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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2325

Prisoner or War Mail
Japan
Hakodate Camp - Outgoing Mail
1942-43 (c.) two first type cards from William Martin in camp 2, to his wife in Hull bears straight-line "sce des prisonniers de guerre" in red, a fine strike of the boxed, single line Hakodate Prisoner of War Camp Censor handstamp in purple with Okayama seal and British censor "P.W. 2368" handstamp in red. The second card, probably sent about six months later, bearing the usual Hakodate Prisoner of War Camp Censored handstamp in purple with Okayama seal and British "P.W. 9180" censor handstamp. A good pair of cards, the first camp handstamp is quite scarce. Tett figs.6-2-16, 17. Photo

Sold for
HK$750