The South East Asia Command (SEAC) was an Allied command established in August 1943 to direct Indian, U.S. & British forces against Japan in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II.
SEAC was responsible for strategic direction in the South-East Asian Theater, specifically managing the Burma Campaign to defeat Japanese forces, protect India, and reopen supply routes to China.
Commanded by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, SEAC (South East Asia Command) operates primarily in Burma, Ceylon & Malaya.
T.S.L.U. No 83 (TRAVANCORE STATE LABOUR UNIT) ....These men were hired from the State of Travancore by an agreement between the U.S. Army and the Maharaja of Travancore to work as labourers for the U S. Army in various parts of India. These men lived under military discipline in camps. Camp No: 83 was located near Lakhapani which is 7 miles from Ledo, Assam on the Indo Burmese boundary line.
These T.S.L.U. men were permitted to send and recieve mail free of cost, while serving as labourers under SEAC
This was a necessary privilege as the men were seperated from the families while working and the cost of sending a letter which costs 1.5 Annas (3 cents) would be high for a labourer who earn a daily wages of Rupees 3 & 5 Annas ($1.00).
Postage Due were charged only when the mail didn't pass thru the censor unit duly signed by the authorised signatory.
Postage Due covers seen mostly, once the war ended..from June 1945.
