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III. 1918 - 21 N orperforce NP Fused for
Caucasus/Persia policing purposes
still war-theater 1918-1920/21
North Persian Force censor
Norperforce rectangular censor in violet or black, size 56 x l 7,5mm used also for mail being opened. It's reads PASSED BY
CENSOR/NORPERFORCE". A lack seal "Bureau de la Poste Persana Rescht" and a mark for Rescht special registration
Insured letter
Registered
insured letter
sent from
Rescht
13 Febl919
to Teheran
[no arrival
cancellation)
A Norperforce
censor in
violet on the
front
Historical note:
After the return to
Persiafrom the
failure at Baku
the British force,
Dunsterforce,
was broken up.
Most soldiers
Were absorbed
into the North
Persian Force
(Norperforce,
NP F). It was to
stay in Persia for
policing assign-
ment in the
northern
provinces
mainly against
theJangalis

Dunsterforce label "opened by censor" applied with the 2nd type, a circled, censor

41 days for
delivery!
Could be due
to the war
circumstances
or or forced
delay.
Sent from Yezd
18 III 1919 to
Teheran.
Single rate 6ch
Opened by
Dunsterforce
elusive

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