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Auction: 20033 - Stamps and Covers of South East Asia
Lot: 1484

Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in Singapore
Cards from Prisoners of War in Singapore
From a Gurkha
1943 (27 June) card without “Marai” but with printed message on reverse, from Haki Lai Thapa of the 2/2 Gurkha Rifles, to Palpa in Nepal, showing seal of Hayashi or Bayashi in orange, two different Indian Censor marks and Kathmandu Exchange PO arrival datestamp; card with some pinholes. Very few cards from Indian POWs are known and this is the only known example from a Gurkha. Extremely rare. Photo

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Estimate
£2,000 to £3,000

Starting price
£1600