WORLD WAR TWO - FAR EAST P.O.W MAIL World War Two - Far East P.o.w Mail
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Lot No: 287
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Malaya - Returned Mail. 1941-42 Covers from G.B to British forces in Malaya, all returned with various cachets (9); Australia cover to Singapore with "NOT TRANSMISSIBLE / SERVICE SUSPENDED"; and a cover from G.B to India with redirection label "Prisoners of War Post" to "Major D.B.C Robinson, 2nd Ghurkha Rifles, last serving Singapore, c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo - Japan" and handstamped "c/o PRISONER OF WAR / INFORMATION BUREAU / TOKYO" but returned to sender. Also a 1941 telegram from Singapore, and two War Office letters. (12).
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Lot No: 288
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1941-45 Correspondences to soldiers captured at Singapore comprising 1941 cover from G.B to Sgt R.B Hannant returned "Addressee Reported Missing", first type P.O.W card from Hannant with red Malaya chop, 1945 telegrams sent by Hannant from Rangoon or Colombo on his voyage home; 1941-42 covers from G.B to Pte E. Palmer-Gowing returned with various cachets (4), and first type P.O.W card from Palmer-Gowing with violet Malaya chop; 1941 (Dec 13) Field Service postcard from P.J Hawker with F.P.O S.P.501 c.d.s, 1944 3d P.O.W postcards (2) and a stampless cover to Hawker in Malaya, the P.O.W cards from Malaya with faults. (13).
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Lot No: 289
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1942-44 Stampless covers and cards from G.B (9, one franked 2½d), South Africa or Australia, to British (10) or Australian P.O.Ws in Malaya, the last a printed Australian Red Cross envelope to Pte Kevin Kelly A.I.F, one cover forwarded to Japan with "OVS 27-10-42", the others to Changi, seven with Japanese chops. Also an unused P.O.W Next of Kin parcel tag, 1945 letter regarding sending a telegram to a Far East P.O.W, etc. (13+).
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Lot No: 290
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1942-44 Correspondences from G.B to P.O.Ws at Changi, sent to Capt W.F Finlayson, Army Dental Corps (4), Gnr C. Trezise R.A (4), or Lt. Col. J.T Bretherton M.C, The Malay Regt (3), four with Japanese chops. (11).
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Lot No: 291
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1942-43 Stampless covers from G.B to Major M.B Koe R.A.O.C (7) or Driver Pattinson R.A (2), all with manuscript forwarding endorsements including "workshops", "S. Area", "HQMC (K Block), "SA (S Gp)" or "IP", the two covers to Pattinson forwarded to Thailand with manuscript "OVL 26.6.42" or to Korea with manuscript "OVS 16/8/42. (9).
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Lot No: 292
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1944-45 G.B 3d P.O.W postcards to P.O.Ws in Malaya (4, two to Pte R.D Cracknell) or to E.C Cooper, Civilian Internee, Changi, all with Japanese chops. (5). (5).
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Lot No: 293
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1942-45 Japanese P.O.W postcards from Pte. M. Hazell R.A.O.C in Changi, to his mother in Manchester, comprising first/second type cards with large Malaya cachet in red or violet (both undated) or small violet Malaya cachet dated 25.12.43, third/fourth type card (with Malaya printed at left) dated 10/8/44, and fifth type card with "Malai Furyo Shuyo Sho. No. " printed at left and handstruck "5", dated 21/3/45, all with Japanese chops. A fine and rare correspondence, only five examples of the first type card with small Malaya handstamp recorded by Tett, the final card very scarce. (5). Photo on Page 52. (Image 1)(Image 2)(Image1)
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Lot No: 294
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1942 First/second type Japanese P.O.W cards from Changi, with large "Malaya" cachets in red or violet (5), four undated, two dated June 20th, one with 13 July 1943 arrival machine, one unusually with an 81 word message, all with Japanese chops, some faults, three fine. (6).
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Lot No: 295
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1944-45 Third/Fourth type P.O.W postcard (Malaya printed at left) dated 12/8/44, sent by Pte. G. Binfield, received on 20 June 1945; and fifth type postcard with "Malai Furyo Shuyo Sho. No. " printed at left and handstruck "5", sent on 21.3.45 by Pte R. Winfield, Japanese chops, both fine, scarce cards. (2).
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Lot No: 296
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Internee Mail. 1944 (Oct 13) Fifth type Japanese Internee card from A.R. Page in Sime Road Camp to his wife in Australia, redirected to England with Canterbury, Victoria c.d.s (5 Oct. 1945), Japanese censor, minor faults at left edge, otherwise fine and very scarce, just seven of these cards recorded by Tett. Photo on Page 52. (Image1)
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Lot No: 297
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Internee Mail. 1943 Stampless covers from G.B to civilian internees Frank McCaffery (4) or A. Cross at Changi, all with Japanese chops, one unusually with a Japanese censor seal. Also two record cards from the Swiss Catholic Mission at Fribourg for Wilfred Young interned at Changi. (7).
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Lot No: 298
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Internee Mail - Australia. 1943-44 Printed P.O.W postcards (2) franked 4d from Perth to Charles Duncan in Changi, printed Australian Red Cross envelopes (2) from Melbourne to G.M Harral in Changi or Arthur Williams in Singapore, and stampless covers from G.B or Australia to Arthur Williams, one cover with circular cachet of Japanese Red Cross Tokyo, the others all with Japanese chops, one with enclosed letter bearing a Japanese censor cachet. A fine and scarce group to Australian civilian internees. (6).
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Lot No: 299
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Java. 1942-45 Stampless covers and card (4) and a 1½d P.O.W postcard all to R.A.F P.O.Ws, four addressed to Java, another to R.A.F Station Seletar, Singapore, endorsed "Java" (crossed out) and then "Pal" (Palembang), with unframed "Transferred to Malaya" cachet. Four with Japanese chops, one with Java P.O.W 3 cachet, the 1½d card with "RETURNED FROM ABROAD / SERVICE SUSPENDED" cachet. (5).
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Lot No: 300
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Thailand. 1942-43 Stampless covers from G.B to P.O.Ws in Malaya, all forwarded to Thailand with manuscript "OVL/T 29.10.42" (2), "OVS 4-4-42" or "OVL 12-10-42", two with small black framed censor of Adachi, two with Thai P.O.W H.Q censor handstamps of Motojima or Suzuki; and an undated second type P.O.W postcard from Pte E. McConnell in No 4 P.O.W Camp Thailand. (5).
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Lot No: 301
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Repatriation. 1945 Stampless air letter from a former P.O.W written on S.S "Empress of Australia" en route from Manila to Singapore, endorsed "Liberated U.K P.W", censored; 1½d air letter from G.B to "Gunner A.R Wallis, Liberated P.O.W, Australian Base P.O, Melbourne" returned with violet "No Record of / Repatriation / of addressEE", G.B 6d air letter to "Pte A.N Tucker, L/B U.K P.O.W, on board S.S Marine Shark, Manila bound for San Francisco" endorsed "Received "14/11/45 Queen Mary"; telegram envelopes with violet "URGENT PRISONER OR WAR TELEGRAM" (2, one with enclosed covering letter); and Red Cross letter regarding sending a telegram to a former Far East P.O.W. Also 1945 O.A.S cover and air letter with R.A.F Post Office South East Asia 155 or 221 datestamps of Penang or Singapore. (8).
