New Guinea 1941 WWII Incoming SERVICE SUSPENDED Cover Liverpool Censored

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New Guinea 1941 WWII Incoming SERVICE SUSPENDED Cover Liverpool Censored
Cover franked with 1/2d and 2/d King George VI definitives of Great Britain, tied by Walton / Liverpool machine cancel (24 Oct), to the Hotel Rabaul, Rabaul, British New Guinea, "Australia" at lower left, handstamped in red "NOT TRANSMITTED / SERVICE SUSPENDED", censor seal along left upon arrival in Australia, a scarce and fine.
Japanese air raids on Rabaul began in December, 1941, with the invasion force quickly overwhelming the much smaller Australian garrison the following month.
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2205115
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_gsrx_vers_859 (GS 7.0.21 (859))