- £175.00
India- Austria. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1943. Stamp-less Air Mail post-card headed 'Civilian Internee Mail' and 'Postage Free', written by 'Josef Antosch (family), Schweglerstr. 15 Wein, Austria' addressed to 'Josef Antosch, No 55514, Central Internment Camp India, Wing 6, c/o G.P.O. Bombay, British India' cancelled by Wein dispatch '14th August 43', circular German censor in carmine and hand-stamp 'V 11' in green, endorsed 'per Luftpost via Bagdad' with framed 'Crown/ Passed/ DHN/ 5' censor and hand-stamped 'DHN/ 6' in violet on face applied on arrival in Dehra Dun anointed '13/12' indicating date received in Dehra Dun Camp. Very nice item routed via Bagdad.
Josef Antosch (German) had been taken P.O.W. by the Allies in the Dutch East Indies and held at Alasvallei 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.
