cover 1941 "DETAINED IN HONG KONG BY THE JAPANESE" CACHETS: 1941 (2 Dec.) commercial envelope from Ceylon to New York, the reverse of the envelope bearing a multiple, 1r. franking, censor seal and Victoria 1 p.m. c.d.s., the face with boxed "DETAINED IN HONGKONG/BY JAPANESE/FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945" and boxed "NOT OPENED/BY/CENSOR", both in violet; a good cover bearing a very early c.d.s. as well as being a transit cover. Photo

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cover 1941 "DETAINED IN HONG KONG BY THE JAPANESE" CACHETS: 1941 (2 Dec.) commercial envelope from Ceylon to New York, the reverse of the envelope bearing a multiple, 1r. franking, censor seal and Victoria 1 p.m. c.d.s., the face with boxed "DETAINED IN HONGKONG/BY JAPANESE/FROM DECEMBER 1941 TO SEPTEMBER 1945" and boxed "NOT OPENED/BY/CENSOR", both in violet; a good cover bearing a very early c.d.s. as well as being a transit cover. Photo

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