1905 (15 Apr) Japanese Forces stationery card (hand-colored on reverse), written by a Russian Prisoner being transported by ship to Japan, with violet "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" hs, oval "Examined Censor P.O.W. Camp Ninoshoma" Japanese cachet, Nagasaki transit and Moscow (19.5.05) arrival pmks, all on front, fine and rare (Image)

Est.US$500

1905 (20 Aug) registered cover from Japanese POW Camp in Shizuoka, via America to Headquarters of the Manchurian Army, Siberian division, with Japanese franking, canceled by pen, showing Yokohama registry labels and postmarks, "Service des Prisonniers de Guerre" handstamp in violet, censor markings, arrival "Field Post Office and Telegraph Branch of HQ of the 1st Manchurian Army" pmk on back. An extraordinary cover from Shizuoka POW camp (Image)

Est.US$1,000