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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2171

Prisoner or War Mail
D.E.I.
Java - Incoming Mail
From U.K.: 1943 (28 May) "Prisoner of War Post" envelope to I.B. Collins at Java, bearing manuscript "Bat 25660" and handstruck transfer which has been altered to read Transferred to Malaya, the reverse bears the small boxed censored handstamp (fig.2-12-127) with Miura seal. Also 1944 (11 Feb.) post card to A.C. Percival, Java Camp Z, bearing London machine postmark, British censor handstamp "P.W.3266" in red, boxed Censored handstamp with Miura seal and boxed Transferred to Malaya (creased). Good covers to prisoners transferred back to Malaya. Tett figs. 2-3-21, 23. (2 covers). Photo

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HK$650