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Australia. (Netherlands Indies). 1945. Air Mail envelope addressed to 'R.N.J.A., Victoria Camp Block F. Casino, Australia' bearing Netherlands Yvert 381, 50c bistre (4), 10c green and 22 1/2c vermilion tied by Amsterdam date stamp '29th Oct 45', forwarded from Victoria Camp with endorsement "Japara" with 'Retour C,N,P, (G.P.O. Box 1386 R) to Brisbane'.
Victory Camp also known as Camp Casino was a Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Base and P.O.W. Camp formed by the Netherlands Indies Government in exile to house merchant seaman and political prisoners from Tanah Merah camp New Guinea.
From endorsement on reverse addressee had also been on Moratai Island, New Guinea as part of the Netherlands Indies Civil Administration.
