Nyasaland. 1917 Stampless cover endorsed "Prisoner of War Mail" sent to Cape Colony with violet circular "P.C / ZOMBA / NYASALAND" and circular "PASSED CENSOR / C.14" applied in South Africa, the reverse with a South Africa censor seal, skeleton arrival c.d.s of "GENADENDAL" (Mar. 2) and senders address "Auguste Schmidt, Internment Camp No 2, Blantyre". Central vertical fold, otherwise fine and very scarce. One of just six recorded covers from this camp, all sent by this same woman internee (probably a missionary), who was transferred to a camp in South Africa in mid-February 1917. Illustrated in "The Nyasaland-Rhodesia Field Force" by Pennycuick/Drysdall. Photo on Page 196. (Image1)

Nyasaland. 1916 (Dec 22) Stampless cover from Hamburg to Erich Schenck, P.O.W in Blantyre Camp, with redirection endorsements of Mombassa, Tanga, Daressalaam, Egypt and Alexandria. Backstamped at Blantyre (Mar 3) and Mombassa with British and East African censor seals, both sides with circular violet "PASSED CENSOR / C / E.A". A few minor corner faults, otherwise fine and scarce.

Kenya. c.1917 Stampless "Prisoners of War" envelopes to Germany both with red boxed "PASSED BY / No 3334 / CENSOR" and "OPENED BY / CENSOR / P.W 76" labels, senders details on the flaps given as "Jas. Deeg, P.O.W Camp, Nairobi" or "588 G. Perlmann, P.O.W, Concentration Camp, Nairobi", fine and scarce. (2).

Tanganyika/Egypt. 1917 Ahmednagar P.O.W envelope "For Transmission Overseas from India", the sender probably captured in East Africa, addressed to Pangani near Tanga and readdressed to "Internment Camp, Tanga" and then to Egypt, the front with Ahmednagar censor cachet and triangular "PASSED / BY / CENSOR / No. 3990". The reverse with "Opened By Censor Under Martial Law" label tied boxed "PASSED BY / No. 3333 / CENSOR", datestamps of Base Office B, Indian F.P.O 304 (3 strikes) and Port Taufiq. Small tear at upper edge, otherwise fine and unusual.

Tanganyika - Belgian Camp. 1916 (Dec 25) Belgian Congo 10c postcard to Switzerland, written from Tabora, the message in English including "I am still here as prisoner of war". Cancelled B.P.C.V.P.K No. 1 c.d.s, with violet "CENSURE MILITAIRE / Cdt. CAMPS de PRISONNIERS, TABORA". Addressees surname crossed out in ink, otherwise fine and very scarce. Photo on Page 196. (Image1)

Mozambique/Belgian Congo. 1917 Mozambique 1c postcard from Lourenco Marques to Germany endorsed "Prisoner of War Service" handstamped oval "PROVINCIA DE MOCAMBIQUE / LOURENCO MARQUES / SERVICE DE PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE", "FRANC DE PORT", circular "DELEGACAO PROVINCIAL DA CRUZ VERMELHA / LOURENCO MARQUES", Lisbon and Geneva P.O.W Agency cachets, a Portuguese censor cachet and Geneva cancel, from "C. Springhorn, P.O.W No 221". Also 1917 censored cover from Elizabethville to the Red Cross P.O.W Agency in Geneva franked 25c, P.O.W Agency cachets and a "Civils" label, possibly from an internee. (2).

India & Egypt. 1916-19 P.O.W lettersheets from Tura Camp in Egypt to Germany with boxed "P. OF W. / CENTRAL CENSORSHIP / BUREAU", one with Army Post Office GM skeleton c.d.s, both from P.O.Ws captured in East Africa and with messages referring to East Africa. Also India P.O.W card from Dagshai, and 1/4a postal stationery postcard with a picture of a pig and "Ahmednagar, Prosit Neujahr 1920" both with censor cachets, the second also with violet boxed "Service of Prisoners of War / FREE POSTAGE", both from camps which held many P.O.Ws from East Africa. (4).