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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 113

Cameroons Prisoner of War Mail 1916 (12 Dec.) picture postcard to Fürstenwalde from a German Prisoner of War from the Cameroons shipped to Spain, showing "croix rouge espagnole/correspondance des/prisonniers de guerre/franc de port" h.s. and circular "comision provincial de la cruz roja de navarra" d.s., both in red, "Internationales Friedensbureau/kriegsgefangenen-/sendung" h.s. in violet and French oval censor cachet. Photo Estimate £ 150-180 Note: By 15th February 1916, the last German troops in the Southern Cameroons had taken refuge in the Spanish territory of Rio Muni. From there, on 21st February 1916, they were shipped to Fernando Po. Later on they were interned in Spain.

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£120