31st International Auction

Besonderheiten - 1917, POW Camp Nanking for german torpedo-boat "S90" staff: free-of-charge POW cover w. handwritten "Sdpdg", on reverse large boxed vermilion "OPENED BY / CENSOR S. L. WANG / NANKING", also boxed chinese "Nanking POW camp/censor in charge Wang.../censorship passed", on front pmkd. bilingual "NANKING CITY 6.10.30" via (on reverse) "SHANGHAI 31 OCT 17" to Darmstadt/Germany w. german two line "Freigegeben/Köln Deutz". Sender "navy Lt. W. Steinmetz, Nanking (China) German Camp S. 90". Bit bumped corners but complete, an amazing cover. Catalog Price 400,00