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1943 (Aug 19) Stampless envelope endorsed Prisoner of War Mail – Postage Free to Pfc Joseph W. Wolf, U.S. Army, Interned in Philippine Islands, c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo,Japan via New York from Mildred Wolf, cancelled Minnith MO cds & with transparent EXAMINED BY / 777 tape with on opposite side rare bi-lingual OPENED BY THE CENSORS / PASSED INSPECTION label & with blue crayon # 1 indicating Cabanatuan Camp ….Although not showing any docketing Tett in Vol 5 on page 89 shows a later cover to Wolf (Sep 2) marked “Via GripsholmUS mail, addressed to POW’s & Internees in the P.I. dated between June 1942 & August 1943 was carried by Gripsholm leaving New York 2 Sept 1943 for Marmagoa, Portuguese India arriving 16 Sep & meeting the Japanese Teia Maru that had arrived the previous day with the exchange of Passengers & mail taking place before Teia Maru sailed on 21 Oct & Gripsholm 22 Oct ………See Tett Vol 5 & MS Gripshom & the US-Japan Diplomatic Exchanges of WW2 p 33-44 by Louis Fiset …..