- £475.00
CHINA. (TAIWAN-FORMOSA-PRISONER OF WAR MAIL). 1942. stamp-less envelope (with letter) addressed to 'Singnalman A.L. May, Signal Section, Singapore, British Prisoner of War, c/o Prisoner of War Information Tokyo' cancelled South Norwood '8th July 42' with 'Opened by Examiner /4338' censor label and endorsed by the 'Bre' in Singapore 'OVS 27/10/42' with boxed 'Taiwan Furyo Shuyosho' (Taiwan POW Camp) and circular 'Nakajima' censor seal in red and endorsed 'No 2' in red crayon (indicating Signalman May was in Taichu Camp 2 ( only one piece recorded by Tett) and with unrecorded Nakajima censor not seen by Tett on incoming mail.
Signalman May was one of 500 POW's transported on 27 Oct 42 from Singpaore on "Dai Niche Maru" arrived in Takao Port in Feb 43 and incarcerated in Takao Camp.
