No. 8 - Thetford Mines, PQ, Canada to Paris, France

Dated 27 May, 1940, this cover left Montreal on 31 May, 1940 on board the British Ship S.S. Eros. On 07 June, she was damaged by a torpedo, was beached in Ireland and most of the mail recovered. The British Post Office opened, dried and stamped the cover with a "SALVED FROM THE SEA" hand stamp and re-sealed it with a brown paper "Damaged in Mails" label. By this time France had been occupied by Germany. The cover was sent to the London Post Office where a rectangular hand stamp "NO SERVICE/RETURN TO SENDER" was applied. It was then sent to the Dead Letter Office in Ottawa, arriving on 12 August, 1940. The cover was then sent to the Ottawa Post Office where a "SERVICE SUSPENDU" hand stamp was applied and the cover returned to the sender.

Only part of France was occupied, the north and western part. The suspension of mail between Canada and France remained in effect with regard to Occupied France. Unoccupied France, also known as Vichy France, maintained diplomatic relations with Canada and the mail suspension was lifted shortly after the French Treaty with Germany 01122 June, 1940. This lasted until 09 November, 1942 when it was occupied by Germany. Mail Service resumed in the Fall of 1944, after most of France had been liberated.