Philately: ASIA single lots including Special Catalog Malaya Auction #39 Day 3

Thailand - Besonderheiten: 1942, PRISONER OF WAR MAIL. BURMA THAI RAILWAY. Stampless envelope endors
1942, PRISONER OF WAR MAIL. BURMA THAI RAILWAY. Stampless envelope endorsed 'Prisoner of War Post/Service des Prisonniers de Guerre' written by Driver Hill’s parents in Putney dated 'Sept 20th 42' addressed to 'Driver Hill, 54th lnfantry Brigade, R.A.S.C/Bombay Base, lndia, A.P.O. 1635, British Prisoner of War, c/o Japanese Red Cross Tokyo' with 'Opened by Examiner 4027' censor label and endorsed in manuscript 'OVL 18/6/42' and 'N/P' indicating Driver Hill had been sent to Burma or Thailand. The envelope has a framed hand-stamp in red 'Ken'etsuzumi' with circular seal of "Kanematsu". The enclosed letter is endorsed ‘R/23.12.43 Nong Pladuk, Thailand' indicating when the envelope was received at Non Pladuk by Driver Wes Hill. The·’KANEMATSU' censor in red is only recorded by David Tett on four incoming covers.