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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2298

Prisoner or War Mail
Philippines
American Re-invasion Mail
1944-45, a group of items with 1944 (19 Oct.) envelope from M. Satterthwaite on USS LST 707 (a landing craft involved in the taking of Leyte, 5 days before) to Boston, bearing U.S. NAVY duplex and circular "passed naval censor"; 1944 (3 Nov.) Japanese Military postcard from Jerry Stockton to Pennsylvania cancelled by "U.S. Navy" duplex and with circular "passed by naval censor"; and 1945 (29 Sept.) envelope and letter from Robert Nelson to New York cancelled by "u.s. army/post office" machine postmark, the letter tells of the war devastation, the suffering of children and his feelings there. An interesting group. (3 covers or cards)

Estimate
HK$1,000 to HK$1,500