Lot 20119 – 1898 (Aug 2). Naval mail, USS « Amphitrite », with « Forwarded by THE UNITED STATES/GOVERNMENT DESPATCH AGENT,/NEW YORK, U. S. A. »

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.