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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES censor air cover 1941 Balikpapan to ship

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NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES censor air cover 1941 Balikpapan to Mr. Sevenhuijsen, musician on the ship Volendam (name of the ship cut out by the censor and restored/changed). The cover went by airmail to England but not to be traced and returned but by that time Dutch East Indies was occupied by the Japanese. The ship S.S. Volendam was already vitim of bombing in August 1940 on its way from England to Canada but repaired. After that it was used in the mediterranean for troops replacement.
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NEDERLANDS INDIË gecensureerde luchtpost brief 1941 Balikpapan naar H. Sevenhuijsen, musicus op de S.S. Volendam (naam door censuur verwijderd maar later weer hersteld/veranderd). De brief ging per luchtpost naar Engeland maar de geadresseerde kon niet worden gevonden en de brief werd geretourneerd. Tegen die tijd was Indië echter bezet door Japan . De S.S. Volendam was al in augustus 1940 gebombardeerd onderweg naar Canada – maar gerepareerd en deed daarna dienst in de Middellandse zee voor troepenverplaatsing.

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