Camps in the Philippines
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1462 |
PSE |
 BATANGAS (CAMP NUMBER 10): 1944 (July 5) American formular POW airmail lettersheet with 8c olive Transport tied by New York
machine, to "Military Prison Camp No 10", faint US censor, routed via Europe where it was treated with a strip of copper sulphate solution to expose any hidden message, German censor label and cachet on the reverse, light 'RETURNED TO SENDER/By
Direction of the War Department/ Untraceable as Addressed' & New York machine backstamp of DEC28/1945. Received in Tokyo after Japan had surrendered. David Tett in Volume 5 at page 27 notes that only 20% of the inmates survived the war. He recorded
only two items of mail from Batangas Camp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$340.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1463 |
PSE |
 BILIBID PRISON (CAMP NUMBER 3): circa 1943 Japanese POW postal card with typed "PRISON CAMPS OF PI, #3" with largely printed pro
forma message & very fine han of Urabe in scarlet, to Indiana with US censor in violet. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1464 |
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 BILIBID PRISON (CAMP NUMBER 3): 1943 (Oct 2) cover from a White Russian in Shanghai (endorsed on the flap) to an Australian
internee at "Headquarters for Camps of PI/Mail for War Prisoners/Manila PI" with China 10c green x4 & 20c light blue x3 tied by bilingual '.../SHANGHAI' cds, pencilled "Bilibid" at the top & unrecorded han in scarlet on the flap. Excellent
origin/destination item. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1465 |
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 CABANATUAN (CAMP NUMBER 1): circa 1943 flimsy cover from America to "Headquarters Military Prison Camps of P.I./co Japanese Red
Cross" with US censor tape, endorsed "Cab", Japanese censor (= Philippines POW Camp) in rosine & unrecorded han in scarlet, pencilled "Feb 23 1944" when received. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1466 |
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 CABANATUAN (CAMP NUMBER 1): 1943 (June 2) long advertising cover from San Francisco to New York for an NCO ".../Interned by
Japan/Formerly of Philippine Islands/..." with S censor tape, unusually fine strike of the Japanese Red Cross 'roundel' in rosine, forwarded to Manila & endorsed "Camp 1" in blue-pencil, camp censor & han of Shoda both in red. Carried on the second
'Gripsholm' exchange voyage via Portuguese India and Teia Maru to Singapore, apparently mis-sorted to Tokyo instead of being taken directly to Manila. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1467 |
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 CABANATUAN (CAMP NUMBER 1): 1943 (Aug 23) cover from Chicago to an American POW in the Philippines & endorsed "Via/Gripsholm" at
upper-left with clear US censor tape, superb Japanese censor & han of Iwanaka and Shoda all in rosine, pencilled "I" for Cabanatuan & at the base lightly in red "Camp 1", horizontal fold towards the base. Per the second exchange voyage by the
'Gripsholm' ex New York 2.9.1943; arrived Marmagao, Portuguese India 16.10.1943; then per 'Teia Maru' which arrived Manila 7.11.1943.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$400
SOLD for AU$300.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1468 |
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 INTERNMENT CAMP - LOS BANOS: 1943 (Aug 24) American airmail cover with 6c Transport tied by 'PASADENA/CALIF' duplex, to "American
Internee/Santo Tomas/Manila" and endorsed at lower-left "On SS Gripsholm/New York", Japanese bilingual '.../OPENED BY CENSORS/PASSED INSPECTION' label largely obscured by plain label with han of Kubota in rosine, pencilled "ST" in blue but then "LB"
for Los Banos, repaired damage across both labels. With the chatty letter from the internee's mother stating "...I have sent you [& your father] both a box...I hope to get a letter some day". Per the second exchange voyage by the 'Gripsholm' ex New
York 2.9.1943; arrived Marmagao, Portuguese India 16.10.1943; then per 'Teia Maru' which arrived Manila 7.11.1943.
