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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2377

Prisoner or War Mail
Taiwan
Incoming Mail
From Egypt: 1943 (c.) undated stampless envelope addressed to Trooper Robinson, Malaya bearing a faint strike of circular Egyptian censor handstamp, large Tokyo Red Cross handstamp, "Taiwan" in blue crayon, "861/19" in red ink (P.O.W. number and location), Taiwan censor handstamp with Tahara seal and serial number at foot applied in Taiwan, "10549" (this is the highest number recorded). The reverse with sender's details from Cairo. Some wrinkling. Scarce. Tett fig. 5-7-6. Photo

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HK$1,100