# Was it possible to send a letter to/from the Axis during WWII to/from outside it?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 9, 2011, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-possible-to-send-a-letter-to-from-the-axis-during-wwii-to-from-outside-it/581313 "2011-05-09T19:21:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-possible-to-send-a-letter-to-from-the-axis-during-wwii-to-from-outside-it/581313/21 "2011-05-12T14:53:35Z")

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> [@spark240](#):
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> The USPS site lists rates for supposedly _guaranteed_ delivery to every country in the world _except_:
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> \<snip\>  
> Saint Pierre & Miquelon   
> \<snip\>

That’s a strange one to be on that list, being in North America and all. 😕

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-possible-to-send-a-letter-to-from-the-axis-during-wwii-to-from-outside-it/581313/22 "2011-05-12T15:57:49Z")

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> [@Baron\_Greenback](#):
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> That’s a strange one to be on that list, being in North America and all. 😕

Newfoundlanders hate strange delivery people using their ports. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-possible-to-send-a-letter-to-from-the-axis-during-wwii-to-from-outside-it/581313/23 "2011-05-12T16:06:22Z")

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I actually looked up some info and got some other info from some WWII sites and up until 1943 it was possible to pass letters from Western Allied countries to Axis countries and back. It went through neutral countries and they all were heavily censored. None of the letters was assured of getting through.

I still haven’t been able to find anything about Russian to Axis countries

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