Ref: DR20191
- £225.00
China. (United States - American Red Cross). 1944. Red Cross message form headed 'To The Comitee International de la Croix Rouge - Geneve, (Suisse) written from 'Ernest Schilling, (British), No 1286, Civilian Assembly Centre, Weihsien, Shantung, North China' addressed to 'Madeline Schilling (British), 2165 Beach Street, San Francisco, California, U.S. America' cancelled by boxed 'American Red Cross/ Jan 3 1944/ Inquiry Unit' with hand-struck '11010/ U.S. Censor' in violet.
The censor cachet '11010/ U.S. Censor' was issued as a Prisoner of War censorship in New York.
Allied civilians in North China were confined in one camp at Weihsien in March 1943.
