LABUAN "LIBERATED UK P.O.W." MAIL - "No.6 AUST BASE P.O./C" ...

Hammer

£400

LABUAN "LIBERATED UK P.O.W." MAIL - "No.6 AUST BASE P.O./C" C.D.S. ON "FREE" COVER TO G.B.; Fine 15 Sept. 1945 stampless env. (Australian YMCA imprint) to Durham endorsed "Liberated UK POW" from "Flight Lieut. E.I. Lee, RAF, Batu Lintang Barracks, Kuching, Sarawak" but posted when in transit in Labuan, with v. fine rare Labuan "No.6 AUST BASE P.O./C" cds and partly fine Melbourne "[PASSED FR]EE/OF POSTAGE" on the front. Plus c.1908 PPC of Melbourne GPO. Very early Liberated POW cover. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: LABUAN, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, AUSTRALIA, MILITARY - WWII