(2 items) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$700.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1469 |
PSE |
 INTERNMENT CAMP - LOS BANOS: 1944 (June 10) American blue/cream POW Airmail Lettersheet with Prexie 6c Adams tied by New York
machine, to "Los Banos/Manila", American censor at lower-left, pencilled "LB" (= Los Banos), remarkably fine. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1470 |
PSE |
 INTERNMENT CAMP - SANTO TOMAS: 1945 (Jan 14) Canadian blue/white formular POW Airmail Postal Card but without postage added, to
"Canadian Civilian Internee/Santo Tomas Camp/Manila" with mute security machine of Vancouver (?) & straight-line censor cachet, superb 'RETURN TO SENDER FREE/BY ORDER OF POSTMASTER GENERAL/RECOVERED FROM JAPANESE' cachet, light bends. Illustrated by
David Tett in Volume 5 at page 155, where he states the card probably got only as far as Tokyo. There can't have been many Canadian civilians in the Philippines. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1471 |
PSE |
 NICHOLS FIELD (CAMP NUMBER 4): circa 1943 red & black/yellow Japanese POW postal card with printed 'PHILIPPINE MILITARY PRISON CAMP
NO ("4")' & message of up to 50 words allowed, han of Urabe in scarlet, to West Virginia with US censor in violet. redirected within the State, light stain at upper-right. Located at Pasay Elementary School. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$280.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1472 |
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 REPATRIATION MAIL: 1943 (Mar 14) cover from New York with 3c Prexie and US censor tape, to ".../Repatriate from Philippine
Islands/due to depart from Lourenco Marques/on Gripsholm/...". From the second exchange, the 'Gripsholm' & 'Teia Maru' meeting at Mormugao, Portuguese India in October 1943. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1473 |
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 REPATRIATION MAIL: 1945 (late) plain cover with 'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' cachet in black applied at Manila, to South Australia with
superb 'REPATRIATED/PRISONER OF WAR/SERVICE' cachet in violet & unusually censored at Adelaide. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1474 |
PSE |
 REPATRIATION MAIL: 1945 (Sep 9) use of stampless formular aerogramme with the letter headed "Liberated Prisoner of War/co Base Post
Office/Melbourne", carried per favor from Manila & posted in England with GB 2½d tied by 'WRITTLE/22OC/45/ CHELMSFORD' cds. The writer states "I am...waiting for a plane to fly us to Australia...Since leaving Formosa I have been on 4 different
boats...". (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1475 |
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 REPATRIATION MAIL: 1945 (Sep 13) Australian Comforts Fund envelope endorsed "Liberated POW UK" to Surrey with partial 'PASSED
FREE/OF POSTAGE', Australian 'AUST ARMY PO/243' cds & Military censor cachet in violet. Ted Proud records the cds at Manila 1.9.1945 to 20.10.1945 only. Sender gives his temporary address as "co Base Post Office/Melbourne" and states "...The
Australians & Americans are doing everything to make our life happy here...a toss up whether I shall go to America or Australia next...all those who treated us badly are going to get far worse..." (Of course, they didn't!)
(2 items) (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
(Image4)
(Image5)
(Image6)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1476 |
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 REPATRIATION MAIL: 1945 (Sep 24) American Red Cross envelope endorsed "Liberated UK POW/...HQ3 Australian Reception Group" at
upper-left, to Cumberland with 'AUST ARMY PO/243' cds used at Manila 1.9.1945 to 20.10.1945 only. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1477 |
PSE |
 REPATRIATION MAIL: 1945 (Sep 16) Australian Forces lettercard endorsed "Liberated/UK POW" to London with light 'PASSED FREE/OF
POSTAGE' cachet, 'AUST ARMY PO/243' and 'No 2 AUST BASE PO/ 18OC45/ E ' cds, central staining. Ted Proud records the '243' cds at Manila 1.9.1945 to 20.10.1945 only. He doesn't record the whereabouts of the Base PO cds at this date. Sender gives his
temporary address as "co Base Post Office/Melbourne" and states "...I was on the Lisbon Maru when it was torpedoed in Sep 1942, and the Yanks burnt us out of our prison in Kobe with incendiary bombs last June...[By train] to Yokohama...we flew in a
C54 to Okinawa...a B24 to Clark Field...[&] a C47 to Manila..." (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1478 |
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 REPATRIATION MAIL: 1945 (Sep 26) plain cover endorsed on the reverse from an Australian POW previously held in Thailand with
'PASSED FREE/OF POSTAGE' cachet in black applied at Manila, to Western Australia with very fine 'No2 AUST BASE PO/ F ' cds that neither Ted Proud nor Phil Collas record used after Japan surrendered. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1479 |
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 REPATRIATION MAIL: 1945 (Sep 26) plain envelope endorsed on the flap "Naval PW Contact Team/Manila Philippines" & on the face "RN
Mail", to London with very fine strike of 'AUST ARMY PO/243' cds used at Manila 1.9.1945 to 20.10.1945 only. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
| 1480 |
PSE |
 REPATRIATION MAIL: 1945 (Oct 1) Australian Forces lettercard endorsed "Liberated/UK POW" to England with very fine 'AUST ARMY
PO/241.' cds (ERD), very minor blemishes. Ted Proud records usage of the cds only during the Allied Occupation of Japan. We have recorded usage by Manila No 3 Australian Reception Group 1OC45 to 10OC45 only. The writer states "...I've put on about 4
stone [= 56lb or 25kg] since I've got free...I can just use a comb now...I didant want the children to see me without hair..." (Image1)
(Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$800.00
Closing..Aug-27, 08:00 PM |
