Lot 192 Military, Prisoner of War: 1938 3c Jefferson light violet tied by FORT KNOX KY. FEB 17 1944 duplex on legal size envelope
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Lot 192 Military, Prisoner of War: 1938 3c Jefferson light violet tied by FORT KNOX KY. FEB 17 1944 duplex on legal size envelope
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Military, Prisoner of War: 1938 3c Jefferson light violet tied by FORT KNOX KY. FEB 17 1944 duplex on legal size envelope ,label (covers address) Form OC-15 RETURNED TO SENDER BY CENSOR, at left and overlapping on reverse censor tape EXAMINED BY 11013 U.S. CENSOR, typewritten at lower left VIA NEW YORK. (Scott 807 ) Est. Cash Val. $200 – 300
Enclosed is the original typewritten letter to American prisoner of war held at the Osaka, Japan POW camp. Also enclosed is Form 1698 listing the conditions imposed by Japan that must be met for delivery of any mail to American prisoners of war; a manuscript check mark is next to condition 1: Letters must be less that 25 words in length (and the enclosed letter was more than 60 words). A reminder of the one of the many hardships faced by U.S. prisoners of war.
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Auction Expired because there were no bids| Auction started | September 4, 2023 11:00 am | ||