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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2310

Prisoner or War Mail
Japan
Fukuoka - Outgoing Mail
1943-44 (c.) a group of three, undated type 1 cards to England and U.S.A. (2); the first bears good strikes of Fukuoka Prisoner of War Camp Fourth Division censored handstamp in blue with Saito seal and small boxed censored handstamp in blue, British censor "P.W. 1864" handstamp in deep red and, on the reverse, Nakamura seal; some tone spotting. The other two cards are from Furyoshuyosho, one bears Fukuoka Prisoner of War Camp censor handstamp in turquoise with Kitano seal, U.S. censor handstamp at foot and, on the reverse, Fukuhara and Oi seals; the other card bears Fukuoka Prisoner of War Camp/Headquarters censored handstamp in purple with Nozaki seal and, on the reverse, Yuri and Oi seals, no U.S. censor. An interesting group. Tett figs. 6-2-3, 4, 5. (3 cards). Photo

Estimate
HK$2,500 to HK$3,000