Thailand/Java. 1943-44 P.O.W cards from Dutch Cpl. A.H Coedam to his wife interned in Bandoeng, comprising first type card of Burma with printed Moulmein address unusually censored twice (with censor handstamp dated 27 Jan 1943), and Thailand sixth type card (25 Dec 1944) with printed dove and soldiers helmet in the corner, censored in Thailand and Java. Both cards with punch holes at right, scarce. (2).

Rangoon Jail. 1944 3d P.O.W cards to "Lt, R.C Fullarton, P.O.W Rangoon Jail, Burma", one without a Japanese censor probably delivered after the war, the other censored by the Japanese but readdressed to "Ship unknown, c/o P.O Box 164, London E.C", probably found in Rangoon after Fullarton's departure, with red F.P.O 305 c.d.s of Rangoon (Nov 10), boxed "Return To Sender" and "RECEIVED IN UNDELIVERED MAILS / FROM TERRITORY FORMERLY OCCUPIED / BY JAPANESE FORCES", the reverse handstamped "Head Clerk / Recovered P.O.W Mail Centre". Also a 1942 (May 28) airgraph to Fullarton at "Frontier Force 4, Base Post Office, Rangoon", returned in an Indian Airgraph envelope marked "Prisoner of War" and handstamped "RETOUR / INCONNU". Very little mail recorded to Rangoon Jail. Ex Gerald Davis collection. (3).

1941-46 Covers and cards including 1941 G.B cover to an airman in Malaya returned on Air Ministry instructions; 1942 cover from USA to a soldier in Philippines killed in action; 1943 Philippines postcard to a Doctor at Los Banos Recuperative Camp; philatelic Philippines covers to internment camps (4); Vatican Radio postcard reporting a P.O.W in Malaya with covering letter; unused P.O.W stationery (8); 1944 U.S A.P.O cover from Lt. Col. Mellnik who escaped from the Japanese in the Philippines; 1945 air letter from H.M.S "Tenacious" describing picking up allied P.O.Ws, with Tokyo Bay cachets; 1945 cover from a U.S guard at Luzon P.O.W Camp; 1942 G.P.O leaflet on communicating with P.O.Ws in Japanese camps, etc. (21).

c.1942-46 Official letters sent to relatives of forces missing or captured in the Far East concerning notification of capture, mails, payments to next of kin, notification of death in captivity, etc; also letters from P.O.Ws in captivity or after liberation (5, no covers); P.O.W tracing cards (7); letter from Santo Tomas informing a civilian he is to be interned; 1943 "British Malaya" magazines (2); 1945 "Straits Times" and "Guinea Gold" newspapers; 1942 G.P.O leaflet on communicating with P.O.Ws in Japanese camps; 1945 "Rangoon to Bangkok" map printed for released P.O.Ws; silk map of Malaya, etc. (40).

1943-45 Stampless covers (3) and a P.O.W lettersheet from USA to U.S P.O.Ws all returned by U.S authorities, comprising cover to Philippines with "Returned to Sender By Censor" label; cover to "Eugene De Turck, Radio Operator S.S Vincent, Held by Japanese, Shanghai" and lettersheet to Fukuoka Camp both with "Returned to Writer" cachets; and 1943 cover to a Major Burns, held for 31 months until after the war then returned with cachet marked "Deceased". (4).

Japan. 1943-45 Cards comprising a stampless postcard and G.B 3d P.O.W card both to AC2 M.C Lovejoy at Hakodate or Fukuoka 3rd Branch Camp with Japanese censor cachets; 1945 3d P.O.W postcard to Gunner E.A. Smeed in Fukuoka Camp No. 1, marked "unknown" with violet "Return To Sender" and "RETURNED IN UNDELIVERED MAILS / FROM TERRITORY FORMERLY OCCUPIED / BY JAPANESE FORCES"; and 1944 (Nov) Zentsuzi War Prison Camp postcard from F.A Fieldhouse to Kent, found by allied forces in Japan with Japanese censors and datestamp (Dec 9), violet boxed "RETURNED IN / UNDELIVERED / MAILS FROM JAPAN", arrival datestamp (19 Oct. 1945), unusual. Also an unused Zentsuzi Camp postcard. (5).

Japan - Hakodate. 1944-45 Cards from Hakodate to England, type 1 cards (3) and type 2 cards (4) sent by AC1 K. Sayer-Poll (2), Pte P.W Snow, Sgt C. Cropper or AC1 G. Fowler (3) all with Japanese censors, six with G.B censors, five handstamped "Sce DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE", the three cards from Fowler with vertical folds (one repaired with tape), otherwise fine. (7).

