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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2126

Prisoner or War Mail
Hong Kong
Civilian Mail - Outgoing Mail
1943 (2 Sept.) special Prisoners of War Mail card from Mrs Mason to Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, with Maejima seal and British censor "P.W. 3287" in carmine; vertical folding crease. The letter includes, " ... we only hope the fashions are streamlined when we meet again ..." implying a severe loss of weight from the restricted diet. Yang JWC4. Tett fig. 4-5-8. Photo

Sold for
HK$2,100