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Instructional Marks
Returned Letter Branch Freetown
June 1940 - Takoradi, Gold Coast to Freetown, Sierra Leone
The sender of this letter attempted to have it delivered to his wife while her ship called at Freetown on the
outward journey to the Gold Coast.
Sequence of postal markings:
Jun 1940 Takoradi Backstamp: 22 October 1940
Censor Number 8 Returned / Letter Branch / Freetown
5 Jul Freetown arrival backstamp
6 Sep N.O.B. MV Abosso
N.O.B. Adda
15 Oct Elder Dempster, Freetown
15 Oct Freetown
22 Oct Returned Letter Branch Freetown backstamp
The Elder Dempster officials tried at least the Abossa and the Adda over a four-month period before deciding
to return the letter. On each occasion, the letter was marked N.O.B., for ‘Not On Board’.
Type 719.01
