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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2001

Prisoner or War Mail
China
Prisoners of War - Incoming Mail
1942 (12 June) stampless envelope to Chalas Loveland bearing Nampa machine postmark, U.S. censor seal at left, circular Red Cross Geneva handstamp in violet, a light strike of Shanghai Prison of War Camp handstamp in red with Endo seal, pencil notes on reverse indicate that the letter arrived in camp on 14th December 1942 and received on 21st December. Also undated International Red Cross envelope to the same addressee, from Idaho and bearing a fair strike of Shanghai Prisoner of War Camp handstamp with Matsui seal and 1943 (1 Apr.) envelope to Woosung Camp from Idaho with machine postmark, U.S. censor seal and the Camp handstamp in red with Matsui seal with a note on the reverse that the cover was received in camp on 23rd December 1943 and delivered on 4 April 1944. Tett figs. 4-7-2, 4, 8. (3 covers). Photo

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HK$1,600