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Argyll Etkin Ltd Sale: 43

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
P.O.W & Internee Mail

Sale No: 43
Lot No:891
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1942 (July 2) Stampless cover with enclosed letter from North Shields to "Sub. Lieut. R.D Lamble, R.N.V.R, North Point Camp, Hong Kong, British Prisoner of War, c/o Prisoners of War Information Bureau, Tokyo" with Japanese "Hong Kong P.O.W Camp" cachet and censor cachet of Niimori (Tett 4-11-25), reverse marked as received in Dec. 1944. Naval prisoners were moved from North Point Camp in April 1942, a manuscript "N" indicating the cover went to the Officers Camp in Argyle Street. A virtually identical cover to Lamble is shown by David Tett on page 28 of his book.



Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 220.00


Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 220

image Sale No: 43
Lot No:892
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1942 (June 27) Cover with return address of "Mrs L.N Winfield, Stanley Internment Camp, Hong Kong, Block 13 Room 2, Indian Quarters", to her husband in India, bearing Japanese 20s tied by Hong Kong Japanese c.d.s, Indian censor cachet, Indian and British censor seals, twice redirected in India with several backstamps of December 1942. A scarce cover from the first mail allowed out of Stanley Internment Camp, written between 19th and 21st May but not cancelled until June 27th, sent on the "Asama Maru" which left Hong Kong on June 30th with exchanged prisoners and mail, transhipped to S.S "Gripsholm" at Lourenco Marques arriving at New York on August 25th. This first internee mail was exceptional in being franked by Japanese stamps, whilst showing no sign of Japanese censorship, just seven similar covers recorded by Tett. Photo on Page 168. (Image1)



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Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
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image Sale No: 43
Lot No:893
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c.1942 Printed "Sce des Prisonniers de Guerre" envelope to England, reverse endorsed from C.R Jones, P.O.W Camp N, Hong Kong, with Japanese censor cachet of Hasegawa (Tett type 4-11-14) and British censor label. A fine cover from Camp N at Argyle Street. Photo on Page 168. (Image1)



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Sale No: 43
Lot No:894
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1942 (Sep 22) Stampless cover from Sutton to "H.W Hammond (Traffic Manager Hong Kong Tramways), Civilian Internee, Stanley Camp, Hong Kong, c/o Japanese Red Cross Tokyo" with blue crayon "A-2 / 25", British censor label and Japanese censor handstamp of Maejima (Tett 4-11-20), received 3rd July 1943, very fine.



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Sale No: 43
Lot No:896
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c.1943 Similar printed Australian Red Cross cover from New South Wales to "Mrs Shewan, Civilian Internee, Hong Kong", Australian censor label and cachets and fine censor handstamp of Maejima (Tett 4-11-20), a little edge wear with tear to upper edge and small part flap missing.



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image Sale No: 43
Lot No:897
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1943 Printed Stanley Civilian Internment Camp cover with red "PRISONERS OF WAR MAIL" heading, code "E14" on the reverse, sent by Andrew Gilmour to his wife in Australia, censor handstamp of "Funyu" (Tett 4-11-11), Australian censor seal and cachet, the cover known to have been received in December 1943. Small tear at upper edge, light fold and a few minor marks, otherwise fine and very scarce. This type of envelope used for the second and third mailings from the camp in April and July 1943; David Tett only records nine examples, this very item being illustrated on page 147 of his book. Photo on Page 168. (Image1)



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Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 370

Sale No: 43
Lot No:898
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1944 (Mar 25) Stampless cover from G.B to a naval Lieutenant in Camp N, with Hong Kong P.O.W Camp cachet and censor cachet of Hasegawa (Tett 4-11-14), received 17th February 1945, fine.



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Sold...GBP 110.00


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Sale No: 43
Lot No:899
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1944 (Mar 25) Military Internment Camp postcard with red "PRISONERS OF WAR MAIL" heading sent by Mr & Mrs H.H Pegg to England, headed from "Indian Quarters Block 18 Room 15", red censor cachet of Takamatsu (Tett 4-11-28), one line of the message obliterated by the censor, a little creasing, otherwise fine.



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image Sale No: 43
Lot No:900
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1944 (May 15) Military Internment Camp "Prisoners of War Mail" postcard with Japanese cachet reading "Hong Kong Military Internment Camp" applied over the incorrectly printed wording "Stanley Foreigners Internment Camp" and censor cachet of Takamatsu (Tett 4-11-28), from a British female internee to Southern Rhodesia with Salisbury arrival c.d.s (7 NOV 45), half the four line message deleted by the censor, backstamped at Arcturis. Minor creasing, otherwise fine and a very unusual destination. Photo on Page 168. (Image1)



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Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
image Sale No: 43
Lot No:901
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1944 (Dec 11) Japanese 2s postcard with a 3s stamp tied by Japanese "Yau Mat Ti" c.d.s, from "Dr W. Winterstein, Stateless German, 526 Katori Dori" addressed to "Mrs Poldi and Miss Christl Corra, British Protected, Room 17 Block 5 Stanley Camp", with Hong Kong Military Internment Camp cachet and censor cachet on Kawauchi (Tett 4-11-13), fine and scarce. Photo on Page 168. (Image1)



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Sold...GBP 850.00


Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 850


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