JUNE 1943 POW AIR MAIL SH 1.30 CAMP 356 D ELDORET rare

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KENYA, ELDORET, ill-famed CAMP 356 Section D — 2 June 1943 -rare early air mail double circle in red POSTAGE PAID Shilling 1.30 [Weisbecker ST. 3 page 103 confirming occasional use before 8 September 1943 as it required special permission. Boxed P/W MIDDLE EAST 075. On the back 1 circle POW Camp 356 + POW EAC cds Weisbecker ST 1 + Roma POSTA ESTERA I in transit + censor officer numbered circle handstamp + FLORIDIA cds on arrival, 1 July 1944 – opens perfectly for display – signed Migliavacca