Hong Kong - Military Mail continued...
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| 441 |
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 1941 (Aug. 11)
Prisoner of War Cover Mailed from Internment Camp in Jamaica, with a purple “Internment Camp Jamaica” handstamp on backflap indicating who the cover is from, plus a large purple double oval reading “Internment & P. Of War Camp / 11 AUG 1941 /
Jamaica”. Front of cover shows the 4-lint purple handstamp “Postal Censor / Jamaica / Passed / (5)” and a purple handstamp reading “Letter in ____” with “German" filled-in. Addressed to Buffalo NY, very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 150
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 442 |
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 1941 (October. 23)
Airmail Cover from Kingston Jamaica to Canada, mailed from a member of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders "Y" Force on OCT.23.1941 (Kingston machine cancel ties 1sh stamp) to Hamilton Ontario. Front of cover shows a red circle reading
“Military Censor / “Y” / Force / No. 2”. Couple of small tears at right do not detract, very fine.
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Estimate $ 50
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 443 |
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 1941 (Dec. 8) Cover
from Canada to the “C’ Force Headquarters in Hong Kong, Returned, mailed from Sarnia Ontario on DEC.8.1941 (machine cancel ties stamp) to Hong Kong, and in Ottawa received a “Base A.P.O. / Canada JAN.8.1942" c.d.s. and a purple handstamp reading
“It is regretted that circumstances have made it impossible to forward this letter to destination. As soon as contacts can be established information will be published”. As well as a “Return to Sender” handstamp in purple, very fine.
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$30.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 444 |
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 1942 (Sep. 9)
Censored Cover Mailed from Victoria BC to a Prisoner of War in Hong Kong, mailed stampless on SEP.9.1942 (machine cancel) to a prisoner of war (L/Cpl Speller) in Hong Kong (with pencil “Camp D”), via the Japanese Red Cross in Tokyo (handstamp in
French on back), with blue “Prisoner of War mail” handstamp and resealing tape opened by “DB / 570”. Wrinkles and creases, else fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 350
Currently...C$40.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 445 |
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 1942 (Sep. 22)
Censored Cover Mailed from Victoria BC to a Prisoner of War in Hong Kong, mailed on SEP.22.1942 (machine cancel ties a 3c Mufti stamp) to a prisoner of war in Hong Kong (L/Cpl Speller) via Ottawa and the Japanese Red Cross in Tokyo. Resealing
tape (DB / 568) has a red boxed handstamp in Japanese reading "Tokyo Prisoner of War Camp. Censored.”. Very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 350
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 446 |
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 Ca. 1942 Prisoner of
War Card Mailed from a Winnipeg Grenadier to Winnipeg, card written and mailed by Winnipeg Grenadier Private Cy Stewart to his family in Winnipeg. Stewart was captured in Hong Kong on DEC.25.1941 and imprisoned at Tokyo Camp Ohasi. Three red
handstamps in Japanese (translated on owner’s page). Wrinkles do not detract from the scarcity of this card.
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Estimate $ 350
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 447 |
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 Ca. 1943 Australian
Prisoner of War Cover to Internment Camp in Hong Kong, a red Australian Red Cross Prisoners of War Post (bilingual) cover mailed from Sydney Australia (return address on back) to a civilian internee in Bungalow E4 / British Internment Camp /
Stanley / Hong Kong, with an Australian censor label in red reading “3 Opened by Censor” , tied by (one of two) purple chop reading “3 / Passed / By / Censor / 265” and there is a small oval censor chop in red reading (in Japanese) “Takamatsu” (May
1943 to Sept. 1944), very fine and attractive. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 250
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 448 |
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 1943 (Sep. 27)
Censored Cover Mailed from Victoria BC to a Prisoner of War in Japan, mailed stampless on SEP.27.1943 (“blacked out” slogan machine cancel) to a prisoner of war in Hong Kong (L/Cpl Speller) via Ottawa and the Japanese Red Cross in Tokyo.
