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Cherrystone Auctions Sale: 0722

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LARGE LOTS AND COLLECTIONS JAPAN - Covers and Post
Sale No: 0722
Lot No: 1612
Symbol: e
Cat No: Collection

image 1915-18 collection of 93 covers, cards from various POW camps in Japan, including Fukuoka (Officers Camps), Matsuyama, Marugame, Nagoya, Naraschino, Bando, Osaka, also several smaller camps, some incoming mail, different destinations and excellent showing of censor markings. In addition, there is a long letter from Max Artelt, who was a renowned escape artist; a leaflet celebrating the birthday of Franz Joseph and a small poster with dedication ("We, the former crew of Tsingtau, dedicate this commemorative sheet to our compatriots in East Asia as an expression of heartfelt thanks for their loyal help"). (After Germany and its allies were defeated in Tsingtao, their soldiers were captured and sent to Japan. More than 4,600 combatant prisoners of war (POWs) were interned in temporary camps in cities throughout Japan. In 1915, after it became clear that the war would last longer than originally expected, Japanese military authorities constructed permanent POW camps to make prisoners' living conditions more tolerable. Though strictly controlled by the military authorities, the prisoners were treated as fellow soldiers in accordance with the Hague Convention of 1907. Despite the fact that the POW camps were encircled by barbed wire, prisoners were not kept isolated from the surrounding society. Ultimately eighty-seven prisoners died in captivity) (Image)

Est.US$5,000

Opening US$ 4,500.00


Closed..Jul-14-2022, 11:09:57 EST
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