Postal History continued...
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Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 801 |
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 1944 Japanese Occupation Pootung Internment Camp, Shanghai cover from an uninterned civilian in Shanghai to her husband at "Civil
Assembly Centre/Pootung" with Sun Yat-sen $1.50 overprints on 3c pair tied by Shanghai cds with indistinct date, 'CENSORED' cachet in red & Shanghai postman's chop in black. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 802 |
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 1944 (Jan 5) Japanese Occupation Lunghwa Civilian Internment Camp, Shanghai stampless cover from Idaho to an American civilian at
"Field Post Office, Box 106, China", very fine censor handstamp in rosine & han of Matsui in scarlet, endorsed on reverse "Received June 24 44", with the brief enclosure also with the censor marks on the reverse (which was evidence the POW was
permitted to retain the letter). Very attractive. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
Currently Opening at...AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 803 |
D |
 1944 (Feb 10) Japanese Occupation Lunghwa Civilian Internment Camp, Shanghai red/buff 'Civil Assembly Centre/Local Message' form
from an uninterned Danish woman to a female friend at Lunghwa, Japanese Consulate-General Shanghai cachet in violet, pencilled "20 days Recd Mar 2nd 1945" (error for 1944). (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 804 |
/D |
 1944 (Feb 14; Valentine's Day) Japanese Occupation Shanghai Prisoner of War Camp cover from London to "Shanghai Prisoners of War
Camp", British censor label, unusually also with Japanese censor label tied to the reverse by Japanese cds, censor handstamp in rosine & han of Matsui in scarlet, endorsed "Received 21.2.45", with the brief enclosure also with the censor marks on the
reverse (which was evidence the POW was permitted to retain the letter).
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 805 |
D |
 1944 (June 6) Japanese Occupation Lunghwa Civilian Internment Camp, Shanghai Red Cross '...ENQUIRER' form from a 9 year-old boy
(probably written by his mother) to a relative in Lancashire with Japanese Consulate-General Shanghai cachet, Turkish Red Cross cds of 5.12.1944 & British censor cachet all in rosine, message states "... all here very fit. Children enjoy camp life
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Estimate AU$100
Currently Opening at...AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 806 |
PSE |
 1944 (Aug 7) Japanese Occupation Shanghai Prisoner of War Camp Japanese POW postal card with printed 'BARRACK No ("2")/Shanghai
War-prisoner's [sic] Camp', from a British soldier to his mother "... have received another letter from you and flowers in spring" (!!), very fine han of Matsui, light central vertical fold. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 807 |
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 1945 (July 15) Japanese Occupation Pootung Internment Camp, Shanghai local cover to "British/P1018/Civil Assembly Centre/Pootung",
apparently from the internee's uninterned wife in Shanghai with 4th Anniversary of Puppet Government at Nanking $5 tied by Shanghai cds, very fine large 'CENSORED' handstamp in red & small charcaters handstamp in violet. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 808 |
PSE |
 MANCHURIA: 1942-45 Japanese Forces in World War II mail all identified as from Manchuria predominantly used to Japan comprising
Postal Cards Dove & Helmet, Star or Four Characters quite a few with illustrations on the reverse including military & topographical scenes, a wide variety of censor markings, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine. A very
colourful and engaging lot.
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Estimate AU$600
Currently Opening at...AU$460.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 809 |
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 MANCHURIA: 1943 (Sep 5) Japanese Occupation Hoten Prisoner of War Camp, plain postcard from Suffolk to a Brigadier at "Camp
Taiwan/Formosa" with British censor in rosine, small boxed Japanese censor in black & han of Yoshikawa in scarlet, Kanji redirection to Manchukuo where censor in violet & han of Murata in scarlet applied, unusually fine. From the POW's wife, who
signs off as "Bubbles". (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 810 |
D |
 MANCHURIA: 1945 Japanese Occupation Hoten Prisoner of War Camp, undated pale green/buff 'IMPERIAL JAPANESE TELEGRAM' from Red Cross
in Geneva to a British soldier at "Mukden Camp", Mukden arrival cds of 20.5.8 (8.5.1945), censor in violet & han of Murata in scarlet plus '.../82' cachet of unknown purpose in rosine, minor blemishes, characteristic folds. The Japanese had provided
an undertaking to deliver Red Cross telegrams. However, relatively few were delivered, especially outside of Japan. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 811 |
PSE |
 TAIWAN: 1942-45 Japanese Forces in World War II mail all identified as from Taiwan predominantly used to Japan comprising Postal
Cards Samurai on Horseback 2s red x11 one uprated with Pictorials Woman 1s brown and Samurai on Horseback 3s brown, also Four Characters Postal Card with 'Rabbits' illustration, Star Postal Cards x2 different and Star Envelope, also picture postcards
'Heito District Office' building unfranked with Four Characters cachet and River Scene with Medical Barge and Pictorials Admiral 2s red, a good variety of censor markings, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$300
Currently Opening at...AU$230.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 812 |
PSE |
 TAIWAN: Japanese Occupation Shirakawa Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 4), undated Japanese POW postal card with printed pro forma
text endorsed "Taiwan Prisoners' Camp", superb strike of 'SERVICE DES/PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' cachet in red, the reverse with camp censor in violet & han of Hioki in scarlet, to Wiltshire with superb British censor in rosine, redirected on arrival to
Hampshire, minor blemishes & creased at lower-left. The sender was a Major so he was probably at Camp 4, which was a camp for senior officers.
