Censored Mail Covers & Markings – Historical Postal & Military Censorship

Welcome to the specialized Censored Mail section at NOBIS24.com. Whether you are searching for rare censor postmarks and resealing tapes from German Foreign Letter Examination Offices (ABP), Allied control markings from the post-war era, or inspected international wartime covers – specialist philatelists and historians will find verified originals here.

Budapest From the army in the field Kobanya censorship stamp Verified Budapest 24 1915
9,00 EUR
Austrian Post postal stationery K.u.K. Censorship office Neu-Sandez o Nowy Sacz 1 July 15, 1916
9,00 EUR
Austrian Postal Stationery Censored Aussig 2 o Komotau 3.9.1916
9,00 EUR
Austrian Postal Stationery Censorship Stamp Checked Brno o Olomouc2 February 21, 1915
9,00 EUR
Bruxelles City Hall Censorship Checked by the Wehrmacht High Command o November 28, 1942
9,00 EUR
Rheine Censorship P.K. Inspected and to be transported o December 29, 1916 on New Year's card
9,00 EUR
Zurich Oerlikon Vogt u Holz suitcase factory Censorship stamp 1514 High Command of the Wehrmacht October 22, 1019
9,00 EUR
There is power in unity Patriotic card Censorship stamp Verified o Budweis May 12, 1915
9,00 EUR
Censorship Post Konstanz o 1.6.1918 Replacement Batl. 114 4th comp. on Lake Constance AK
-12%
Only 7,00 EUR
Vienna Karlskirche Artist card Jaroslav Setelik Censored K.u.K. Censorship office o November 8, 1916
6,00 EUR
Bucuresti Tache Ionescu Censorship Checked High Command of the Wehrmacht o December 19, 1941
6,00 EUR
83308 Trostberg Alz Allied censorship 185 Z1 o August 13, 1952
6,00 EUR
La Palma Canary Islands Zensurstempel Military Censorship Santa Cruz de Tenerife um 1940
6,00 EUR
Reserve war hospital Lemberg field post 2.WK 9.7. 1942 Censorship note on the back
6,00 EUR
Malaga Zensurstempel Military Censorship Malaga ENTRY 99 on 30.4.1941
6,00 EUR
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Compelling Artifacts of Postal & Contemporary History
During times of war and political crisis, cross-border and military correspondence was subject to strict inspection. Every examination left visible traces on the cover – from distinctive handstamps and examiner numbers to specialized resealing tapes. At NOBIS24.com, you will find a curated selection of documented covers:
  • WWI & WWII (German & International Censorship): Discover inspected letters and postcards bearing postmarks and resealing tapes from German examination offices (such as ABP Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, and Vienna) as well as Allied and neutral censors.
  • Post-War Era & Occupation Zones (from 1945): Browse historical covers of Allied postal censorship across the four occupation zones of Germany, as well as Berlin and Austria.
  • Postmark Types, Examiner Numbers & Specialties: Find intriguing details such as chemical censorship, transit censorship, currency control markings, and rare routing handstamps.
(Note: Related historical covers can also be found in our specialized Field Post and Prisoner of War Mail categories.)

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