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Lot No: 192
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1942-44 Stampless covers and cards (6), cover franked 1½d, and 3d P.O.W postcards (2) all from G.B, one cover with "Returned To Sender By The Censor" label; 3d P.O.W cards to "No. 1 Camp Thailand" or "No. 3 Branch Thai War Prisoners Camp, Nike, Thailand"; one postcard unusually addressed "Alorstan near Thailand" (Alor Star, crossed out with "Malaya" underlined); the others all addressed to Singapore or Malaya and forwarded endorsed "OVL" with a date (4) or "Up Country Party 21st March 43, (Lt Col Carpenters Party)". An interesting group, five with Japanese censor cachets. (9).
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Lot No: 193
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Australia. 1942-43 Australia Red Cross envelopes printed in red, to Capt. B. Gill, 20th Battery, 2/10th Field Regiment, Malaya, directed to D. Force at Konkoita (2); to Pte B.H Breheny, 2/3 Machine gun Battalion, with "Transferred to Thailand" cachet and directed to "4GP" ; or to Driver H.D Harris, 2/3rd Reserve Motor Transport Co., endorsed "OVS 14/10/42" and "Received 1/4/45, Chung Kai Siam", all censored in Australia, two with Japanese censors. The first a little stained, otherwise fine. (4).
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Lot No: 194
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1942-44 Stampless cover or cards from G.B to Sgt J.P Howard (2), Sgt G.W Blackburn (2), RQMS S.E Gordon or Gunner J.L Beurrier (2), six with Japanese censor cachets, one also with Thailand Prisoner of War Camp cachet. One cover to "P.O.W Camp 2, Thailand", another to "No. 4 P.O.W Camp Thailand" and directed to Tamuan, the others all redirected with "OVL" and a date (5, one also with "K3" for Konyu 3 Camp, another directed to Mashimoto). Also a 1945 (Sep 13) 1½d Forces air letter to "RQMS S.E Gordon, Recovered P.O.W Centre, Bombay, India" with violet boxed "REPATRIATED R.A.P.W.I / S.S (ORDUNA) / No.4 B.P.O / MIDDLE EAST", received on the "Orduna" at Port Said. (8).
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Lot No: 195
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South Africa. 1942-43 Stampless covers (3) and covers franked 3d + 6d (2, one with 6d stamp removed), to Capt. G.G Waller (2), Lt. W.H Privett or Capt. The Hon. R.P de Grey in Singapore, or to the Dutch Sgt. B.C Vanes at Camp D in Java, the first Waller cover directed to the Medical Area in Changi, the others all forwarded to Thailand. The Vanes cover with two differing "Transferred to Thailand" cachets and endorsed "Head Quarters Group (Non Pladuk)"; the others endorsed "OVL L 6/11/42", "OVL / F 18/4/43" or simply "F". An unusual origin, all fine, two with Japanese censors. (5).
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Lot No: 196
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Australia / Burma. 1942-43 Stampless covers from G.B to Sgt N. Crofts, 22nd Inf. Brigade, A.I.F (2), and Australian Red Cross envelope and front printed in red, the envelope to M.A Justins, 19th Battery, 2/10th Field Regt. directed to Kaorin and Chungkai, the front to Pte B.E Russell, 27th Brigade endorsed as received at Nakom Pathon. All four endorsed "A Force" (which was sent from Singapore to Burma in 1942), the Crofts cover directed to Konyu 1 Camp, three with Japanese censors, the front with the unusual and scarce "H. KANNO" censor in roman script. (4).
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Lot No: 197
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Java. 1943-44 Netherlands Indies 3½c postcards from Malang to Dutch P.O.Ws in Java (2) or No. 1 P.O.W Camp Thailand, two with "Thailand Prisoner of War Camp" cachets, the other card with "Transferred to Thailand" cachet but endorsed "Not in Thailand or Burma" and finally delivered at Changi Jail. (3).
