Camps in Malaya - Singapore
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1366 |
PSE |
 CHANGI INTERNMENT CAMP: 1942 (Nov 1) simple Japanese POW postal card with full letter headed "Changi Internment Camp
Syonan/(Singapore)" unusually without any Japanese cachets, to South Africa with Red Cross Geneva cachet in violet and 'DELEGATE ICR/ + /18AOUT1943/LE CAIRE' cds in red. The writer states her husband has "used up his card..[&] asked if I will write
[to you]...a letter for him from you has arrived but he has not been able to get delivery..." Superb. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$350
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1367 |
PSE |
 CHANGI INTERNMENT CAMP: 1943 (circa Oct) Japanese red/white POW postal card with 'Enemy Civilians Internment Camp No 1/MALAYA'
perversely printed in the addressing space, to England with full message, han of Suzuki & British censor both in rosine. Lindsay Chitty speculates that this was carried on the exchange ship 'Teia Maru'. The sender was Charles Duncan, writing to his
younger brother about cricket. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1368 |
PSE |
 CHANGI INTERNMENT CAMP: 1943 (Oct 20) Australian Red Cross POW Envelope with solid obliterating bar at the base, from Western
Australia (endorsed on the flap) censored at Melbourne, to "Changi Camp/SHONAN (SINGAPORE)", Japanese Red Cross 'roundel' in rosine, pencilled "Received 24.11.44"; with the enclosed 25-word letter with camp censor in violet & han of Suzuki in
scarlet.
(2 items) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1369 |
 |
 CHANGI INTERNMENT CAMP: 1943 (Dec 27) plain cover with 'SAFETY BAY/WA' cds, Melbourne civil censor label & cachet, to "British
Civilian Internee/Changi Camp/Singapore", very fine Japanese censor & han of Banba both in violet. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1370 |
PSE |
 CHANGI INTERNMENT CAMP: 1944 (Oct 15) Japanese red/bluish POW postal card with 'MALAI- GUNYOKURYUSYO' at the base, to England with
25-word message, han of Suzuki in scarlet. Superb. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1371 |
PSE |
 CHANGI INTERNMENT CAMP: 1945 (Apr 26) British 1½d red-brown Airmail POW Postal Card from Lancashire to "Changi Camp" with superb
British censor in rosine, undelivered before the Japanese surrendered with very fine 'RETOUR [arrow]' cachet & small boxed 'RETURN TO SENDER' & on the reverse a multi-reason handstamp both in violet, light central vertical fold & minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1372 |
PSE |
 CHANGI JAIL: 1944 (June 20) British 3d Airmail POW Postal Card from 'BRISTOL' to "Changi Camp" with British & Japanese censors both
in rosine & han of Suzuki unusually in violet, "51" in blue pencil indicating the addressee's hut within the prison compound. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1373 |
D |
 CHANGI POW CAMP: 1942-47 documents regarding Private Arthur George Heffer comprising 1) largely printed advice that he was
"missing" as at 15.2.1942 (the date Singapore surrendered to the Japanese); 2) official advice he died on 14.10.1943 "of Avitaminosis" (= vitamin deficiency); 3) typed letter (carbon-copy) from his platoon officer advising he had assisted with
Heffer's burial, faults; and 4) largely roneo'd advice that he had been exhumed & re-buried in "Kanchanaburi Military Cemetary Siam". A scarce & poignant group.
(4) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1374 |
PSE |
 CHANGI POW CAMP: 1942 (June 20) first type of POW Postal Card with POW cachet in red & han of Okazaki in violet, fully handwritten
message, unusually routed through Europe with German censor 'X' cachet used at Paris, British censor cachet in rosine, minor blemishes. Lindsay Chitty states this is the only POW item from Asia recorded as being sent to Britain via Paris. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$600
SOLD for AU$525.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1375 |
PSE |
 CHANGI POW CAMP: 1942 (June 20) Japanese POW postal card blank on the reverse with hand-written letter from an officer, faint han
of Okazaki in scarlet at lower-left, 'CHELTENHAM/12JY/43/GLOS' cds on the face and redirected to London, bumped corners. [13 months transit]
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1376 |
PSE |
 CHANGI POW CAMP: 1942 (late) Australian Red Cross POW envelope with 'co OFFICIAL PRISONERS OF WAR INFORMATION BUREAU' at the base,
Japanese han of Takeuchi, endorsed "8 Div Amm Sub Pk" by the Changi Bureau of Record & Enquiry, bumped corners. The Japanese objected to the text at the base so all later sendings had it amended &/or obliterated. Examples with the original text are
rare. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$3,200.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1377 |
PSE |
 CHANGI POW CAMP: 1943-44 four simple Japanese postal cards printed in shades of red on cream stocks, all dated to Elliston (SA),
one with 'Sce DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' cachet in rosine, hans of Shimogahara in violet x2, Okazaki in rosine or Sugiyama in scarlet, one very fine the others with some soiling and/or bends.
(4 items) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1378 |
PSE |
 CHANGI POW CAMP: 1945 (Jan 10) Australian blue/white POW postal card uprated for airmail with 2½d pair tied by 'ELLISTON/SA' cds &
censored at Melbourne, Japanese han of Nakajima in violet & Bureau endorsement "Hosp"(ital), receipted "24-6-45" on the reverse, light corner bend. [Transit of "only" 5½ months] (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1379 |
PSE |
 CHANGI POW CAMP: 1945 (Mar 21) Japanese POW postal card unusually in red on orange-yellow stock with 'Malai Furyo Shuyo Sho No
("5")' in red, hand-written letter from an airforceman, han of 'Nakajima' in violet. Very attractive. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1380 |
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 CHANGI PRISON: 1942 (May 11) airmail cover at 1/3d rate from 'BRISTOL' to "Steward/SS Empress of Asia/co GPO/London" with huge
'PRISONER OF WAR POST/...' redirection cachet for the ship's crew across the reverse, reposted from London 20OC/1942, endorsed "K2/37" in red-pencil. With a PPC of 'Empress of Asia', which was sunk in Singapore Harbour on 5.2.1942. The jail
originally held POWs but they were replaced in March 1942 by internees.
(2 items) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
