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| LISTING TITLE: | VERY RARE POST CARD FROM PHILIPPINES, PRISON COLONY POLICE FORCE, GUARDS, KIDS |
| TYPE: | picture postcard |
| REMOVAL DATE: | 03/11/2020 |
| COST OF LOT (less shipping): | $9.99 |
| SOLD FROM: | Lowell, Arkansas, United States |
| SELLER’S DESCRIPTION: | FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF ODDITIES COMES THIS RARE COLOR POST CARD FROM THE PHILIPPINES. IT PICTURES THE POLICE FORCE (GUARDS) OF THE ISLAND OF PALA WAN PENAL COLONY AND A GROUP OF CHILDREN.
HERE'S THE KICKER...IT READS: "POLICE FORCE RECRUITED FROM "CONVICT COLONISTS". IT FURTHER STATES: "SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF PRISONERS". THIS IS WRONG IN TOO MANY WAYS TO PONDER. I'D GUESS THIS PRE-DATES WW II AND IT IS IN GREAT SHAPE. IT WAS NEVER MAILED OR CANCELLED. |
| PURCHASE TYPE: | Direct purchase |
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