Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2337
Prisoner or War Mail
Japan
Osaka Camp - Incoming Mail
1944 (17 Feb.) stampless envelope to Rowland Skinner at Osaka Camp bearing St. John's Wood machine postmark, British censor seal "9504", boxed censor handstamp in violet without censor seal, "VP - 30" in red crayon and pencil date of receipt "3/11/44" and three handstruck characters in blue for Wakayama Camp. With original typed message from his wife which includes " ... had some good fruit this week" which has been marked by red crayon (code?) and, "Wish you were here for my 21st". Fine
Sold for
HK$350