Great Britain and British Commonwealth Polish Refugee Camps
Sale No: 46
Lot No:856
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1944-48 Covers and air letters comprising air letters from G.B (4) and a cover from Sweden to Masindi Polish Refugee Camp, and air letters from Masindi to G.B (2), cover from Koja, Polish Settlement to USA, and registered cover from G.B to Tengeru Polish Refugee Camp (2), a good group including skeleton datestamps of Masindi 2 (7) and Koja. (10).
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Sale No: 46
Lot No:857
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Ifunda / Masindi. 1944 and 1948 Registered cover from Ifunda, the first posted from Nairobi (Apr 6) to a Polish soldier, with 19 Polish F.P.O backstamps dated from April 1944 until February 1945 (roughly torn open at right edge with corner torn from stamp); the 1945 cover with five stamps tied by scarce "IRINGA SUB" double ring skeleton c.d.s (two other stamps lost in transit). Also a 1946 cover from London to the Polish Settlement at Masindi in Uganda with "MASINDI 2 / UGANDA" double ring skeleton backstamp. (3).
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Lot No:858
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Kidugala / Tengeru. 1944-47 Covers from the Polish camps at Tengeru (2) or Kidugala (2), the 1945-46 covers from Tengeru cancelled at Arusha, sent to a Polish soldier in Scotland (with Polish F.P.O backstamp) or to Sweden; the 1944-47 covers from Kidugala Camp registered from Nairobi to a Polish soldier in the Middle East (Polish and British F.P.O backstamps) or to the USA cancelled by the scarce "KIDUGALA / TT" skeleton c.d.s. (4).
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Sale No: 46
Lot No:859
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Kondoa Irangi. 1943-47 Covers (5, two registered) and an air letter from Kondoa Irangi Camp, four 1943-44 covers cancelled at Nairobi, a 1945 cover cancelled at Daressalaam, the 1947 air letter cancelled by scarce "KONDOA IRANGI" double ring c.d.s. Three covers to Polish forces in the Middle East with Polish F.P.O backstamps and censor cachets, the others to G.B, the 1947 air letter to a Pole at Faumery Camp, Royston. (6).