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January 18, 2015 - HONG KONG Civilian Mail - Outgoing Mail
2121 1942 (21 May) a letter from Dorothy Pengelly to her parents, from “British Communal Camp, Stanley”. The letter of 132 words (155 was the maximum allowed) commences, “I have been informed that I can write a short letter which will be sent out with some American people who expect to leave here soon”. A very early letter as the notification about letter writing only went out on 19th May, and this was carried on the ‘Asama Maru’ which arrived in Hong Kong on 29th June. The mail was transferred to the S.S. ‘Gripsholm’ at Lourenço Marques and was delivered in New York of 25th August 1942. Tett fig. 4-5-1. Photo
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1942 (27 June) bank envelope from Alice Anderson, Stanley Internment Camp, to East Mosley, Surrey, bearing 20s. Mount Fuji tied by a fine strike of the Hong Kong c.d.s., U.S. “139” and British “2661” censor seals at each side; redirected on arrival to the Isle of Wight and with Kingston slogan cancellation (12.10). Very early mail out of Stanley (the letter would have been written some time before the date of postmark) and scarce use of this Japanese stamp to pay the rate to foreign destinations. This letter would have been carried on the ‘Gripsholm’ and carried via New York. Tett fig. 4-5-2. Photo PROVENANCE: William Kwan, September 2008
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