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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2440

Prisoner or War Mail
Manchuria
Hoten Camp - Outgoing Mail
1943 (c.) special card from Bill Diemert to his father in Seattle, bearing Prisoner of War Post characters in upper corner, boxed "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" and boxed Hoten Prisoner of War Camp Headquarters Censored handstamp with Murata seal; the card was routed through Europe and there is a circular German censor handstamp in red and dumb postmark; the reverse with "Recd July 13/44". There are two large tears in the card and the contents note that he has received a package and letter from an aunt, but nothing from his father. Rare despite the faults. Tett fig. 6-6-2. Photo

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HK$4,800