During WW II and up to 1949 postcards were censored to check that they did not provide
any military useful information (landscapes, maps etc).
The cards were marked by the printers, and could not be sold without the cancellation.
In 1948 the sale of postcards was turned into a state monopoly. All cards were given the
cancellation MONOPOLUL CARTILOR POSTALE ILLUSTRATE.
All these cancellations do not affect censorship of text.
Litterature: Telegut: Romanias Censorship of Post Card Pictures
SPA
Journal of American Philatelic Society
Jul 49 - May 50 |
violet | 17 - 20mm | Printers: ALBANIA and M.C.FLORESCU in Constanta |
Jul 49 | violet | 20mm | Printers: LIBRANIA ROMANEASCA in Deva |
May 48 | violet | 19/18mm | Printers: PROGRESUL in Sibiu |
red | 18:11mm | Min.Informatii/Cons. Cultural/JUD CIUC not found used postally as yet |
|
violet | 22/21mm | Romania/MINISTERIUL INFORMATIILOR/Regionala Craiova |
|
1945- 1950 |
violet | 23/22mm | MINISTERIUL INFORMATIILOR/Regionala Craiova Printers: M.C.FLORESCU in Craiova. |
violet | 22mm | Romania/ Prefectura Jud. C-lung |
|
Dec 43 | violet | 20mm | Guvernamantul Provinciei/Bucovina/ Serviciul Cenzurei |
1948 | violet | 10:10 to 14:14mm |
MONOPOLUL CARTILE/ POSTALE ILLUSTRATE |
1945 | red | 30/28mm | Ministerul Informatiilor / Regionala Timisoara |
1943 | violet | 24mm | R.P.R./ Ministerul Informatiilor / Inspectoratul / Judetean / Odorheiu |
1945 | black | 17:10mm | MINISTERUL/ INFORMATIILOR/ DIR. CULTURALA |