AIR MAIL * AMERICAN POW IN ITALY & GERMANY 1943 FROM BALTIMORE TO CAMP 202 IN ITALY & RE-ROUTED TO STALAG VIIIB

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CENSORED AT POINT OF DEPARTURE (NY) – at this time (November 1943) ITALY HAD SIGNED AN ARMISTICE WITH THE ALLIES, HOWEVER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WERE UNDER GERMAN CONTROL. ONCE THE COVER REACHED POW 202 IN ITALY IT WAS RE-ROUTED TO STALAG VIIIB IN GERMANY *** CAMP 202 WAS POSTALLY ADMINISTERED BY THE ITALIAN FPO 3200 [PM 3200]** VERY FINE QUALITY AND A VERY DESIRABLE COVER * Signed by noted expert Dr. Migliavacca