic air routes under the Vichy regime in September 1941.This airmail letter was sent from Martinique to mainland France, addressed to Mr. Georges at the Hôtel Rousseau in Verrières in the Vienne department (86), bearing the mandatory handwritten notation of the era, “Zone Libre.” French Naval Censorship (Front): Features the rare black octagonal stamp dated “POSTE NAVALE * 4-9-41 *,” accompanied by the blue, framed inspection stamp “AUTORITÉS NAVALES / OUVERT.”German Wehrmacht Censorship (Back): A cream-colored administrative control closure strip bearing the typographic mark “Geöffnet,” validated by the perfect and complete impression of the large red circular stamp featuring the Third Reich eagle and swastika: “Oberkommando der Wehrmacht.”
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