1918 (24 Apr) Chinese 1c stationery card from Wan-shou-tze internment camp near Peking, violet bilingual framed "Correspondance des prisonniers de Guerre", oval Chinese equivalent and endorsed "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" at top, Shanghai transits and violet "Passed by Censor 628" alongside, addressed, via German Red Cross to Officer's quarters in Pola, sender's message muses regarding further fate of the German Navy and its ships, card further handstamped by German/Austria POW service in Bern and apparently returned back to China, as Pola was no longer in Austrian control (ceded to Yugoslavia) (Image)

Est.US$250

1919 (26 Jan) Chinese 1c stationery card from Nanking City, via Shanghai to Germany, departure pmk below, Shanghai transit, oval bilingual "Internierungs Lager in Nanking" violet hs, red "Prisoner of War" and "Passed by Censor" handstamps, minor toned spots, rare usage (Image)

Est.US$150