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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2439

Prisoner or War Mail
Manchuria
Hoten Camp - Incoming Mail
1944-45, a group of covers with 1944 (29 Jan.) "Prisoner of War Mail" envelope to Sgt. Lawrence Hamilton, Hoten Camp, with New York machine postmark, U.S. censor tape and "Rec. 8-17-45", without Japanese handstamp, short letter enclosed; 1944 (14 July) long Prisoner of War Mail envelope to William Diemert bearing Seattle machine postmark, U.S. censor tape and Nakasone seal; 1944 (27 Oct.) special printed Prisoner of War Mail card to Merle English bearing Denver machine postmark, U.S. censor handstamp; 1945 (8 Mar.) Prisoner of War Post air mail letter sheet to Col. John Vance bearing New York machine postmark, U.S. censor handstamp. An interesting group of covers arriving after the end of the war. (4 covers)

Sold for
HK$3,500