Ended on Monday, 19 February 2018 at 01:30.

Br China - Taiwan (Formosa): 1943. Prisoner of War 2nd Taiwan card (Name & Rank) dated '22/11/1943' hea

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Start of the sale:
Monday, 22 January 2018 at 08:12
Item n°513882642
Sale ends:
Monday, 19 February 2018 at 01:30
Lot:
#05435
Catalogue:
39. Auction - 19 Feb. 2018 - Philately: Asia incl. Malaya Special

1943. Prisoner of War 2nd Taiwan card (Name & Rank) dated '22/11/1943' headed 'Service Des Prisonniers de Guerre' addressed to Norwood, London written by Signalman May, Taiwan Prisoner 's Camp with framed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho’ (Taiwan POW Camp) in violet and circular "Nishikawa" censor seal in red with framed 'Crown/Passed/PW. 7915' censor on arrival. Signalman May was taken Prisoner by the Japanese with the fall of Singapore Feb 15th 1942' and brought to Taiwan with 500 hundred other British POW's on the 'Dai Nichi Maru’ at first to 'Taichu Camp No 2’ and later to Taihoku Camp No 6’. Dennis May was in Camp 3 Heito when he wrote this card. This is the second card known with the hand-stamp ‘British' applied in the Nationality box. (See Tett volume 5 page 187). Superb.

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Br China - Taiwan (Formosa): 1943. Prisoner of War 2nd Taiwan card (Name & Rank) dated '22/11/1943' hea

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