University
of Santos Tomas Internment Camp #1
City of
Manila
1943 Incoming
Civilian Internee Cover From Australia. From Mrs. G.M. Coach, Australia
to Mrs. E.B. Fairchild, Santo Tomas University, Manila, Australian and
Japanese censor markings/tapes, rough edge at right, fine.
USA
Censored at departure from Almont, Mich dated July 27th,1943 with letter
to Missionary and his wife in the Philippines Islands where it was censored,
see Japanese tape in English and Japan Chop on tape. Santo Tomas camp was
administrated by Japanese Civil Authorities.
The folded
brown paper with personal censor seal at right indicate that the cover
was re-censored upon its arrival in Manila. Cover addressed to Santo Tomas
Internment Camp but directed to Camp Holmes, Baguio, per underscored red
manuscript numeral "3".
Re-censored
POW covers are scarce. Majority were received in Manila by an assigned
officer who then direct the letter to the proper POW camp after applying
his personal seal to indicate accountability.
Gene Labiuk
Collection
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