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A mark showing mail has been examined and resealed.
Also known as: Examined by censor mark, Postal censorship marking, Opened by censor label
A censor marking records that an item has been opened and examined by an authorised censor, usually alongside a resealing label.
Records that an item was opened and examined under an authorised censorship.
Contexts: History
Carries a censor's number rather than a name, so examination is auditable without identifying the individual who carried it out.
Contexts: History
A rectangle of printed letters and a censor number, generally beside a printed band of tape resealing the opened edge.