Virgin Islands

Ref: A4192
  • £395.00

1940 envelope to the USA with a 2½d cancelled ROAD TOWN JA 16 1940. The envelope has been opened and resealed with a plain embossed label, the embossing being a Royal Cypher, similar to that used on Colonial Office notepaper. The label has been tied by an oval 'Postmaster, Virgin Islands, Passed By Censor' handstamp. An extremely rare cover, this being the only recorded use of this embossed tape used for censoring on an envelope.