1943: CAMP HOLMES, BAGUIO to BALBOA, CANAL
ZONE
REDIRECTED TO HAVANA, CUBA AND TO MASSACHUSETTS
From the Baguio Civilian Internee Camp using Japanese
issued envelope (locally printed).
Verso with BALBOA JAN 3 machine cancel.
This envelope was exclusively for the internees
at the 3 civilian camps, namely
Baguio, Los Banosand Santo Tomas. They were to
be used on the exchange of mails
by the "TEAI MARU" and the "MV GRIPSHOLM" and
were sold to the internees for 5 centavos.
All envelopes were post marked MANILA No. 1,
September 25, 1943.
The mails left September 26 for Mormugao where
the exchange took place
on October 15,1943. The GRIPSHOLM arrived at
New York on December 1, 1943.
VERY SCARCE CAMP ORIGIN
Copy of letter written by Internee to her family,
dated August 1,1943
and makes mention of life in the Camp and possible
repatriation.