Auction No. 24 Saturday, 28 July 2018 / 1:00 pm start
1918 (12th Nov) WWI Censor cover with original ...
Estimate $45
Realised: $40 plus premium
Category: Commonwealth & Foreign > Great Britain
Lot Details
1918 (12th Nov) WWI Censor cover with original correspondence dated a day after the Armistice. YMCA env with red crown censor mark addressed to NZ with FPO Q 1 cds. Letter titled "Somewhere in France" & detailing "another smack at old Jerry" but highlighting how lucky he was as "a lot of the boys went west" & it was their "last stint" at the front. A lovely piece of social history.
