BOTH FDC COVERS HAVE SCOTT N26-27 STAMPS..THE TOP COVER BEARING A STAMPED " PASSED by CENSOR JAPANESE MILITARY POLICE " NOTATION....THE CACHET LOWER COVER BEARING THE SAME STAMP AND HAVING THE " BATAAN-CORREGIDOR " NAMES INSIDE THE GREEN POSTAL MARK.
AN ADDITIONAL RARITY IS ON THE N27 STAMPS..BOTH HAVE A WHITE DOT AFTER THE 1ST NUMBER "5" WHICH IS VERY RARELY SEEN. OVER THE YEARS THE BEST EXPLANATION OF THIS " WHITE DOT " IS THAT IT WAS A MARKING FOR THE END OF THAT PRINT RUN..WHETHER OR NOT TRUE I DON'T KNOW..BUT I REALLY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE IN SOME 15 YEARS OF COLLECTING !!
2 EXCEPTIONAL ITEMS of PHILIPPINE OCCUPATION HISTORY FROM A COLLECTION I PURCHASED YEARS AGO.