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Lot No: 198
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Java. 1944-45 Java P.O.W cards from female internees in Bandoeng or Semerang, the first with handstamped alterations to the Japanese headings, addressed to her husband in the Dutch army at No. 1 P.O.W Camp, Thailand, directed to "No 4 GP"; the second card to the writers husband interned at Semerang with tiny censor cachet, various endorsements, finally redirected to "Thailand HQ, Netherlands Indies troops, Royal Thailand Hotel, Bangkok". The first card with heavy vertical fold, otherwise fine, unusual intercamp mail to Thailand. (2).
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Lot No: 199
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Undelivered Mail. 1943-45 Stampless covers (2) and a card, and 3d P.O.W cards (2) all from G.B, the two 1943 covers to Capt. K.H Bancroft, Malayan Volunteer Defence Force or to Sapper F. Ford, 287 Field Co R.E (who both died in Thailand in 1943) both with violet "RETURNED IN / UNDELIVERED / MAILS FROM JAPAN"; stampless card and 3d postcard to Driver A.H Williams 13th Field Regt. R.A, in Malaya (redirected to S.S Orbita, P.O Box 164, London E.C) or at No. 1 P.O.W Camp, Thailand, with violet boxed "RETURNED IN UNDELIVERED MAILS / FROM TERRITORY FORMERLY OCCUPIED / BY JAPANESE FORCES" or "Addressee Reported / NOW NOT / Prisoner of War"; and a 3d postcard to Signalman Geraerts at No. 1 P.O.W Camp Thailand, redirected to "Indrapoera, c/o P.O Box 164, London, E.C.1" with red F.P.O 305 c.d.s of Rangoon, violet boxed "Return To Sender" and "RETURNED IN UNDELIVERED MAILS / FROM TERRITORY FORMERLY OCCUPIED / BY JAPANESE FORCES", two with some edge faults, an unusual group. (5).
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Lot No: 200
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Malaya / Thailand. 1942-43 Cards from Private M.O Ward, the first card from Singapore with violet "Marai Malaya" cachet and red censor cachet of Okazaki, red "Sce DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE", German and British censor cachets and circular "COMITE INTERNATIONAL DE LA CROIX-ROUGE / GENEVE", received 12th July 1943, vertical fold; the second card from No. 1 P.O.W Camp Thailand with six printed phrases on reverse, Suzuki censor cachet, fine. (2).
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Lot No: 202
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1943 Third type P.O.W card from Dutch Sgt. Bouwknegt in No. 1 P.O.W Camp to his wife in Malang, Java, strangely with boxed "Malay Police" cachet and a British censor cachet, presumably missent to the U.K by the Japanese and subsequently returned, readdressed to Perlindoegan Solo, his wife apparently interned with manuscript "C.P 2769 / 3" (altered to "6"). Also a 1943 3½c Netherlands Indies postcard from Mrs Bouwknegt in Malang to her husband in a P.O.W Camp in Java D, violet "Transferred to Thailand" cachet, endorsed "Head Quarter Group Thai No 11390" and "Hut 6", both with Japanese censors. The first with minor staining, a very unusual pair. (2). Photo on Page 30. (Image1)
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Lot No: 203
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Australia / G.B. 1943 Second/Third type P.O.W cards with preprinted messages, sent to Tasmania by Pte B. Porter, A.I.F from No. 1 P.O.W Camp, or from Pte K.C Slade in No 2 camp or Pte W. Phillips in No. 4, both to England, the last with Ipswich (3 Jan 1944) arrival datestamps. All with Japanese and allied censors, two very unusually bearing two differing Japanese censor seal handstamps, minor creasing, otherwise fine. (3). Photo on Page 30. (Image1)
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Lot No: 204
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1943 Third type postcard from Pte E.J Green in No. 4 P.O.W Camp to his wife in England, Japanese and British censors, vertical fold, otherwise fine. Also various related ephemera including photos of Green and his wife Irene, telegrams sent upon his arrival at Southampton (2), his service and pay books (2) and release book, release leave certificate, certificate of service, booklet for relatives of Far East P.O.Ws, printed welcome home letters from the King and Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, letters regarding the refusal to grant Mrs Green a war widows pension after the death of her husband in 1955 and her subsequent appeal, news cuttings, etc.
