By: Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG
lot # 3900 - äthiopien
1943(Mar 12) Plain env to Capt. B.C. Shea, c/o Registration of the O.E.T.A Headquarters, Mogadishu bearing Haile Selassie pair 8c & single 4c tied Addis Abeba d/s & with on rev Mogadiscio [3 Apr] arrival d/s ... [Not a great deal is known about Italians taken POW during the Eritrea/Ethiopian campaign. They were initially placed into various camps in British & Italian Somaliland, Eritrea & Ethiopia however generally overcrowding, poor conditions & sanitation necessitated careful handling with many being moved to other theatres such as Egypt etc. Mail connected to these Camps is seldom encounted] Catalog Price 200.00
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