1942-45 Japanese Forces in World War II mail all identified as from Korea used to Japan comprising Postal Cards Samurai on Horseback 2s red x6 and 3s brown x3, also Four Characters Postal Cards x2 plus an envelope from the Korea Railway Command with Pictorials Admiral 5s maroon solo, a good variety of censor markings, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 886
Symbol: PS
1944 (Sep 11) Japanese Occupation Jinsen (Number 1) Prisoner of War Camp British 3d POW Airmail Postal Card from Cheshire with British censor in rosine, to "Jinsen Camp/Keijo Chosen" with superb Japanese censor in rosine & very fine han of Terada in scarlet. Message optimistically states "War nearly over now": out by only 11 months. (Image1)
Estimate AU$250
Opening AU$ 190.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 887
Symbol: PS
1944 (Nov) Japanese Occupation Jinsen (Number 1) Prisoner of War Camp Japanese simple POW postal card with huge 'SERVICE DES PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE' & Camp censor both in rosine with han of Isobe in scarlet, typed "Jinsen, Chosen" at upper-left & on the reverse "Transferred to Mukden POW Camp on 9.11.42", British censor in rosine, slightly bumped corners. Illustrated by David Tett in Volume 6 at page 125 where he states the card was posted in Korea immediately before Sgt Hanson was transferred to Manchukuo. (Image1)
Estimate AU$200
Opening AU$ 150.00
Sold...AU$ 150.00
Closed..Jun-24-2026, 19:30:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 264
Lot No: 888
Symbol: C
1954 (circa) 'Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission/for Korea/SWISS DELEGATION' envelope to Hawaii at 145w rate. Very unusual. (Image1)