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Lot No: 205
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1943 Second/Third type P.O.W postcards from Pte E. Palmer-Gowing in No. 1 P.O.W Camp to his wife in Suffolk, Japanese and British censors, both fine. Also 1945 telegram to Palmer-Gowing on the repatriation ship "Orbita", received on October 23rd at Port Said. (3).
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Lot No: 207
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1943-44 Third and fifth type postcards from Lt. J.H.P Edwards to his parents in London, Japanese and British censors, the first with vertical fold, otherwise both fine. (2).
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Lot No: 208
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1944 Fourth/fifth type P.O.W cards from Dutch prisoners in Camp No. 1 (2), 2 or 3, addressed to their wives interned in Java (2) or Sumatra, or to Holland, all censored in Thailand, the three to Netherlands Indies additionally censored upon arrival, a few minor faults, a good group. (4).
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Lot No: 210
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1944 (June 3) Fifth type P.O.W postcard from Gunner E. Chaplin in the Sanatorium Camp, to his wife in England, Japanese and British censors, fine and scarce from the hospital camp. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)
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Lot No: 211
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1943-44 Fifth type P.O.W postcards from British P.O.Ws in Camps 2 (2), 3 or 4, Japanese and British censors, one card unusually typed, two with vertical folds, otherwise all fine. (4).
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Lot No: 212
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1944-45 Covers and cards from or to Pte R.W Maddocks, comprising fourth type P.O.W card from No. 4 P.O.W Camp to Wales; 1945 3d P.O.W card from Cardiff to Maddocks in No. 4 Thailand Camp, redirected to "Chitral, P.O Box 164, London" with violet "Return To Sender" and boxed "RETURNED IN UNDELIVERED MAILS / FROM TERRITORY FORMERLY OCCUPIED / BY JAPANESE FORCES"; 1½d Forces Airletter from Cardiff to Maddocks at P.O Box 164, London, E.C 1, endorsed "Chitral"; and telegrams (2) from Maddocks at Colombo. (5).
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Lot No: 213
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1944 Fourth type P.O.W cards, from Pte H.F Cox in No.1 P.O.W Camp to his parents in England, redirected with various datestamps and cachets including "Return to Sender"; or from Sgt Hayday in No. 3 P.O.W Camp, unusually with "Nike" added to the address, Japanese and British censors, the first with minor creasing but unusual, the second very fine. (2).
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Lot No: 215
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Australia. 1944 Cover and cards sent from or to Pte J.A.K Wicks, A.I.F, comprising fourth type P.O.W cards from No. 3 P.O.W Camp to Australia, Japanese censors (2); Australian P.O.W postcard and envelope both printed in blue, from Melbourne to Thailand, the postcard with red "C/O JAPANESE RED CROSS SOCIETY / TOKIO JAPAN" and Japanese censor cachet, the envelope received after the war, endorsed "Evacuated Singapore 14 Sept". The Australian postcard a little creased, otherwise very fine, a good correspondence, the two cards from Thailand unusually sent just one month apart. (4). Photo on Page 34. (Image1)
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Lot No: 216
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1944 (Nov 30) Sixth type P.O.W card with a dove and soldiers helmet printed in the upper right corner, from Dutch W.0 II M. Gums in Camp 7, Kanburie" to his wife interned in Tjimahi, Java, censored in Thailand and Java; a little creased but very scarce. Tett recorded fourteen type 6 card from Thailand, three of which were from Camp 7, an officers camp at Kanchanaburi. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)
