NORTH BORNEO - PAIR OF "LIBERATED INTERNEE" COVERS WITH JESS...

Hammer

£650

NORTH BORNEO - PAIR OF "LIBERATED INTERNEE" COVERS WITH JESSELTON "AUST UNIT POSTAL STN/447" CDS; 27 Nov./6 dec. 1945 pair of envs. (former slightly roughly opened but both fine otherwise) from the same person - "Mother Alban Fitzmaurice, St. Francis Convent, Jesselton, North Borneo" - to different Manchester addresses; the frist endorsed "Liberated Internee" and "Not known" with Australia KGVI 3d tied by mainly very fine rare Jesselton "AUST POSTAL STN/447" cds, the other endorsed "Air Mail" (crossed out) with a pair of the same 3d tied by a fine to v. fine strike of the same "447" cds. Plus piece with Australia 3d tied by the similar AUPS "445" cds. Rare pair; covers from the Australian Army P.O. in North Borneo are very seldom seen. (3 items)Cross Reference: NORTH BORNEO/SABAH, AUSTRALIA, MILITARY - P.O.W. MAIL