HK036 - Main catalogue

Prisoner of War and Censored Mail

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1130 1915 (23 Feb.) A prisoner cover from Japan to Wuchow, China. With hand stamped ‘Sec Des Prisonniers De Guerre’ in red straight, tied by Japanese ‘Kumamoto/Censor/Prisoner Camp’ in violet double ring oval chop. Alongside, with ‘KUMAMOTO’ cds, on reverse with bilingual ‘SHANGHAI/28.2.15’ transit and ‘WUCHOW/9.3.15’ arrival cds, a few dirt marks at the edges. Photo HK$ 2,000 - 2,400 1131 1916 (13 Nov.) A censor cover from Rangoon to Tengyueh, bearing India KGV 1/2a and 1a in pair, both tied by ‘RANGOONG/ SORTING’ cds, and ‘Passed Censor Rangoon/5’ triangle censor violet chop, on reverse with bilingual ‘TENGYUEH/2611.16’ arrival cds. And also with India 1a brown stationery envelope from Bhamo to Teengyueh, on reverse with India 1a in pair, with bilingual ‘TENGYUEH/16.3.26’ arrival cds, fine. Photo HK$ 2,800 - 3,200

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1132 1916 (25 May) A stampless printed ‘Service Des Prisonniers De Guerre’ Osaka camp envelope to Germany, tied by ‘OSAKA’ cds, with several Japanese censorship chop on front and ‘Opened By Censor 4089’ censor label. Photo HK$ 1,300 - 1,600 1133 1916 A picture postcard from Saigon to Italy, on front bearing Indo-Chine Native Girl 10c, tied by ‘SAIGON’ cds, date not clear, on reverse with ‘ALEXANDRIA’ transit, ‘AOHNA’ arrival cds and ‘ware/Postal Censor/Openice’ censor chop in violet oval. Photo HK$ 300 - 400

1134 1917 (11 July) A censor cover from Peking registered to Holland, on front hand stamped ‘R/PEKING (CHINA)/No.5117’ black reg. frame chop, Russia censorship chip in violet cachet, on reverse bearing 1st Peking print Junk 1c in pair and 3c in pair and block of 6, tied by bilingual ‘PEKING’ cds, bilingual ‘MANCHOULI’ transit, ‘Opened By Censor/680’ censor label covered some of the stamps, and 2 pieces of the Russian censor labels, tied by Russian censorship chop in violet cachet, minor toning. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

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