Japan WWII Prisoner of War & Internee Mail continued...
Camps in Netherlands Indies - Java continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1421 |
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 SOERABAJA (CAMP C): 1944 (Feb 23) plain Dutch postcard from s'Gravenhage to "Java Camp C" with German censor cachet 'b' used at
Berlin, Japanese censor in red with han of Suzuki in rosine, minor peripheral damage. The Japanese markings show that the addressee had been moved to Batavia. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1422 |
PSE |
 SOERABAJA (CAMP C): 1944 (Apr 22) British 3d POW Airmail Postal Card to an airman at "Java Camp C.1458" (his number at that camp),
British & Japanese censors in rosine including very fine han of Ujiie and superb Tanaka. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1423 |
PSE |
 SOERABAJA (CAMP WL): 1944 (May) Japanese POW Postal Card with address details in English & Malay endorsed "Java WL", han of Umegaki
& British censor both in rosine, endorsed on the reverse "Received on the 19 July 1945", minor bends. Based on the delivery date, this item would have been sent just before Pte English is known to have been transferred to Sumatra. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1424 |
PSE |
 SOERABAJA (JAARMARKT CAMP Y): 1942 (Mar-Apr) Japanese POW Postal Card with address details in English & Malay endorsed "Java Y",
Japanese censor in violet & faint han probably of Kobayashi, to Shropshire with British censor in rosine, endorsed "Received 1.1.44" on the reverse, bumped corners & light bend. From his diary, and confirmed by the arrival date of this card, it is
known that Keith Robertson was at Jaarmarkt, being transferred 5.11.1943 to Palembang (Sumatra). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1425 |
PSE |
 SOERABAJA (JAARMARKT CAMP Y): Undated Japanese POW postal card with address instructions in English & Malay endorsed "Java Y" with
han of Ujiiyi in scarlet, British censor in rosine, minor imperfections. Camp Y was a transit facility for POWs sent to build airfields on Ambon, Haroekoe & Flores. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$320.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1426 |
PSE |
 SOERABAJA (JAARMARKT CAMP Y): 1944 (Nov 20) British 3d Airmail Postal Card to "Java Camp Y" with British censor in rosine,
redirected with Japanese cachet in violet to POW Camp 1 at Batavia, Japanese censor & han of Suzuki both in rosine, pencilled "Rec 21st August 45", a week after the Japanese surrender. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1427 |
PSE |
 SOERABAJA (JAARMARKT CAMP Y): 1945 (Feb 6) British 3d Airmail Postal Card to "Java Y" with 'HARPENDE/HERTS' machine cancel &
British censor in rosine, Japanese censor & han of Suzuki both in rosine, endorsed "Received 21.8.45". A word or words after the sender's address obliterated by the censor. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1428 |
PSE |
 TJILATJAP (CAMP B): 1942 (circa) Japanese POW Postal Card with address instructions in English & Malay endorsed "B (10) 5" (Camp;
Compound; Prisoner's Number), impermissible lengthy handwritten letter but allowed to pass with superb han of Shono in red, light strike of the scarce boxed 'SOERAT PEM/ BALASANNIA/HAROES DA-/LAM BAHASA/INDONESIA' (= reply must be in the Indonesian
language!) & British censor both in rosine, a few bends. Compound 10 was predominantly for Dutch POWs. Lindsay Chitty states that Sgt Brooker was one of only six (injured) British soldiers held there. The Bahasa marking was used only at Tjilatjap,
which is on the south coast of Java. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
Camps in Netherlands Indies - Sumatra
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1429 |
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 ATJEH: 1944 (Feb 22) plain cover from Wales with bold 'BANGOR CARMARTHENSHIRE' cds, to "Malaya Camp" but endorsed "Medan" in blue
then "ATJEH" in red on both sides, censor in violet with han of Asanamura in scarlet, heavy vertical fold & soiled. Ex David Tett: sold for HK$1200. Illustrated in Volume 2 at page 177. At page 175, Tett states that very little mail was received at
Medan or Atjeh. In June 1944, the POWs in northern Sumatra were moved south to work on the Sumatran Death Railroad, where this cover was probably received. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1430 |
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 MEDAN: 1943 (Mar 24) Canadian cover to "Singapore/Malaya" redirected with endorsements "NC" (= Not Changi) & "Medan", Japanese
censor in violet & han of Asanuma in scarlet, corner clipped at lower-right. Mail from Canada to the Malayan & Dutch Indies camps is rare.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1431 |
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 MEDAN: 1943 (June 7) British cover to "Malaya" redirected with endorsements "NC" (= Not Changi), "JVE" (Johore Volunteer Engineers)
& "POW Medan", Japanese censor & han of Asanamura, edge faults at right. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1432 |
PSE |
 PANGKALANBALEI CAMP: 1944 (circa) two Japanese POW Postal Cards to Shropshire, one with 'Malai' cachet in violet & both with
unusual square han of Takahashi in red, both with British censor in rosine, minor or more significant blemishes. The camp was about 45km W of Palmbang, which itself is about 100km from the E coast of Sumatra. The POWs were involved in constructing an
airfield.
