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| In some instances POW's and Civilian Internee
mail destined for the Philippines and the Far East are marked with the
German Censor mark "Ag" in a circle.
The mail was routed in error by some post offices in the United States to receiving centers for mail addressed to Prisoners confined to German POW camps. All known covers with this "Ag" marking are dated in October and November 1943. The "A" within the circular frame stands for "ABWEHR" (Military Intelligence" and the "g" indicated that the mark was applied in Austria (then part of the Third Reich.)  
1943 NOVEMBER 13: CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA to PHILIPPINES To Camp #1 Philippines-Even though the cover was addressed to the Philippine Islands, it actually was not delivered there. The markings on the cover "5-B' in blue, and the red receiving mark on the reverse are from Camp 5-B (Niigata) in Japan. Private Stanaland was transferred to Japan, and when the mail arrived from Germany the Japanese authorities would have checked his whereabouts and re-directed to the appropriate camp. |
1943 NOVEMBER 11: SAN FRANCISCO to PHILIPINES Directed upon arrival to POW Camp #1, Cabanatuan It is believed that the Japanese censor smudged
the cover trying to find out whether
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