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Auction: 20033 - Stamps and Covers of South East Asia
Lot: 1491

Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees in Singapore
Mail to Prisoners of War in Singapore
From U.K.
1942 (17 July) envelope from London, marked “Prisoners of War Post, Service des Prisonniers de Guerre”, showing Censor label at left, “prisoners of war/information bureau/tokyo" h.s. in red and manuscript “OVL, 17.10.42”; 1943 (6 Jan.) envelope from Linton, marked “Prisoner of War Post, Service des Prisonniers de Guerre”, showing Censor label at left and manuscript “H” (Force) and “OVL 17-5-43” being received in Syme Road Hospital on return from Thailand; 1943 (Dec.) card from London, marked “Prisoner of War Post”, showing UK and Japanese Censor cachets in red and green crayon “OG” (Outside Changi Jail); and 1944 (17 Nov.) 3d. “prisoner of war post" card from London, showing UK Censor cachet in red, seal of Nakajima and manuscript “X8” (River Valley Road)

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Estimate
£200 to £250

Starting price
£140