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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2386

Prisoner or War Mail
Taiwan
Incoming Mail
From U.K.: A group of mail with 1943 (12 Jan.) envelope from Chieveley addressed to Malaya and sent to Taiwan Camp 6 with the appropriate markings, 1943 (7 Apr.) envelope from Manchester to Taiwan Camp 6 with the appropriate censor handstamp and other markings including handstruck "2917"; 1944 (29 May) 3d. Prisoner of War Post card to Taiwan, cancelled by "498" hexagon and marked "Melbourne Maru 21st February 1945", the ship which took the P.O.W's to Japan and 1945 (4 Aug.) 3d. Prisoner of War Post card addressed to Taiwan but marked "returned from abroad/service suspended". A good, varied group. Tett figs. 5-7-9, 23, 31. (4 covers). Photo

Sold for
HK$4,200