Censorship was closely linked to the propaganda war between the Central Powers and the Allies. The dual need to combat German propaganda material abroad and to maintain morale at home forced the British government to address this issue urgently.
The War Propaganda Bureau under the initial leadership of Charles Masterman was created in September 1914. By mid-1915, it had printed and circulated over 2.5 million books, speeches, official documents and pamphlets outlining the Allied position. Masterman enlisted the help of numerous prestigious writers (including Thomas Hardy, H G Wells andJohn Masefield) and newspaper editors in the British propaganda effort. He also commissioned films about the war such as The Battle of the Somme, which appeared in August 1916.
Original alte Ansichtskarte,
geschrieben 1919 aus Port Said (Kriegsgefangenen-Transportschiff) gelaufen nach Peking. Mit violettem Kastenstempel: P.OF WAR CENTRAL CENSORSHIP B U R E A U und weiteren Transit-Stempeln.
Ein philatelistisch und historisch überaus interssanter Beleg.