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Sale 97: The Westpex Sale

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1938 Presidential Issue

Lot 1194    

1938, 3¢ Jefferson, s.e. at left, tied by "Rivers, Ariz., Sep 16, 1942" duplex on cover endorsed "Taro Kobara, 49-5-C, Rivers, Arizona" Relocation Center to Phoenix, Ariz.; reduced slightly at top, Very Fine and scarce use from relocation center.
Scott No. 807    Estimate $150 - 200.

The Gila River War Relocation Center was an American concentration camp in Arizona, one of several built by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) during the Second World War for the incarceration of Japanese Americans from the West Coast. It was located within the Gila River Indian Reservation (over their objections) with a peak population of 13,348 operating from May 1942 to November 16, 1945.

Realized: $260

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