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 813 |
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 TAIWAN: 1943 (July 8) Japanese Occupation Taichu Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 2), cover from London to "Taiwan Camp" with
British censor label, directed to Camp "2" in red pencil, faint censor in violet with han in scarlet, pencilled "22.6.44" receival on the reverse. Illustrated by David Tett in Volume 6 at page 357, and stated to be the only item recorded to Camp
Number 2. POWs worked on construction & maintenance projects. The camp was closed in mid-1944 after a tropical storm destroyed all local bridges.
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 814 |
PSE |
 TAIWAN: 1943 (Dec 7) Japanese Occupation plain postcard with printed POW header to "Taiwan Camp", British censor in rosine &
Japanese censor in violet with han of Tahara, endorsed "Received October 5th 1944". (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
Currently Opening at...AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 815 |
PSE |
 TAIWAN: 1944 (Jan 10) Japanese Occupation Prisoner of War Camps Japanese POW postal card with pro-forma message and printed 'POW
Camp in Taiwan', the reverse unusually with censor in rosine & superb han of Nishikawa in scarlet, to Hampshire with British censor in rosine, minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 816 |
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 TAIWAN: 1944 (March 13) Japanese Occupation Taihoku Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 6), cover from 'BICESTER/OXON' with British
censor label, to "Taiwan Camp", directed to Camp "6" in red pencil, very fine censor in violet & han of Funaoka in scarlet, endorsed "Received 9th Oct 1944" on the reverse. Illustrated by David Tett in Volume 5 at page 217. At page 164, he
characterises Camp 6 as a "slave labour" camp. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 817 |
PSE |
 TAIWAN: 1944 (April 2) Japanese Occupation Shirakawa Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 4), British KGVI 3d violet Airmail POW
Postal Card from Suffolk with British censor in rosine, to "Taiwan Camp/Formosa", directed to Camp "4" in red pencil, censor in violet & han of Murakami in scarlet, endorsed "Recd 22.7.44" on the reverse. Remarkably, less than 4 months in transit.
The sender's husband is a POW & "Bubbles" writes: "... Joyce laid-up with poisoned thumb, which is a curse!"; trivial compared to what her husband was enduring. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 818 |
PSE |
 TAIWAN: 1944 (July 20) Japanese Occupation Kinkaseki Prisoner of War Camp (Camp Number 1), British KGVI 3d violet POW Airmail
Postal Card to "Taiwan Camp Formosa" from Middlesex with British censor in rosine, directed to Camp "1" in red pencil, censor in violet with han of Suzuki in scarlet, endorsed "Rec Jan 23 1945", minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 819 |
PSE |
 TAIWAN: 1944 (July 25) Japanese Occupation Japanese POW postal card with pro-forma message and light 'TAIWAN PRISONERS CAMP,
NIPPON' handstamp in violet, superb censor in violet & han of Nakajima in scarlet, to Middlesex with British censor in rosine, central vertical fold. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
| 820 |
PSE |
 TAIWAN: 1944 (Aug 25) Japanese Occupation flimsy black/cream Japanese POW postal card with printed 'POW Camp of Taiwan' and
'SERVICE DES/PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' cachet in violet, the reverse with printed camp 'cachet' & superb han of Tahara in scarlet, to Norfolk with British censor in rosine, endorsed on the back "Received Jan 1st 1945", representing a very brief transit
of only 17 weeks. Remarkably fine for such a fragile item. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
Currently Opening at...AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-24, 07:30 PM |
