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Auction: 15016 - David Tett's Collection of Prisoner of War Mail in East Asia and Dutch East Indies
Lot: 2423

Prisoner or War Mail
Korea
Keijo Camp - Incoming Mail
1943 (20 Aug.) U.S. 1c. stationery card uprated with 6c. and 30c. to Lieut. Jack McNaughton of the Loyal Regiment, at Camp Keijo, Chosen and marked "Air Mail When Possible", cancelled by New York duplex, with circular U.S. censor handstamp, boxed Prisoner of War Mail in dark red and boxed Tokyo Prisoner of War Camp Censored handstamp in red, without seal. With long typed message from his wife in Nyack; the message begins, "I hope you have been getting my letters becaused I have just heard from Lottie and she says I should address you care of Tokyo. Up to now I was just putting Chosen.". also 1943 (30 Aug.) U.S. 1c. stationery card to Lieut McNaughton from his mother-in-law, also addressed to Camp Keijo, cancelled by New York machine postmark and with similar markings. Both are fine, unusual mail from U.S.A. (2 covers). Photo

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