1901 Postal Stationery postcards from Austria (2, one with a T.P.O datestamp), Belgium or Netherlands all to Wilhelm Karsten, a P.O.W in Ragama Camp with violet oval "RAGAMA CAMP / PASSED / CENSOR" (3) or "DIYATALAWA CAMP / PASSED / CENSOR", the two Austrian cards with Ragama Camp c.d.s; and a registered cover from Germany franked 5pf, 25pf, 50pf to Gustav Nolte at Ragama Camp with violet oval "DIYATALAWA CAMP / PASSED / CENSOR", pink ‘ER...
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Lot #383 - forces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - ceylon p.o.w mail
An album kept by a guard (or P.O.W?) at Diyatalawa containing incoming postcards (19), covers and fronts (91, mainly complete covers, all cards and covers stuck down with a small piece of glue at each corner, therefore reasonably easy to remove); photographs taken in the camp or elsewhere in Ceylon (84, also a few India photos); registered letter Certificates of Posting (2); unused Ceylon postal stationery postcards with comic scenes...
Lot #384 - forces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - ceylon p.o.w mail
Basutoland. 1901 Cover with Cape 1d tied by "LERIBE / C.G.H" c.d.s (a second strike below), endorsed "Censored" with P.O.W censor cachet and pink censor seal applied in Ceylon, addressed to "J.H Van Rooyen, Prisoner of War, Diyatalawa Camp, Ceylon Hut 53"; and 1901 picture postcard with Ceylon 3c cancelled Diyatalawa Camp c.d.s, violet oval "DIYATALAWA CAMP / PASSED / CENSOR", addressed to "Master Gawie Steijn, Fouriesburg, c/o C.E Middleton...
Lot #385 - forces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - ceylon p.o.w mail
Bermuda/Ceylon. 1902 Bermuda 1⁄2d postal stationery postcard from a Boer P.O.W on Morgans Island to a P.O.W at Diyatalawa, cancelled at Hamilton with blue circular "PRISONERS OF WAR / PASSED / CENSOR / BERMUDA" and circular framed "T". A boxed "AMOUNT TO BE / COLLECTED RS (6cts)" applied at Colombo, with a Diyatalawa c.d.s and censor cachet. A very unusual underpaid card from Bermuda. Photo on Page 71.
Suggested price: £ 200-250
Lot #386 - forces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - ceylon p.o.w mail
Hospital Ship "Atlantian". 1900 Cover from Paarl franked Cape 1d, to a P.O.W at Diyatalawa Camp, readdressed to Mount Lavinia and again to the Hospital Ship "Atlantian" at Colombo, with Diyatalawa Camp backstamps and censor cachet and an ER censor seal. Very few covers are known to the Hospital Ship "Atlantian" at Colombo. Photo on Page 71.
Suggested price: £ 150-180
Lot #387 - forces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - ceylon p.o.w mail
Diyatalawa. 1901 (Oct 24) Registered cover to Thomas Leask at Klerksdorp bearing Ceylon 5c (3) and 2a, the four stamps tied by Diyatalawa M.O & S.BK datestamps with a fine strike of the very scarce fancy boxed "REGISTERED" in red, boxed "R", violet F.R.N.F Diyatalawa and Pretoria censor cachets. A fine cover. Photo on Page 71.
Suggested price: £ 200-250
Lot #388 - forces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - ceylon p.o.w mail
Diyatalawa. 1901 Cape 1⁄2d postcard from Orange River Burgher Camp to a Boer P.O.W, sent to Trichinopoly with violet circular "CENSOR’S OFFICE / BOER / CAMP / TRICHINOPOLY" applied, then to Diyatalawa handstamped with the very scarce oval "DIJATALAWA KAMP / Unclaimed / John, F. FAURE, P.M" in red, a superb card. Photo on Page 71.
Suggested price: £ 250-300
Lot #389 - forces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - ceylon p.o.w mail
Diyatalawa. 1902 India 1⁄4a postcard from Wellington addressed to "Ahmed Deen, Tailor, Camp Diyatalawa, Ceylon" with arrival c.d.s and the very scarce violet triangular "NOT FOR / P.O.W DELIVER". Light horizontal crease and minor faults, an attractive card, very few examples of this unusual cachet recorded. Photo on Page 78.
Suggested price: £ 200-250
Lot #390 - forces mail anglo-boer war - 1899-1902 - ceylon p.o.w mail
Hambantota/Welikada Jail. 1902 Ceylon 2c postal stationery cover sent locally to "Lieut Muller, The Camp, Hambantota" with an ER censor seal and scarce oval "P.O.W / PASSED / CENSOR / HAMBANTOTA" in violet; and 1901 cover from the USA to F.M Hearne, an American volunteer in the Boer forces held P.O.W at Ragama, redirected to Welikada Jail with an ER censor seal tied by Ragama Camp censor cachet, the stamp removed, probably by the censor. (2...
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