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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2288

Prisoner or War Mail
Philippines
Civilian Internees - Ateneo de Manila - Incoming Mail
1943 (Sept. - Oct.) two envelopes to Rev. Thomas A. Mitchell, both with Buffalo slogan postmarks and U.S. censor tape, the first with boxed Prisoner of War Mail handstamp in deep red (crossed through), boxed Censored handstamp in grey-blue with Kuboka seal, readdressed to Maryland and was not delivered. The second sent via Germany with circular censor handstamp, Kinoshita seal and marked both "Los Banos" and "St Tomas" (Ateneo de Manila was closed in July 1943). Tett figs. 5-5-12, 27. (2 covers). Photo

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