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U.S. WW2 Prisoner of War Covers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 433		Canada 1942 Petawawa Camp Card, Preprinted P.O.W. card, canceled MY 15 1942, censor marks in red, very fine, interesting piece. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 434		France 1940 $1 on Two Covers From China, #397, 2 covers both from Shanghai in 1941, to Les Milles, France receiving cancels on reverse, all "return to sender" markings, both with New York and San Francisco transit cancels, various censor and auxiliary markings, interesting historical "round the world" covers, fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 435		U.S. 1943 Parcel Label To Civilian Internee in Japan, San Francisco 20 August, 1943 postmark, from Mrs. George Conklin to her husband in Kobe, Japan, large chops in red, few folds from corrugated cardboard and light stains, still extremely rare piece. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $403
Lot 436		U.S. Circa 1944-45 Internal Civilian Internee Letter, Corner card and backstamp of the Swiss Legation in Japan, section dealing with internees, to Rev. Father Prudent Monfette, c/o Nagasaki Kencho, Foreign Section, Nagasaki, various censor marks, bit ragged top, small stains, still scarce and fine, from the "Conklin" correspondence. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 437		U.S. 1943 Incoming P.O.W. Cover From U.S., Mailed from Salinas, CA on May 26, 1943, to Pvt. Eugene Rawson, formerly of the Philippine Islands, Tokyo Red Cross h.s. in violet, U.S. and Japan censor tape or h.s., "returned to sender" and "status changed to deceased" markings on reverse dated Nov 2 1945, fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $253
Lot 438		U.S. 1943 Incoming P.O.W. Cover, Mailed from Fresno, CA on Sep 5 1943, to Private Ernest Myers, interned in the Philippines Islands, care of the Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo, interesting DAVAO camp h.s. in violet, U.S. and Japan censor tape, with enclosure, fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 439		U.S. Circa 1943 P.O.W. Cover To U.S., From Robert Cassel (U.S. Navy torpedo man first class), addressed to Campbell, CA, with enclosure, various Japanese censor chops on envelope and letter, fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $161
Lot 440		Philippines 1943 Incoming Civilian Internee Cover From Australia, From Mrs. G.M. Coach, Australia, to Mrs. E.B. Fairchild, Santo Tomas University, Manila, Australian and Japanese censor markings/tapes, rough edge at right, fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $489
Lot 441		Philippines 1943 Civilian Internee Cover To U.S., From Esther Safine, Santo Tomas Internment Camp, Manila, to Mrs. John Kass, Stockton, CA, Manila No. 1 Sep 25 1943 cancel, U.S. and Japanese censor tape or h.s., fine. Estimate $75-100. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 442		Portuguese India 1933-38 4r, 1r, 2r, 6r on "Repatriation" Ship Cover, #426, 439-40, 442, Mormugao 21 OUT 43 cancels, from "Teia Maru" Japanese repatriation ship, addressed to 1st Civilian Exchange Repatriation ship "Gripsholm" (imprint on reverse), Goa India, scarce W.W.II piece, very fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $518
Lot 443		U.S. 1942 Sacramento Assembly Center, 1¢ postal card canceled May 21, 1942, from Eureka Satow, block 3, barrack 14D, with interesting account of camp life on message side, very fine, seldom seen. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 444		U.S. 1942 Sacramento Assembly Center, 3¢ adhesive canceled Jun 16, 1942, from Eureka Satow, block 3, barrack 14D, with original letter, crease at top of envelope, fine-very fine, scarce piece. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 445		U.S. 1942 Sacramento Assembly Center, 2¢ adhesive canceled Jun 1, 1942, from internee in, block 2, barrack 1B, with original typed letter, very fine, seldom offered. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 446		U.S. 1942 Arcadia Assembly Center, Santa Anita Race Track, 3¢ adhesive tied by Aug 8 1842 cancel, from M. Kawai, dist. 4, Barracks 13, very fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $138
Lot 447		U.S. 1942 San Bruno Assembly Center, Tanforan Race Track, 3¢ adhesive tied by May 5, 1942 cancel, from Lillian Ota, Barrack 70, Apt. 5, very fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 448		U.S. Japanese Relocation Camp Collection, 26 covers from Gila, AZ (2), Poston, AZ (2), Jerome, AR, Rohwer, AR (4), Manzanar, CA (2), Tule Lake (3), Amache, CO, Minidoka, ID (4), Topaz, UT (3), Heart Mountain, WY (4), few with printed corner cards, fine to very fine. Estimate $400-600. View details	Realized $1,380
Lot 450		U.S. Japanese Civilian Internment Camps To and From the U.S., 6 covers, first from Donald Smith at JPO #106, U.S. and Japanese censor marks, with letter, 3 from George Conklin, Kobe, Japan to San Francisco, U.S. and Japanese censor marks, 2 addressed to George Conklin mailed from San Francisco, both with various censor tapes/markings, overall fine to very fine, scarce items. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $748
Lot 451		U.S. W.W.II Immigration and Naturalization Internment Camps, 3 covers, one from Ft. Missoula, MT, one incoming to Ft. Missoula from Japan and one from Bismarck, ND, scarce items, fine to very fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $633

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