Lot# 1253 - Auction 309-320
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Lot# : 1253 British Fieldpost Military Mail 2.WK
B.O.A.C. Crash of Short S25 Sunderland Flying Boat 'G-AGES' from Nigeria - Lisbon - (Foynes) 1943 (July 28): 'DAMAGED BY / FIRE IN TRANSIT' purple cachet applied on P.o.W. postcard written by Pte. Arthur Robinson in Japanese P.o.W. Camp in Taiwan to his wife in Burnley, Lancs. England, with "Service Des Prisonniers De Guerre" cachet in violet and British censor mark in red on front and Japanese censor mark on back. Card as usual with some defectives, nevertheless a rare P.O.W. Mail from Taiwan Nierinck 430728.Starting bid : 150 CHFHammer price : 400 CHF