Liverpool Postal Censorship
The Mail-Bag. Being the work of members of the staff of the Postal Censorship at Liverpool. Daily Post Printers, 1919. 4to, org. wrappers; 7 plates (2 coloured), illus to text, and numerous laid-in ephemera and annotations relating to the compiler's work with the Censor. The additional ephemera includes Cinderella stamps (e.g. US propaganda stamps), a handbill about the sinking of the Lusitania, a handbill decying the land seizures in Ireland and MSS notes headed 'Gems of Irish Thought' clearly copied from people's letters. A fascinating glimpse into the backrooms of DORA's helpmates.