Boer War. P.O.W Ships. 1900-01 Covers, one endorsed from a Boer P.O.W on the "Hawarden Castle" with L. Heyman censor cachet, the others to P.O.Ws on the "Mongolian", "Catalonia", "Armenian", "Manila" or "City of Cambridge" at Durban, Simons Town or en route to Bombay, a few faults. (6).
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Lot No: 1386
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P.O.W Mail. 1901-04 Covers and cards including picture postcard with a printed map and arms of St. Helena, a copy of a card painted by a P.O.W in 1902, hand coloured, posted from St. Helena in 1904; 1901 stampless cover from Ladysmith to Green Point Camp with triangular "PASSED / CENSOR / P. OF W.", picture postcards of Broad Bottom Camp, Colenso Refugee Camp, etc. (8).
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P.O.W Mail. 1900-02 Covers from P.O.Ws in Cape Town (3, probably from P.O.W ships) or to Greenpoint Camp (2) all with boxed "CENSOR PRISONERS OF WAR / L. Heyman / Lt. Col."; covers from (4) or to (2) Tin Town Camp at Ladysmith, various censors; cover from Durban to Edenburg strangely with a Ladysmith Prisoners of War censor cachet; and a cover from Umbilo Camp, the last with faults, otherwise mainly fine. (13).