LABUAN "LIBERATED INTERNEE" MAIL - "AUST ARMY P.O./513" C.D....

Hammer

£420

LABUAN "LIBERATED INTERNEE" MAIL - "AUST ARMY P.O./513" C.D.S. ON COVER + TELEGRAMS REF. LIBERATION; Fine 7 Oct. 1945 stampless env. (Australian Comfort Fund imprint) to Manchester endorsed "Liberated Internee" from "Sister Johu Moscos[?], c/o 9th Australian Division, Reception Unit. Labuan" posted when in transit there, with large part fine rare Labuan "AUST ARMY P.O./513" cds on the front. Unusual to find a Liberated POW cover endorsed as being from "Labuan". Plus 26 Sept./1 Oct. 1945 telegrams (first with GB delivery env.) from Labuan ("WEB") or Melbourne ("MBN") to GB from rescued Gunner Killick and Edwin Hawkins, delivered to Southampton or Pontypridd. (3 items)Cross Reference: LABUAN, TELEGRAMS, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, AUSTRALIA