A cover in fair condition. Card within in good condition.
Both are subject to overall age browning
Please check scans carefully.
An attractive card for the (m/s) " Internment Camp of the interned officers of Germany and Austria", neatly written by Otto Day to Mrs A . Florence of Berlin, Piet Retief & Balfour.
The cover is distressed, open on 3 3/4 sides, ragged edges and considerable age tone and soiling.
The flap is missing.
The postal history:
Addressed to Mrs Florence.
Unfranked - prisoners of war & internees had allowance of cost free mail
PASSED BY CENSOR in Crowned oval in black.
DU(RBAN) (SOUTH A)FRICA ..JAN 15, c.d.s.
BERLIN SOUTH AFRICA 6 JAN 15 transit c.d.s. on reverse
BERLIN SOUTH AFRICA 6 JAN 15 forwarding c.d.s.(to Post Retief) on front
POST RETIEF SOUTH AFRICA 9 JAN 15, transit c.d.s.
it would then have been forwarded on to Balfour ( no postmarks for that, just m/s endorsement to the address.
An exceptional item of WWI prisoner of war / internee interest with very good local domestic postal history.
