G.B. "POW POST" COVERS TO "CIVILIANS" IN BATAVIA/"JESSELTON"...

Hammer

£420

G.B. "POW POST" COVERS TO "CIVILIANS" IN BATAVIA/"JESSELTON" (LATTER DELIVERED TO KUCHING CAMP); Pair of stampless 9 July/14 Aug. 1943 "POW POST" envs. (former with some faults, mainly on reverse) from Sturminster Newton (cds) or Exeter (machine) to "British Civilian" Internees in "Batavia, Java" or "Jesselton, NB. Borneo" Camps (latter actually destined for Kuching Camp) with red or purple boxed Camp censor marks respectively of Java Camp or "Borneo POW Camp" (at Kuching). Mail to Internees successfully delivered to Kuching Camp is rare. (2 covers) [Latter cover illustrated in Watterson, 1994, p.244.] Cross Reference: MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, DEVON, DORSET