£200
MAIL FROM A SWEDISH POW IN CEYLON; Pair of Feb./Apr. 1902 PPC's depicting 'Native Huts' or heavily barbed 'Ragama Camp' to Nörköping, former defective, stamps missing but with a "RAILWAY POST OFFICE" cds on front and other franked Ceylon QV 4c + 2c tied by "RAGAMA CAMP" cds with oval "RAGAMA CAMP/PASSED/CENSOR" mark on front. Both with messages written by H.G.Reismuller from a small number of Swedes who participated in the Boer War and whom is referred in the book Hjatarna vid Magersfontein by H.E.Uddgren. Rather scarce. (2 cards) Cross Reference: MILITARY - BOER WAR, CEYLON/SRI LANKA, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL
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