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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2085

Prisoner or War Mail
Hong Kong
Civilian Mail - Stanley Internment Camp - Incoming Mail
From Canada: 1942 (30 May) blue envelope bearing Canada 3c. (2) over air mail vignette and tied by despatch c.d.s. from Vancouver and sent by Prisoners of War Post, with Canadian (2) censor seal at left, pencil "Base Post Office Ottawa" and Japanese censor seal at right tied by International Red Cross, Tokyo cachet in violet (scarce on this mail), small Takamatsu seal, "15/34" in red crayon and pencil "Rec: 8 July 1944". A few peripheral faults. A good, early cover which would have been carried on the first 'Gripsholm' exchange. Tett fig. 4-4-5. Photo

Sold for
HK$1,100