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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2052

Prisoner or War Mail
Hong Kong
Incoming P.O.W. Mail
From U.K.: 1942 (3 July) stampless envelope to Sub. Lieut R.D. Lamble, North Point Camp bearing North Shields machine cancellation and marked "Prisoners of War Post" with British censor label at left. Bears a fair strike of Hong Kong Furyo Shuyosho with small Hasegawa seal in red and "5736.N" in red crayon, indicating Camp N, the British officers' camp in Argyle Street. With the original letter. Rare. Tett fig. 4-2-6. Photo

Estimate
HK$3,000 to HK$4,000