Stars And Stripes: Censorship of Yanks Letters Will End June 1, France, May 23, 1919

Name/Title

Stars And Stripes: Censorship of Yanks Letters Will End June 1, France, May 23, 1919

Entry/Object ID

AM1987.1.97

Scope and Content

The Stars And Stripes Censorship of Yanks Letters Will End June 1. Scissors and Rubber Stamp Bequeathed to Museum of Antiquities was a sub title for one of the articles, The blue envelopes go also. The censorship of mail in the A. E. F. ends June 1. On that day the blue impression of the censor's rubber stamp will vanish from envelopes and the censor's scissors, indelible pencil, and chemical tests for invisible writing finish their service as defensive weapons of the American Army in France. Dated France, Friday May 23, 1919.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

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Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Stars and Stripes, World War I, American Expeditionary Force, World War I Letter Censorship

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 21, 2010