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Lote 39 |
1898, Spanish-American War illustrated cover, showing General Wade's Headquarters, from a soldier in Chickamauga, Ga. to West Virginia. Back edge rebacked, Fine to Very Fine overall. Scott 279b. Estimate $60 - 80. Ver detalles y foto agrandada | No vendido | |
Lote 40 |
1898, Spanish-American War illustrated cover, lovely patriotic design on a cover with Harrisburg, Pa. machine cancel (an early usage of machine cancels), addressed to Pittsburg, backstamped, Fine to Very Fine. Scott 279b. Estimate $60 - 80. Ver detalles y foto agrandada | Adjudicación $40 |
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Lote 41 |
1898, Spanish-American War patriotic covers, an attractive group of 6, including three with "Cuba Libre" (rum & coke not included), one "Remember the Maine", and two with U.S. and Cuban flags. Noteworthy are two with early machine cancels, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150. Ver detalles y foto agrandada | Adjudicación $70 |
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Lote 42 |
1899 (May-Jun), 3 covers with Mil. Sta. No. 1, Manila, Philippine Islands postmarks, soldier's letters from the same correspondence, to a lady in York, Pennsylvania. Roughly opened at right, otherwise Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. Ver detalles y foto agrandada | No vendido | |
Lote 43 |
1907 (Jun. 14), cover from Arizona to the Russo-Chinese Bank in Hong Kong, with an R.P.O. cancel tying the stamps, San Francisco and Victoria, Hong Kong backstamps, Very Fine. Estimate $60 - 80. Ver detalles y foto agrandada | Adjudicación $70 |
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Lote 44 |
1939 (Mar. 26), cover to the U.S.A. from the U.S. Navy Purchasing Office in Shanghai, China, colorful franking, sent via airmail. An unusual item, Very Fine. Estimate $75 - 100. Ver detalles y foto agrandada | Adjudicación $80 |
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Lote 45 |
1945 (Nov. 14), cover to a Major General with the U.S. Marines in China, from his wife, routed via San Francisco, no backstamp, Fine to Very Fine, an interesting historic memento, accompanied by detailed description. Estimate $100 - 150 Beginning in Sept. 1945, 50,000 U.S. Marines were deployed to North China to assist Chiang Kai-shek's forces in disarming and repatriating the Japanese in China and in controlling port, railroads and airfields. This was in addition to the approximately 60,000 U.S. soldiers remaining in China at the end of the war. On Oct. 15, 1945 the U.S. Marine Corps accepted the surrender of more than 60,000 Japanese troops in Tientsin. The U.S. Marines remained in China for four years, finally departing in June 1949. Ver detalles y foto agrandada | Adjudicación $150 |
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