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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2272

Prisoner or War Mail
Philippines
Civilian Internees - Santo Tomas - Incoming Mail
1942-44, a group of covers to Mr and Mrs Rohrer, with 1942 (15 Oct.) envelope bearing 3c. tied by Pasadena machine postmark, addressed to Santo Tomas Camp with U.S. censor seal "286" and manuscript "A-1" and with the original letter, no Japanese censor marks; 1943 (24 Aug.) air mail cover from Helen Rohrer's mother bearing Air 6c. tied by Pasadena duplex and sent "On SS Gripsholm New York" with U.S. censor tape "584", Japanese censor tape with Kubota seal, marked "A-1" in red crayon and "LB" in pencil plus other markings (the pair had now been transferred to Los Banos) and with the original letter; 1944 (5 Feb.) 2s. stationery envelope to Lewis Rohrer cancelled by Seattle machine postmark, U.S. censor tape with "11335" handstamp, manuscript "St Tomas" and "LB" in blue crayon with the original letter from his sister; and 1944 (10 June) Prisoner of War Post air mail lettersheet with 5c. tied by New York machine postmark, U.S. censor handstamp "11336" and "LB" in blue crayon and enclosing a message from his mother. A good group. Tett figs. 5-5-11, 13, 19. (4 covers)

Sold for
HK$2,000