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Lot# 674 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 674 Cuba

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    1898: Spanish American War, covers (3) with 1898 POW cover to Spain with "T" mark and Washington DC datestamp (Aug 29) and five line handstamp "Prisoner's Letter / Censored and forwarded / Navy Department / Bureau of Navigation / Washington DC" in violet, with Ferrol arrival cds (Sept 11) on reverse; 1899 handmade envelope with "GOBIERNO CIVIL / SANTA CLARA" cachet in red and "Mil. P. Sta. No. 28 / SANTA CLARA, CUBA" cds in violet (March 18); and cover addressed to Cuba with USA Grant 5 c. blue with label "DESPATCH TO SPAIN OR / SPANISH COLONIES  PROHIB- / ITED ON ACCOUNT OF WAR". A scarce group. Ex the Brian Moorhouse estate.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF