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1941 (Sep 26) Improvised stampless envelope made from cutting down a larger envelope due severe paper shortage to Wellington, N.Z. from Pte 6030 J.S. Leslie cancelled Feldpost /a cds & with red unframed Kreigsgefangenen Lager /Kreta (V1) …………………………………………………….
German airborne forces captured 2100 New Zealand troops when Crete was invaded & occupied in May 1941 & an initial POW Camp was set up on the island to hold these..The 1st Capture cards were issued on 26 June. The POW’s were moved in batches to a holding Camp at Corinth, Greece prior to being sent to Germany & the Crete camp was cleared by January 1942 so the window for mail from Crete is only 6 months & mail is very scarce