Censorship Update

More on Irish Censor Labels - pink

Since I last listed the number of different types ofpink censor labels used by the Irish authorities during the Second World War (1939 -1945), back in the December issue of the Journal, 2005. I am pleased to tell you that I have obtained a few variants on the 17 different types, which I listed at that time.

Generally the pink censor labels come in 2 distinct categories either with a hand stamped number, which is added by the individual censor at the time of censorship or the number is incorporated within the original printing of the pink label. These start from number 1 and generally end at number 200, with the exceptions occurring…

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