Resealing tape (DB / 650) and a purple Japanese handstamp reading “Tokyo Prisoner of War Camp. Censored”, and a small purple oval censor handstamp (in Japanese) “Hirota” and another similar in red. A pencil notation indicates this was received
NOV.7.1944 (14 months transit). Very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 350
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 449 |
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 1943 (Nov. 22)
Censored Cover from England to a Prisoner of War in Japan, mailed stampless from Eccles, Manchester on NOV.22.1943 (machine cancel) to a prisoner of wart Zentsuji No. 2 Camp, Shikoku Island in Japan, via the Japanese Red Cross. Cover has a
censorship resealing tape (Examiner 3032) and a blue boxed Japanese censor handstamp “Zent Fu” and “Ken’etsuzumi”. Very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 350
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 450 |
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 1944 (Mar. 18)
Censored Cover Mailed to a Prisoner of War in Japan, mailed stampless from a city unknown (blacked-out machine) and addressed to L/Cpl Speller at Tokyo Camp 3, via the Japanese Red Cross in Tokyo, with censor resealing tape (DB / 650) and two red
Japanese handstamps. A pencil note indicates the cover was received on AUG.26.1945 (17 month transit), very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 300
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 451 |
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 1944 (May 23)
Censored Cover Mailed to a Prisoner of War in Japan, mailed stampless (with “Prisoner of War Mail” handstamp) from Victoria BC (blacked-out machine, with Victoria return address on back) and addressed to L/Cpl Speller at Tokyo Camp 5 (corrected
to 3). Censor resealing tape (DB / 650) and two purple Japanese handstamps. A pencil note indicates the cover was received on February 25,1945 (9 month transit), very fine. (Scan
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Estimate $ 300
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 452 |
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 1944 (Jul. 29)
Censored Prisoner of War Card Mailed from Victoria BC to Japan, mailed from Victoria on JUL.29.1944 (blackout c.d.s. cancel ties a 10c stamp, town is identified by return address) to L/Cpl Speller at Tokyo Camp 3D (Tsurumi) with red oval “O.A.T.”
handstamp (applied in the U.K.), and two red Japanese censor handstamps on back, plus a “Examined by D.B. 336 (?)” handstamp in black. Couple of wrinkles and creases else fine.
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Estimate $ 350
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 453 |
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 1944 (Aug. 29)
Censored Prisoner of War Card Mailed from Nanaimo BC to Japan, mailed from Nanaimo on AUG.29.1944 (c.d.s. cancels tie 3 stamps totaling 5c) to L/Cpl Speller at Tokyo Camp 5 (corrected to 3D, Tsurumi) with red oval “O.A.T.” handstamp (applied in
the U.K.), with a red and a purple Japanese censor handstamps on front, plus a “Examined by D.B. 650” handstamp in black. Couple of small wrinkles and creases else fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 350
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 454 |
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 1944 (ca. Dec.)
Censored Prisoner of War Card Mailed from Victoria BC to Japan, mailed from Victoria on date unknown (blacked-out duplex cancel ties two stamps totaling 5c, town is identified by return address) to L/Cpl Speller at Tokyo Camp 5, with red oval
“O.A.T.” handstamp (applied in the U.K.), and two red Japanese cense handstamps on front, plus a “Examined by D.B.” handstamp in black. There is a pencil notation reading “July 12 / 45” (which would indicate a 7 month transit). The approximate date
of the card is explained on the owner’s page as determined by the type of card. Couple of minor wrinkles, else very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 350
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 455 |
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 1945 (Feb. 19)
Censored Prisoner of War Card Mailed from Victoria BC to Japan, a 3d British P.O.W. card mailed at a British Army Post Office, with a Victoria BC return address, to L/Cpl Speller at Tokyo Camp 5 (Suwa), with a British censor handstamp in red, two
Japanese censor handstamps in red and a note indicting it arrived on July 10 1945 (5 months transit), very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 350
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 456 |
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 1927 Cover Mailed
from the British Army Headquarters in Kalee Hotel, Shanghai, a ½p KGV stamp is tied by a very fine “Army Post Office / 29 JU / 29 / 1" Double circle postmark, on a cover addressed to California, via Hong Kong (JUL.2.1929 transit on back), very
fine, and accompanied by a page explaining the Shanghai Defense Force mail. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 25
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 457 |
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 1940 Censored Cover
from H.M. Ship at Shanghai China, addressed to Courtenay BC, endorsed “via Hong Kong & Vancouver” and “O.A.S.”, with red tombstone “From H.M. Ship / Passed by Censor" on NOV.20.1940, alongside a large double circle “Field Post Office S.P. 501”
dated NOV.29.1940, very fine.
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Estimate $ 50
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 458 |
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 1946 Airmail Cover
from R.A.F. Kai Tak, addressed to Victoria BC, with a large double circle “RAFPOST / HONG KONG” dated APR.15.1946, fine.
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Estimate $ 25
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 459 |
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 1954 Air Letter from
Kowloon to Korea, Forwarded, an air letter uprated with a 5c QEII stamp was mailed from Kowloon / Hong Kong on MAY.7.1954 (machine cancel) to BAPO-3 in Korea (MAY.8 receiver), remailed on MAY.11 to Wolfville Nova Scotia, via Hong Kong (Kai Tak),
Kure and Miro Japan and Ottawa, very fine and displayed on 2 pages explaining the interesting route. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 50
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 460 |
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 1941 (Feb.7) Censored
“Y” Force Cover Jamaica to Winnipeg, Canada, mailed from Kingston by Pte. Geekie (of the Winnipeg Grenadiers, who died on DEC.17.1941 in Honk Kong) to his mother in Winnipeg Canada, with circular “Military Censor / Y / Force / No.4” handstamp,
very fine. (Scan 1)
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Estimate $ 100
Currently...C$10.00
Will close during Public Auction |