Japan - Kawasaki. 1942-44 Covers (with enclosed letters) from G.B to Aircraft Fitter D.J Sutch, captured when H.M.S "Hermes" was sunk off the coast of Ceylon in April 1942, comprising covers to "H.M.S Hermes, c/o G.P.O" (2, March/April 1942, one "Return To Sender"), and stampless covers (5) and 3d P.O.W postcards (2) to Kawasaki No. 1 Camp. Also 1943 typed copy of a message broadcast received from Sutch with a covering letter from the Naval Barracks at Lee-on-Sea, and 1945 telegrams sent to Sutch in Canada whilst en route to the U.K, or upon his arrival back in London. An interesting correspondence, the items to Kawasaki Camp all with Japanese censors. (12).

Japan - Zentsuji. 1942-44 Covers (5) and a P.O.W lettersheet from the USA to "H.P Hevenor, American Civilian Internee, Bureau of the Budget, formerly at Wake Island, Zentsuji War Prison Camp", five covers bearing U.S airmail stamps, one stampless, all with circular or boxed Japanese censor cachets. An interesting correspondence to a civilian, treated as a military P.O.W by the Japanese. (6).

Taiwan / Korea. 1944 Taiwan third type P.O.W card from Gnr G. Clark, addressed to an Officer in India, twice redirected within India, and again with a label to England, Japanese and Indian censors and "Service Des / Prisonniers De Guerre" cachet, Indian and London datestamps, vertical fold but unusual. Also 1942 stampless covers from G.B to P.O.Ws in Malaya with Japanese censors, one redirected to Korea, the other two to Taiwan, one of these to the stamp dealer (and noted Liberia specialist) Philip Cockrill. (4).

Hong Kong / Japan. 1943 Stampless cover from Gloucester to "Gnr L.F Lees, British P.O.W, Camp 8, Hong Kong" with black seal of Takamaru applied in Tokyo, returned with violet boxed "IT IS REGRETTED THAT / THIS ITEM COULD NOT BE / DELIVERED BECAUSE THE / ADDRESSEE IS REPORTED / PRESUMED DECEASED"; and 1945 stampless cover from Brighton to "CSM E. Soden, 1st Middlesex Regt, Osaka P.O.W Camp, Kobe Sub Camp, Japan" with violet "RETURNED FROM ABROAD / SERVICE SUSPENDED". Both addressees were on the "Lisbon Maru" when it was sunk by the U.S.S "Grouper" on 1st October 1942; Rees died in the sinking whilst Soden was rescued by Chinese fishermen and subsequently recaptured by the Japanese. The first with staining from the violet cachet, otherwise fine. (2).

Borneo. 1944 (July 15) G.B. 3d P.O.W postcard from Harrow to Private Ben Gold, Borneo Camp, with boxed Borneo Prisoner of War Camp cachet. Scarce, few items recorded to Borneo.

Netherlands Indies - Java. 1944 Netherlands Indies 3½c postcard from Bandoeng to a Dutch military P.O.W in Java, returned with an explanatory label (Ordinary Postcards not allowed to P.O.W within Java) and "REJECTED" cachet (Return to Sender, not according to regulations), fine and scarce. Photo on Page 30. (Image1)

1944 Thailand fourth type P.O.W card from Pte W. Ingham to his wife in London, the return address shown as Thailand Camp No. 3, Japanese and British censors; and 3d P.O.W card from Watford to "CSM E. Burgoyne, Thai Camp". Despite the use of the Thailand address Ingham and Burgoyne are both known to have been in Saigon, where this second card was received by Burgoyne (see Tett volume 3, p.162/6). (2).

1943-45 Cards and covers from Lance Bombardier Alan Hall, sent during his captivity in Saigon and after his release, to his parents in Dorset. Thailand P.O.W cards comprising type 3 card (10 July 1943), type 4/5 cards (31 Jan & 15 May 1944) all with the return address shown as No. 1 P.O.W Camp Thailand, and scarce type 6 card from Saigon (21 Aug 1945), all with Japanese censors, the final card written six days after the Japanese surrenderer unusually still censored by the Japanese but also with "UNIT CENSOR / AA317". Also 1945 (Sep 8) stampless air letter with "RAFPOST 6" c.d.s of Rangoon, written from Saigon, content includes "In April 1942 we left Singapore and came to Saigon where I was one of the favoured 450 who stayed here until now. We had a hard time but not nearly so bad as those in Burma and Thailand as we were in a civilised country .... we did not get any letters for two years but now I have over a hundred, the last Air Mail card was in June 1944"; and a stampless Australian Red Cross lettercard from H.M.T "Ormonde" at Port Suez (Oct 13) which includes "I was fortunate not to be on the railway in Thailand but stayed in Indo-China, the address of the camps was the same. The letters which I received yesterday were the first since May 1945 which were all pre-March 1944...... Because of the envelope don't think I am in hospital. It is the only one I have". A rare and interesting correspondence from Saigon (see Tett vol.3, p.168-174). (6). Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

c.1944 Stampless Japanese military picture postcard from S. Anthony at Kanchanaburi, written in English to his son at Sentul, headed O.P.S, with boxed cachet "Kanchanaburi Military Postal Agency, Censored", fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

c.1944 Stampless Japanese military picture postcard from S. Anthony at Kanchanaburi, written in English to Sentul, with boxed cachet "Kanchanaburi Military Postal Agency, Censored", fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 34. (Image1)

South Africa. 1942-44 Cover and postcard from South Africa both franked 3d + 6d, to Harry Sanders or E.G Hebditch in Changi Camp with pencil redirection to Changi Jail or Sime Rd, both with Japanese censors, the card also with Tokio Red Cross cachet, card with vertical fold, an unusual origin. (2).

