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CranmerJ wrote:Thank you those thoughts and references.
I have today managed to find a copy of Landsmann's book at a reasonable price on the web and although I do not speak or read German I expect I will be able to struggle through it with the help of on-line translators. My interests are very specific as below.
The Landsmann book, 2019 edition, is bilingual - German/English.
I was specific in my question as I try to strictly limit my WW2 collecting to items with a Canadian connection and for Germany that almost always means POW or Swiss mail. This is part of a more general Canada KG6 collection.
My previous question was not only about the countries. I was also asking about the "unique" addressee you referred.
LaBlonde's book says that after the Germans took over Vichy France (11/1942) mail to Switzerland could not miss out German held territory. But he does not say when the Ax cachet started to be use. I was wondering if in the 13 years since that book was published on more definite information had been found.
The 2nd edition of Landsmann book, in 2019, that I and dmui referred, says 1 jan/1943.
The second of LaBlonde book I referred was issued in 2012. Its title is the following:
Post D-Day Swiss Mail to/from Great Britain and the Americas and was published by American Helvetic Society. Its contents is, mainly, about the 1944 year.
AQ