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lot # 704 - post war forces mail

Thursday Oct 02, 2014 11:00 to Friday Oct 03, 2014 17:00 Europe/London
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Oct 02, 10:00 BST

Korea - P.O.W Mail. 1951 Cover to Major E.D Harding, 1st Gloucestershire Regt, BAPO 3, returned with cachet "Addressee Missing", and a cover from Harding in No. 2 P.O.W Camp, North Korea, bearing a Korea A.P.O datestamp and British censor label, opening tear, otherwise fine and scarce; front to a P.O.W in Korea handstamped boxed "OK CAMP 4" and "SERVICE DES / PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE", very tatty but rare; and a fine 1951 cover from Capt. T.R Littlewood, P.O.W in No. 3 Camp, North Korea, with bilingual "Service des / prisonniers de guerre" and red "Via The Chinese Peoples Committee / for World Peace and against / American Aggression / Peking, China", backstamped at Hong Kong; also an aerial propaganda leaflet. (5). Photo on Page 112.
Suggested price: £ 220-260