1914 Cover From Mexico To Syria Need Help!

This mail was mailed during the Mexico Revolution in 1914 from a small community of Zacazonapan near Mexico City. It was mailed to Beyrout(h), Siria, Turquias (in French?). If the area was under French control after The Ottoman Empire ended in 1880s, why it was censored by British government? The UNDERLIVERABLE/L.P.S. is probably also anBritish handstamp. I hope someone familiar with the histry of that area can educate us. Any member reads Arabic writings?

The Ottoman Empire didn't end until after the end of the First World War. Syria remained under Turkish control during the war, until the drive north by British and Arab forces, leading to the establishment of the short-lived Arab givernment in Damascus. Presumably the route this letter took brought it through British or ?ritush-controlled territory.

I think Turquias is Spanish, not French.

Thanks. I know Turquia is Spanish. I meant Beyrout(h) is probably French. ? I don't know.

It was mailed to what is now Beirut, Lebanon.

LPS= London Postal Service. The letter got as far as London and then stopped as GB was at war with Turkey at the time. The censor tape was applied in London. It was returned to Mexico where the Mexican PO opened the letter to return it to the sender. Whether it got back is unknown but may have or " disappeared " from the PO.

Pagoda

I think they may at least have tried to return the letter to the sender. The stamp applied on top of the censor labels reads 'Cerrado Officialmente' which means 'Closed Officially' and 'Departemento de Rezagos' for 'Department of Delayed Items '. They may have opened the letter to find out who the sender was, since it is not found on the cover.

Thank you, Pagoda. Your input is valuable. Now I can mount this cover on a page with correct information. The "label" of the Mexico PO is actually an officially seal label. Letter was opened in attempt to find the sender. During the Mexico revolution, there were lots undeliverable letters that were treated this was. Mexico was in a civil war. Many POs were closed "for business". This particular mail actually was returned to the sender, because it does not have "Advertized" nor "dead letter" office cancellation. This is a real postal history!
Here is a tipical letter that went to the "dead letterr"department of the PO. It was advertized (LISTA), unclaimed (NO RECLAMADO) and the dead letter office (REZAGOS) handstamp.