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I think this just might be one of the silliest thing I've seen. It's not as if you can really hide something in a Postcard as opposed to an Envelope but here are a few.   While this is not a US Censor, I figured I throw it here anyways.  |
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I think it was just a routine practice usually done by most countries during wartime. A censor still had to read the postcard and the handstamp was proof that they did. |
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Hi Stallzer
As BattleStamps has already stated, it was a normal routine practice during periods of conflict. In fact, I have a 'postcard' in my collection from the UK, addressed here to Canada, that has the same style of censor marking that you have scanned here. Maybe they had to appear as 'busy'? <G>
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Many people placed information in their correspondence without realizing that it might be a strategically important piece of information. I would guess that the vast majority of correspondence that was actually censored (words covered with ink, or cut out) was of this nature.
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I do understand why they did it. I just think it to be silly based on the fact that I think they read all Postcards anyways :) |
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The "silliness" was exercised by both Allied and Axis powers alike and involved a huge amount of manpower. If one can believe what is posted on Wikipedia, the U.S. had a maximum of about 14,500 people committed to censoring civil mail and the United Kingdom around 10,000.  |
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Ah! the yellow neon file name! well done Thomas,
may this habit increase..... :)
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Rod,
I believe that is an approach I stole from you. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Believe that is why "THEY" used to say that one needed a war to stimulate the economy.... ??? |
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Posted 01/12/2011 07:45 am
