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Lot# 3416 - Auction 257-264

  • Lot# : 3416 Cuba

    Spanish American War 1898: Stampless cover from Spanish POW on "U.S.M.S New York" printed envelope, mailed to Cadiz under free concessionary rate with five line "Prisoner's Letter / Censored and forwarded / Navy Department / Bureau of Navgation / Washington DC" in violet. Manuscript dated July 16, 1898 with faint Cadiz arrival cds on reverse. Scarce.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF