INDIAN FPO 50C (KUCHING) COVER SENT BY AIR MAIL TO INDIA BY ...

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INDIAN FPO 50C (KUCHING) COVER SENT BY AIR MAIL TO INDIA BY 2nd BATT. 15 PUNJAB REGT. SOLDIER; 13 Oct. 1941 env. from a soldier of "2/15th Punjab Regt." with Sarawak 25c tied by a fine very rare 2-ring Kuching Indian "F.P.O. 50C" cds (only a few recorded; all for Sept./Oct. 1941) with purple triangular Kuching "No.3099" censor alongside and Indian backstamps etc. Very few covers from this tiny Defence Force have been recorded. [Illustrated in Watterson, 1989, p.15.]Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, INDIA

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22nd Sep 17 at 1pm BST

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