Lot 198 Used to Germany Via Siberia: 1940’s envelope bearing 1938 3c Jefferson light violet with 1940 2c rose carmine Dr. Crawford Long
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Lot 198 Used to Germany Via Siberia: 1940’s envelope bearing 1938 3c Jefferson light violet with 1940 2c rose carmine Dr. Crawford Long
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Used to Germany Via Siberia: 1940’s envelope bearing 1938 3c Jefferson light violet with 1940 2c rose carmine Dr. Crawford Long ,tied by BLOOMFIELD, N.J. SEP 19, 1940 duplex cancel on envelope paying 5c international surface rate, manuscript via ?Kamakura Maru? from San Francisco, circle handstamp Ab, on reverse German censor tape and red Berlin censor markings. (Scott 807, 875 ) Est. Cash Val. $500 – 1,000
Surface mail to Germany after August 29, 1940 was routed to Yokohama, Japan and then to Germany via the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Sender requested special routing. The Kamakura Maru, a Japanese ocean liner converted to a transport/hospital ship after the start of WWII, was sunk on April 28, 1943 by U.S. submarine Gudgeon (SS-212). With a loss of about 2500 passengers, heavy vehicles and ammunition, it was the largest Japanese troopship sunk in WWII. A significant usage worthy of a great exhibit collection.
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