Australia / G.B. 1942 Australian Red Cross envelopes printed in red (2), and a 1943 cover from England franked 5d, all to Arthur Williams of the Malayan Civil Service, the Australia covers to his pre-war address (one directed to his location within Changi Jail), the G.B cover to Changi Camp, all with Japanese and allied censors, letters enclosed. (3).

Australia / G.B. 1942-43 Australian Red Cross envelopes printed in red (2) and a stampless cover from London addressed to E.C Cooper of Guthrie & Co (2), or John Hardman c/o P.W.D Kandang Kerban, pencil directions to Changi Jail or Sime Rd (2), all with Japanese and allied censor cachets, the Harman cover unusually also censored in Tokyo with a red censor seal tied by a Japanese civil P.O c.d.s. (3).

1943-45 Stampless covers (3) and a 3d P.O.W postcard from G.B, one cover returned with a "Returned To Sender By The Censor" label applied, two covers with Japanese censors, one to "Geoffrey Jones, 2nd Engineer, Straits Steamship Co. of Singapore" endorsed "not interned in Syonan" and "Sumatra?". (4).

India. 1942-44 Stampless covers (2) and postcard from India all to civilians who were not interned by the Japanese, all three headed "Prisoner of War Post" and censored in India, comprising a cover from Karikal (French India) to S. Gobalswamy in Kuala Lumpur (flap missing); cover from Dinigut to Eden Peters, Homeo Medical Hall in Kuala Lumpur with violet "c/o PRISONER OF WAR / INFORMATION BUREAU / TOKYO"; and a postcard from Tanjore to J.S Annapillay, clerk at the Post Office at Kulim in Kedah, with Japanese censor cachet. Also India G.P.O leaflet with separate amendment page on communicating with P.O.Ws and civilians in Japanese territory, with a covering letter to S.R Chettiar. A few cover faults but very scarce and unusual. (4).

1945 Covers and cards (5) and telegrams (5) to or from former prisoners being repatriated, comprising G.B air letter to "S/Sgt G.H Smith, Released British P.O.W, c/o P.O Box 164, London E.C.1" marked "Sobieski"; cover from G.B to "Capt R.A Marks, The Loyal Regt., P.O Box 164, London E.C.1" returned with violet "NO RECORD OF REPATRIATION OF ADDRESSEE"; stampless cover posted within Australia, endorsed "Evacuated Prisoner of War Post", to "Capt F.F Elliott, H.Q 2/10 Aust. Field Amb., Liberated P.O.W, Army Base P.O Melbourne"; stampless picture postcard of M.S "Sobieski" endorsed "Ex. P.O.W Mail" with F.P.O 475 c.d.s; stampless postcard from L.A.C W. Martin on the "Queen Mary" at Southampton endorsed "Liberated Prisoner of War" with red "BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY"; and telegrams from former prisoners (5, three from W. Thornton, and a covering Cable & Wireless letter). Also a comic picture of defeated Japanese soldiers painted by a liberated Australian on a Japanese Field postcard. (11).

Borneo - Labuan. 1945 Stampless cover from J.A Henderson, to Scotland, endorsed "Liberated Civilian. By Air Mail" and handstamped "PASSED FREE / OF POSTAGE" with "AUST UNIT POSTAL STN / 441" c.d.s (Sep 21) used at 2/6 Australian General Hospital at Labuan, and "No. 2 AUST BASE P.O / F" c.d.s (Sep 24) of Melbourne. Light folds, otherwise fine, a scarce Labuan A.P.O c.d.s.

Philippines. 1945 Covers, comprising covers (3, with letters) from former Los Banos civilian internee A.G.L Smith written from the Philippines (U.S 5c with U.S A.P.O 501 c.d.s) or at sea en route to San Francisco (2, stampless covers with U.S A.P.O or "Maritime Mail"); U.S 6c envelope with U.S A.P.O 501 from Santo Tomas internee E.H Gallit; stampless cover from Pte W. J Gooley, A.I.F to Australia, endorsed "L.P.W" with "AUST ARMY P.O 243" c.d.s of Manila; cover from Australia to "Miss E. Coghill, Ex Internee Philippines, c/o District Censor, Brisbane" returned unknown; and U.S V. Mail form from Dutch Lt. J.J de Vries in Manila Camp to Holland with U.S 30c tied by U.S A.P.O 238. (7).