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Lot 886

3,000 HKD

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1905 Russo-Japanese War POW cover from Hamadera POW camp to Russia, applied with Japanese “Hamadera Prisoner of War Camp” censor mark

1905 Russo-Japanese War POW cover from Hamadera POW camp to Russia, applied with Japanese “Hamadera Prisoner of War Camp” censor mark in violet, along with Japanese cds. Arrived Russia. Cover opened out for display.1905年日俄戰俘戰俘封，自濱寺俘虜收容所寄俄國，鈐“濱寺俘虜收容所”紫色檢查戳及日本始發日戳。抵俄國。封剖開以作展示。

Lot 888

1,000 HKD

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1898 Russia (13 Mar) to Russian warship Navarin, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k, tied by double-ringed 9 obliterator, matching with St. Petersburg

1898 Russia (13 Mar) to Russian warship Navarin, f.w. Coat of Arms 10k, tied by double-ringed 9 obliterator, matching with St. Petersburg cds. Transit with Singapore-Hong Kong marine sorter (8 May). Arrived Shanghai Russian PO (9 Mar), redirected to Port Arthur. Transit Chefoo Russian PO (12 Mar). Cover trimmed at right.1898.3.13 俄羅斯寄往上海俄國軍艦 Navarin，貼軍徽圖10戈比，銷雙圈9字殺手戳，另鈐聖彼得堡日戳。5.8經新加坡-香港海上分揀。3.9抵上海俄局，改寄旅順。3.12經煙台俄局。封右側被裁。

China Japanese Occupation

Lot 2077

2,500 HKD

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1942-1943 a pair of WWII POW covers from Hoten POW Camp to Japan and Korea, applied with censor marks in Japanese and English respectively

1942-1943 a pair of WWII POW covers from Hoten POW Camp to Japan and Korea, applied with censor marks in Japanese and English respectively as well as name seal of the censor. Archival records indicate over 2, 000 Allied prisoners were held here.1942至1943年一對二戰戰俘檢查封，自奉天俘虜收容所寄日韓，分別鈐日文、英文檢查章以及檢查員名字章。奉天俘虜收容所曾經關押了二千名盟軍戰俘，亦被認為是日軍戰俘營當中最有代表性的一座。

Lot 2078

2,500 HKD

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1943-1944 a pair of WWII POW covers from Hoten POW Camp to USA, applied with different types of POW censor mark as well as name seal of the

1943-1944 a pair of WWII POW covers from Hoten POW Camp to USA, applied with different types of POW censor mark as well as name seal of the censor. Archival records indicate over 2, 000 Allied prisoners were held here,1943至1944年一對二戰戰俘檢查封，自奉天俘虜收容所寄美國，鈐不同樣式之檢查章以及檢查員名字章。奉天俘虜收容所曾經關押了二千名盟軍戰俘，亦被認為是日軍戰俘營當中最有代表性的一座。