Ref: DR18091
- £175.00
Netherlands East Indies. (United States - Philippines - POW Mail). 1945. American Red Cross printed envelope (Form 539) written from 'Arnold C. Blumonte, Officer Gen. Postal D.V.O Bandoeng, Java' addressed to the Netherlands bearing United States 'Prexie' SG 826, 30c ultramarine tied by 'U.S. Army Postal Service/ A.P.O. 711' duplex dated '11th Oct 45'.
Attractive cover posted by a Dutch medical expert with the 'R.A.P.W.A.' (Recovery of Allied Prisoners of War and Internees). Forwarded to the U.S. Army Post Office in Manilla (711) as no U.S. Army Post Office on Java at this time.
Ex Paul Bulterman's Prisoner of War collection and illustrated in his book "Nederland's Indie in Oorlog" page 140.
