Lot 189 Used from Philippines – Last flight before War: 1938 $1 Wilson purple and black, Vertical Pair
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Lot 189 Used from Philippines – Last flight before War: 1938 $1 Wilson purple and black, Vertical Pair
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Used from Philippines – Last flight before War: 1938 $1 Wilson purple and black, Vertical Pair ,tied by ASIATIC FLEET DEC 1 1941 CAVITE P.I. duplex on penalty envelope, MAILGRAM handstamp at lower left, manuscript VIA TRANSPACIFIC AIRMAIL, printed at upper left NAVY DEPARTMENT UNITED STATES ASIATIC FLEET U.S.S. Houston, Flagship, Asiatic Station, Via San Francisco, California OFFICIAL BUSINESS, on reverse magenta NAVCOMM RECD 1941 DEC 8 17 50 handstamp. (Scott 832 ) Est. Cash Val. $200 – 400
Paying four-times 50c airmail rate from the Philippines, the envelope was sent on the last Clipper flight from the Philippines before the outbreak of the war and was logged in as received in Washington the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Historically significant item.
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Auction Expired because there were no bids| Auction started | September 4, 2023 11:00 am | ||