Lot 117 Prisoner of War: 1945 Letter sheet bearing 1938, 6c John Quincy Adams red orange
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Lot 117 Prisoner of War: 1945 Letter sheet bearing 1938, 6c John Quincy Adams red orange
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Prisoner of War: 1945 Letter sheet bearing 1938, 6c John Quincy Adams red orange ,tied by SOUTHWEST P. APR 6 duplex on prisoner of war lettersheet to American prisoner at Stalag Luft #1, 12262 U.S. CENSOR marking at left, magenta RETURNED TO SENDER By direction of the War Department Undeliverable as Addressed, on reverse NEW YORK N.Y. JUN 19 1945 duplex. (Scott 811 ) Est. Cash Val. $100 – 200
A heart-wrenching letter from prisoner?s wife talking about their young children, her worry and lonesomeness. Stalag Luft #1 was located on the Baltic Sea just outside Barth, Germany about 105 miles northwest of Berlin. The camp began to receive American fliers in 1943. More than 7700 American prisoners and 1400 British prisoners spent time at this POW camp. On May 1, 1945, just over 3 weeks after the prisoner?s wife mailed this letter, with Russian soldiers advancing, the Germans abandoned the camp. The Russians took over the camp for about two weeks when American troops arrived and they released the prisoners.
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