Lot 20119 – 1898 (Aug 2). Naval mail, USS “Amphitrite”, with “Forwarded by THE UNITED STATES/GOVERNMENT DESPATCH AGENT,/NEW YORK, U. S. A.”
Lot 20119 – 1898 (Aug 2). Naval mail, USS “Amphitrite”, with “Forwarded by THE UNITED STATES/GOVERNMENT DESPATCH AGENT,/NEW YORK, U. S. A.”
Lot 20119 – 1898 (Aug 2). Naval mail, USS “Amphitrite”, with “Forwarded by THE UNITED STATES/GOVERNMENT DESPATCH AGENT,/NEW YORK, U. S. A.”
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Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
600 – 800 USD
Auction date
Wed 13 Oct 2021 at 19:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1898 (Aug 2) Envelope (edge tears at top) with contents from Cape San Juan by a member of the USS “Amphitrite” to New Jersey, showing on reverse “Forwarded by THE UNITED STATES / GOVERNMENT DESPATCH AGENT / NEW YORK, U. S. A.” three-line hs in violet, this being an exceedingly scarce usage; one of the first mails after troops arrived on July 25 and before the Military P.O. opened.
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