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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2351

Prisoner or War Mail
Japan
Tokyo Camp - Incoming Mail
1943-44, A small group of items with 1943 (22 June) envelope from Abbeywood to D.J. Sutch with British censor seal "3984", Saito seal, manuscript "26" and "1B" and with the original, long letter from his parents stating that this was the 23rd letter which they had sent. 1943 (21 Oct.) envelope from Acton to A.F. Morris, also addressed to Kawasaki Camp, with British censor seal "7929", manuscript "26" and "1-B" in blue crayon with original letter from his sister. Air Mail envelope from Australia to No.4 camp bearing 1d. and 4d. tied by unclear c.d.s., Australian censor seal with "296" diamond handstamp, Hirota seal and manuscript "4B" in red crayon. 1944 (29 Sept.) special Prisoner of War post card to Arthur Reynolds with Exeter N.H. machine postmark, Hirota and Katoh seals with manuscript "5B" in red crayon. Each with unframed Tokyo Prisoner of War Camp Censored handstamp in shades of rose-red; condition is a little mixed in places. (4 covers). Tett figs. 6-3-41, 46

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