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Auction: 16043 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 146

Documents
Singapore
Edvard Strandberg, Consul for Denmark
1940-46 a group of letters and documents which includes his commission approval document signed in ink by King George VI, "George R.I.", the Order of the Crown of Thailand. There is also a group of envelopes (6) and postcards (2) sent from his wife in South Africa whilst Singapore was occupied by the Japanese; each bears "Prisoner of War Post" and with South Africa Censor seals and handstamps, however, being neutral, he remained at the official residence in Tanglin Hill and the mail was not censored by the Japanese. Photo

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