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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2380

Prisoner or War Mail
Taiwan
Incoming Mail
From U.K.: 1942 (10 Aug.) stampless "Prisoner of War Post" envelope to Brigadier W.O. Lay, "Last heard of in Singapore" bearing Newquay, Cornwall machine postmark, with British censor label at left, with "OVS/16/8/42" indicateing he had been sent overseas and "4 ei" in red crayon (English in camp 4) and small "Recd 11/4/44". Also 1943 (30 June) a similar envelope to Brigadier Lay but addressed to Taiwan, bearing Barnet machine cancellation, British censor label, "4 Ei" in red crayon, Taiwan P.O.W. Camp censor handstamp with Murakami seal and handstruck "3557". Two interesting covers. Tett fig. 5-7-3. (2 covers)

Sold for
HK$1,600