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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2364

Prisoner or War Mail
Japan
Zentsuji Camp - Incoming Mail
1943 (14 and 28 June) two airmail envelopes to Willis Culp from his mother in Texas, both with U.S. 6c. franking tied by Elgin machine postmark and addressed formerly of the Philippines, U.S. censor tape at left, "292" and "283", manuscript "Central" in crayon, the first with "Zentsuji" in pencil, the second with circular handstamp of the Tokyo Red Cross, boxed censor handstamp in red and Zentsuji Prisoner of War Camp censor handstamp in blue (the first is on the reverse). The envelopes are numbered "25" and "26". (2 covers)

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