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Plain cover from Tinos Island, Cyclades via Syros Island Aegean Sea to Kallithea by Athens; franked with two 50Dr ‘Meteora’ regular adhesives (1942 Landscapes issue, on reverse). Total franking: 100 Dr. required for domestic correspondence surface mail rate [inflation period 6/13; 1.2.-31.7.1943]; cancelled on departure with the “ΤΗΝΟΣ 18.ΙΟΥΛ.43” [Tinos Island, 18 July 1943] date-stamp. Sender’s address on flap: Tinos Island.
Cover bears the rare Syros deep grey-blue “V.” Italian censor marking applied in transit on front.
Dispatched to Athens, where it was opened and examined by the Italians in the Mail Censor Office. Resealed with tape printed ‘VERIFICATO PER CENSURA’ on reverse, tied with ‘UFFICIO CENSURA POSTALE – ATENE’ double-ring marking in violet. Cover bears also the fractional ‘28/Gre’ single ring examiner’s number.
Forwarded to Kallithea, and backstamped at final destination with s.r. ‘ΚΑΛΛΙΘΕΑ 30 VII 43’ [Kallithea, 30 July 1943].
Condition: Very good; see scans.

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WW2 Greece Cyclades Tinos Island cover with “V.” Syros Italian censor mark to Athens 1943

item number: 5f0099adbf0474f93ee1be41
SKU number: 2936

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