A Second War Prisoner Of War Post; Unused Hold with rear underside in poor

with rear underside in poor condition

featuring the central inscription AL MERITO CIVIL (To Civil Merit)

maker marked "100" (Rudolf Wächtler & Lange

Much of the Turkestan Legion was ultimately imprisoned by British forces and repatriated into Russia

but not Juncker (replaced) loop marked "800"

A Second War Prisoner Of War Post; Unused Hold with rear underside in poorPrinted in navy blue ink on an off white paper stock, obverse with an address panel marked "PRISONER OF WAR POST" in English, German, French and Japanese, marked "POSTAGE FREE" at the upper right in English, German and French, with four box options "U. S. BRITISH CANADIAN OTHER (Specify)" to check off beside the heading "INDICATE NATIONALITY OF PRISONER OF WAR", tagged "VIA NEW YORK, N. Y." at the bottom, sender's address area on the adjacent panel,