- £175.00
India. (Austria - Prisoner of War Mail). 1943. Stamp-less Air Mail envelope (with letter) headed 'Civilian Internee Mail' and 'Postage Free', written by 'Antosch (family) Schweglerstr, 15 Wein, Austria' addressed to 'Josef Antosch, No 55514, Central Internment Camp, Prem Nagar, Wing 6, P.O. Dehra Dun, British India' cancelled by Wein dispatch '11th Dec 43', with German censor tape tied by circular censor in carmine, endorsed 'per Flugpost/ via Bagdad' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHN/ 3' censor and hand-stamped 'DHN/ 3' in violet on face applied on arrival in Dehra Dun and also struck on letter, anointed '15.4.44' indicating date received in Dehra Dun Camp. Very nice item routed via Bagdad.
Josef Antosch (German) had been taked POW by the Allies in the Dutch East Indies and held at Alasvallie Internment Camp before being moved to various camps in British India, later he was repatriated from Dehra Dun, British India P.O.W. Camp on the "S.S. Marine Jumper" to a repatriation camp in the British and American Zone in Germany.
His wife Poldi Antosch had been interned at the Salatiga Protection Camp for women and moved via North China to Japan.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection.
