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AUSTRALIA: "PASSED BY CENSOR 2 G.R.I. SAMOA", strike on postal stationary 1d. red cancelled in "LAUTOJA FIJI 3 APR 17" to Apia, fine

"PASSED BY CENSOR 2 G.R.I. SAMOA", one green and three violett strikes on 4 covers from Sydney, each franked with KGV 1d., fine

"PASSED BY CENSOR 2 G.R.I. SAMOA" green strike on front of cover from New Zealand with meter mark franking to Apia, few folds, otherwise fine

"PASSED BY CENSOR 3 G.R.I. SAMOA", green strike on card "APIA 11 JL 19" franked with 1d. red, addressed to Göteborg, fine

"PASSED BY CENSOR 3 G.R.I. SAMOA", one green and two violett strikes on 3 covers from Sydney, each franked with KGV 1d., fine

"Passed by Censor" black strike on front of local cover franked with ½d.-1sh. from "APIA 14 JE. 15", folded horizontally, otherwise fine

 "Passed by Censor" green strike on front of large registered cover, registry etiquette with unusual greenish blue "Apia, Samoa" octagon handstamp, franked with ½d., 2 and 2½d. from "APIA 14.12.14" to Sydney, vertical fold, few stains, otherwise fine, rare

"Passed by Censor" black strike on front of cover franked with 2d. mauve from "APIA 14 JE. 15" to England, fine

"Passed by Censor" over gummed closing label on front and reverse of regsitered cover from Little Falls, N.Y. bearing 5 and 10 c. adhesives, tied by oval cachet, to Apia, very fine and scarce Provenance: 'Floyd W. Fitzpatrick' (1989)

MAIL RETAINED FROM THE CENSORS: 5 unused double and two normal postal stationary cards GRI 1d. on 10 Pfg. addressed to Leipzig with text including "...Since the 29th of August Samoa has been occupied by the New Zealand troops...", very interesting

1917/19, three covers, including one registered, to Netherland, Switzerland and USA, all with censor mark, mostly fine