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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2244

Prisoner or War Mail
Philippines
Camp 1, Cabanatuan - Incoming Mail
1943 three envelopes to Earl Wheeler, the first dated 1943 (12 Apr.) with Harlington, Texas slogan postmark, U.S. censor seal, boxed Censored handstamp in mauve with Iwanaka and Shoda seals and pencil "#1" and "Put Hosp" with part enclosure; 1943 (6 May) envelope bearing U.S. Navy machine postmark, censor seal with "passed by/naval censor", Kimura seal and "#1" in blue crayon; 1943 (4 Aug.) envelope bearing Harlington Gunnery School slogan postmark, censor tape, Nishida seal, "#1" in blue crayon and "I23" in pencil. A good group of covers which would have been sent on the second exchange in 1943. Tett figs. 5-3-6, 7, 17. (3 covers). Photo

Estimate
HK$2,000 to HK$2,500