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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2385

Prisoner or War Mail
Taiwan
Incoming Mail
From U.K.: A collection of letters and items addressed to Sgt. Tony Shaftoe with letters and cards sent to him from his parents and fiancee from Sunderland, Taunton and Truro with letters dated 1942 (14 Aug.) with contents, 1942 (28 Oct.) with contents, 1943 (8 Jan.) with contents, 1943 (15 May) 2½d. Prisoner of War Air Mail letter sheet, 1943 (19 June), 1943 (31 July) and 1943 (1 Sept.) envelopes without contents, 1943 (6 Aug.) letter, partly censored; followed by a series of stampless post cards (7) dated between 1943 (15 Sept.) and 1944 (5 July), then 3d. Prisoner of War Post cards (9) dated between 1944 (16 May) and (4 Oct.). All mail with the appropriate censor and direction markings. Also photocopies of some of his rhymes, diary entries and other ephemera. A fascinating and appealing collection. (25 covers and cards)

Sold for
HK$9,500