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Sale 44: The Westpex Sale - Important Worldwide Stamps and Covers

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U.S. Collections: Advertising/Illustrated & Military/War-Related Covers

Lot 3368    

Pearl Harbor Naval Covers, 1934-1941. Remarkable collection of 55 covers virtually all with ship cancels, most with special cachets, all among the 101 ships in Pearl Harbor on December 7th; also including a censored cover with Army & Navy Y.M.C.A., Honolulu, "illustrated corner card cancelled at 11 AM on Dec. 7, 1941" with Honolulu cds; another "War Declared" cachet postmarked Washington, D.C. Dec 8 1941 and a First Trip cachet for Empire State Express with R.P.O. duplex dated "Dec 7 1941"; each cover with written caption describing the damage during the attack: i.e. "Arizona (BB39), sunk with loss of 1104 personnel".
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $800

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