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Auction: 4010 - Stamps & Covers of South East Asia inc the Dr Cheah Way Mun Collection of Perak
Lot: 1067

Thailand Prisoner of War Mail The following seventeen lots are a correspondence between Private Binch and his parents or brother in Nottingham. Private Binch was in the R.A.O.C. and sent out to Singapore in March 1941, and was stationed there when Singapore fell on 15 February 1942. After being taken to Changi he then spent the next 31/2 years (February 1942 to August 1945) in northern Malaya and Thailand working on the notorious Burma Railway project through the jungle. On the journey up north he worked at various places including Chungkai, Tamakan and the River Kwai. Incoming Mail 1943 (9 Aug. and 27 Sept.) unstamped postcards, the first addressed to Malaya c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo, the second addressed to Thailand Camp No. 2, both marked in manuscript "prisoner of war post/service des prisonniers de guerre", showing despatch and arrival Censor marks, the latter with manuscript "Hindat" and "Recd Oct 24 1944"; both with minor creases etc. Estimate S$ 400-500 Note: The card dated 27 Sept. shows the introduction of restricted number of words allowable in the message.

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