- £225.00
India. (Prisoner of War). 1917. Postal stationery envelope headed 'Prisoner of War Letter/ For Transmission Overseas From India' with printed 'Prisoner of War/ Ahmednagar' written from 'Camp B, Section 1, Barrack 4, Ahmednagar Camp' and hand-stamped '14th July 1917', addressed to El Paso, Texas with Ahmednagar Camp dispatch on reverse '17th July 17' and 'Passed Censor/ 17 Jul. 1917' with circular '2' censor cachet, endorsed 'via Singapore - San Francisco', routed via Base Office '21st July' with United States instructional 'No Charge for Postage. Prisoner of War Mail, New York. N.Y.' on face, received El Paso '5th Sept' with duplex and forwarded to Monterrey N.I. with arrival '16th Sept 17' on reverse with m/s blue crayon 'Mapuui' written diagonally across face.
A very attractive Prisoner of War stationery envelope from India routed over the Pacific, nearly all P.O.W. mail seen during WW1 was sent to Europe mostly Germany.
