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Prisoner of War , Internment Camps and Gibraltar Camp , Jamaica.

GC 2 . GIBRALTAR CAMP .
The first dater used at the Camp.Pfost Office ~a~h: ::~r~~g:a~;~~~cd:~e~h:o~~~~om,
GIBRALTAR CAMP in 3mm high sans ser1 type aroun . . t • 1 The
· 1 · 1 26mm and 16mm 1n d1ameter respec 1ve Y·
both within t wo singl e c1rc ehc1rlc es , d below a two figure year plug, often omitted,
centre comprises day and mont p ugs an . bl k . k
It is known with central plugs transposed and the dater is struck 1n ac 1n .
LKD: 19 February 1 947
EKD : 10 May 1943

Cover to England bearing GC 2 dated the 27th July, 1943 .

AIR MAIL

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In respect of registered mail from the Camp the Post Office used registration labels
bearing the Camp's name. The one shown below is in the normal format to others used by
the Pos t Office, the name being in blue block sans serif type, 2 x 22mm. It is also
r ecorded that there are at least two other labels , one reading CAMP GIBRALTAR instead
of GIBRALTAR CAMP and another by using a label intended for the village of GIBRALTAR
which is amended by adding the word Camp before the name.
EKD: 12 January 1943 LKD: 24 October 1943

Cover to the U. S .A. with GC 1 dater of the 12 January, but no year plug, sent in 1943
as evidenced b y New York REG. SEC . dater on the reverse. The cover is franked at 6d .