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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2046

Prisoner or War Mail
Hong Kong
Incoming P.O.W. Mail
From Canada: 1942 (27 Apr.) stampless envelope from Canada bearing "postage free/prisoner of war mail/c/o Japanese Red Cross/tokyo" handstamp in purple with a fine strike of Hamilton despatch c.d.s.; addressed to Donald Geraghty of the Royal Rifles of Canada. Canadian censor seal at left and a good strike of Hong Kong Furyo Shuosho (Prisoner of War) handstamp in blue with large Niimori censor seal and bearing "6444 S" in red crayon (the prisoner's number and Camp S). Good to fine and scarce early Canadian mail, carried on the first exchange ships. Tett Fig. 4-2-2. Photo

Sold for
HK$1,500