Is there any information as to when the German Ax censor cachet started to be used in the Paris censor station on mail from Canada to the Red Cross in Geneva.
John
CranmerJ wrote:Is there any information as to when the German Ax censor cachet started to be used in the Paris censor station on mail from Canada to the Red Cross in Geneva.
John
CranmerJ wrote:Thank you those thoughts and references.
I have today managed to find a copy of Landsmann's book at a reasonable price on the web and although I do not speak or read German I expect I will be able to struggle through it with the help of on-line translators. My interests are very specific as below.
The Landsmann book, 2019 edition, is bilingual - German/English.
I was specific in my question as I try to strictly limit my WW2 collecting to items with a Canadian connection and for Germany that almost always means POW or Swiss mail. This is part of a more general Canada KG6 collection.
My previous question was not only about the countries. I was also asking about the "unique" addressee you referred.
LaBlonde's book says that after the Germans took over Vichy France (11/1942) mail to Switzerland could not miss out German held territory. But he does not say when the Ax cachet started to be use. I was wondering if in the 13 years since that book was published on more definite information had been found.
The 2nd edition of Landsmann book, in 2019, that I and dmui referred, says 1 jan/1943.
The second of LaBlonde book I referred was issued in 2012. Its title is the following:
Post D-Day Swiss Mail to/from Great Britain and the Americas and was published by American Helvetic Society. Its contents is, mainly, about the 1944 year.
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