£200
1900 (May 15) Cover from the P.O.W Camp at Waterval, franked 1893 2½d on 1/-, violet boxed "BRIEVEN CENSUUR / Waterval Krijgsgevangenis", to England with backstamps of Lourenco Marques and Kings Lynn, the enclosed letter from Pte G. Pears stating Corp. Jackson is not held in the camp. The addressee Dr Plowright was a philatelist who collected P.O.W mail and censor marks during the war; the cover was probably sent by him prestamped, with a letter to or enquiry about a non-existent prisoner, in order to get a reply with the censor mark of Waterval. Very scarce, a unique franking from this camp, which held British other rank P.O.Ws. Photo on Page 86.
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