1943 (Jan 1) Stampless Red Cross cover from Geneva to "M. Abert Richard, Representant de Ford, Kobe, Japan" with a Japanese censor seal tied by a Japanese c.d.s, a redirection slip with boxed handstamps and a Kobe c.d.s applied, both sides handstamped red "INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS", "RETOUR" and boxed "INCONNU", very unusual. Photo on Page 84. (Image1)

1943-45 Stampless covers (2) and a postcard, and 1½d P.O.W air mail postcards (2), all from G.B to British P.O.Ws but returned with various cachets, comprising 1943 cover to "Sgt. Gothard believed captured at Singapore, c/o Japanese Red Cross" with boxed "RETURNED IN / UNDELIVERED / MAILS FROM JAPAN" (Sgt Gothard actually killed at the final Battle for Singapore); 1945 cover to Osako Camp with "RETURNED FROM ABROAD / REPATRIATED"; 1944 card to No. 1 P.O.W Camp Thailand with "Addressee Reported / NOT NOW / Prisoner of War"; 1945 1½d postcard to a civilian internee at Syme Rd Camp, Singapore, with "RETURNED FROM ABROAD / SERVICE SUSPENDED"; and 1½d postcard to No. 4 P.O.W Camp, Thailand with boxed "RETURNED IN UNDELIVERED MAILS / FROM TERRITORY FORMERLY OCCUPIED / BY JAPANESE FORCES". A good group. (5).

1944-45 Stampless cards, covers or P.O.W lettersheets from the USA (4) or Canada all to U.S prisoners in Japan, all returned with explanatory cachets, two received in Japan with Japanese censor cachets or endorsements, comprising Canadian P.O.W cover to Osaka with "RETURNED FROM ABROAD / SERVICE SUSPENDED" and "RETURN / TO / SENDER", Ottawa Dead Letter Office machine on reverse; 1944 postcard to the Commander of S.S "President Harrison" at Zentsuji with Japanese censor cachets, red "RETURN TO WRITER / SEARCHED AT / U.S FLEET RECORDS OFFICE / FORWARDING ADDRESS UNAVAILABLE / RETURNED FOR BETTER ADDRESS" and a label "Liberated"; P.O.W lettersheet to Osaka with Japanese censor and "RETURNED TO SENDER / UNDELIVERABLE AS ADDRESSED"; P.O.W lettersheet to Osaka with "RETURN TO WRITER / NO FORWARDING ADDRESS"; and P.O.W postcard to Tokyo with "RETURNED TO SENDER / By Direction of The War Department / Undeliverable as Addressed". Also a yellow P.O.W card from an American P.O.W in Philippine Military Prison Camp No. 4, redirected in the USA with Washington D.C P.O cachet (heavy vertical fold). (6). Photo on Page 80. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image1)

1942-44 P.O.W Postcards (3), cover (letter enclosed) and a Red Cross lettersheet all from Dutch prisoners, all undelivered and returned, or redirected, comprising postcards from Fukuoka to "Dutch Headquarters, Melbourne Australia" redirected to the Netherlands Embassy in Washington, No 6. P.O.W Camp Thailand to Java but not known and returned to Thailand, or Fukuoka to Java handstamped "NO RECORD"; P.O.W envelope from Zentsuji to Java with Japanese c.d.s. and "NO RECORD" cachet; and a Red Cross lettersheet from an internee in Batavia to his wife at Lawang with boxed "TERUG AFZENDER / RETOUR a L'EXPEDITEUR" and label "Retour Roode Kruis". A very unusual group, showing undelivered mail returned to P.O.Ws. (5). Photo on Page 84. (Image1)

c.1944 P.O.W Card from a Dutch soldier held prisoner in Sumatra to his wife in Java, handstamped boxed "NO RECORD / IN JAVA / P.O.W & INTERNMENT CAMPS", very scarce and unusual. Photo on Page 84. (Image1)

1942-44 Netherlands Indies 3½c postcards sent to or from civilian internees in Java, all unknown and returned to the senders with various cachets, comprising cards from internees at Boeboetan, Ambarawa or Tawanan, and a card to Tjimahi Camp handstamped "NIET IN B" and "IV Concentratiekamp / NBEKEND", an unusual group. (4). Photo on Page 84. (Image1)

1943-44 Netherlands Indies postcards to or from Dutch prisoners, comprising a plain postcard franked 4c from Bogor to a P.O.W at Tjimahi, and a 3½c postal stationery postcard sent by a prisoner in Bandoeng to his wife interned in another camp in Bandoeng, both returned with different explanatory labels ("Ordinary postcards not allowed to P.O.W within Java", or "Address must be written as instructed on top of postcard"), the stationery card also with scarce "Rejected" cachet. (2). Photo on Page 84. (Image1)

1943-45 Cards and an airletter to or from L/Cpl J. Rackham comprising stampless cards from G.B to Rackham as a P.O.W in Singapore (3) and a 3d P.O.W postcard to No 2 P.O.W Camp Thailand, all with Japanese censor cachets, and a 1945 (Sep 8) air letter from Rackham at "Recovered P.W Mail Centre Bombay" endorsed "EX P.O.W Mail" with Indian F.P.O 595 c.d.s. Also two differing Red Cross cards given to liberated P.O.Ws, and three related letters from the Ministry of Pensions. (7+).