(2) (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1433 |
PSE |
 RANTAUPRAPAT INTERNMENT CAMP: 1945 (Apr 21) Japanese flimsy postal card for Internees endorsed on the reverse "Kamp Rantau Prapat"
with superb han of Iwamoto, to the women's camp at Brastagi. Superb. David Tett in Volume Two at page 196 states "Mail to the POWs in Sumatra is rare, and to the civilians interned there, extremely rare": illustrated Volume 2 p219. From Baron EH Six
van Osterleek, of a noble Dutch family, to his wife. Rantauprapat is 80km inland from the north coast of Sumatra & 300km due W of Malacca. Brastagi was 180km NW of Rantauprapat & 40km SSW of Medan. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$650.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1434 |
PSE |
 SUMATRA CIVILIAN INTERNMENT CAMP: 1944 (July 17) British 3d Airmail Postal Card to "British Civilian Internee/Sumatra Camp" with
British censor in rosine, no Japanese markings indicating it was received after Japan surrendered, on 15.8.1945. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1435 |
PSE |
 SUMATRA DEATH RAILWAY (PAKAN BAROE CAMP 2 at PARIT): 1944 'DAI NIPPON' 3½c Postal Card from a civilian at 'MAGELANG' to her husband
at "Java - Z" but redirected to Malay Camp II (= Sumatra) & endorsed "2" in red at lower-right, Japanese censor in violet & han of Asanamura in scarlet. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1436 |
PSE |
 SUMATRA DEATH RAILWAY (PAKAN BAROE CAMP 6 at SOENGEIPAGAR): 1943 (Feb) Australian Red Cross envelope with red obliterating bar at
the base to a "Sgt Pilot" in Malaya, redirected from Changi endorsed "Cha/SUM/7.44" and at upper-left "Recd 30.10.44", han of Asanamura, minor rust-stains at the base. With lengthy letter dated "Feb 7th 1943" & written on both sides of the page (as
was permitted until -.9.1943). It is known from the addressee's war diary that he received this letter while at Soengeipagar. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1437 |
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 SUMATRA DEATH RAILWAY (PAKAN BAROE CAMP 7 at LIPATKAIN): 1944 (Feb 1) British cover with very fine 'NORTHENDEN/MANCHESTER' cds &
British censor label, to "Java (Y)" at Soerabaja, Japanese cachet forwarding to Malaya, faint Japanese censor in violet & han of Asanamura in rosine, the reverse with pencilled list of mail received from his family, remarakably fine. Research by
Graham Reynolds established that this & the next lot are the only two items recorded received at Lipatkain. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$350
SOLD for AU$270.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1438 |
PSE |
 SUMATRA DEATH RAILWAY (PAKAN BAROE CAMP 7 at LIPATKAIN): 1944 (May 15) British 3d Airmail Postal Card to "Y/JAVA" with British
censor in rosine, Japanese boxed cachet (= transferred to Malaya), Japanese censor in violet & han of Asanamura in rosine. Research by Graham Reynolds established that this & the previous lot are the only two items recorded received at Lipatkain. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1439 |
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 SUMATRA DEATH RAILWAY (PAKAN BAROE): Undated plain cover from the Netherlands with German censor tape tied to the reverse by German
censor 'b' in rosine used in Paris, to "Java A Camp" with superb strike of the small boxed cachet (= transferred to Malaya) in violet and blue-pencil "P Baroe", faint censor in violet & han of Suzuki in rosine, minor soiling. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$400.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1440 |
PSE |
 SUMATRA DEATH RAILWAY (PAKAN BAROE): 1943 (July 2) Australian Red Cross envelope with solid obliterating bar at the base, to a RAAF
corporal on Java but redirected to "Pakan/Baroe", censor in violet & han of Asanamura in scarlet, minor imperfections & blue stain at upper-left. Ex David Tett: sold for HK$780. Illustrated in Volume Two at page 179. Mail to or from Australians on
the Death Railway is rare.
By mid-1944, the Japanese had transported 6600 POWs from around the region to complete the rail link across the Sumatran Highlands between Pakan Baroe & Moeara, a distance of 220km. They were mostly British & Dutch but about 300 were a mix of
Americans, Australians & New Zealanders. Conditions were appalling and more than 700 died during the project, which was completed 15.8.1945, the day Japan surrendered. It was only ever used for transporting POWs. Included is a hand-drawn map showing
the 13 camp locations along the route. However, all mail was processed through Pakan Baroe. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$1,450.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
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