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H.R. Harmer GPN, Inc. Sale: 3036

United States
WW II Covers
Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2756
Symbol: img s
Cat No: over

image 1941 Cover to State Dept Official, Chicago Dec 1 1941 slogan cancel ties 901 to envelope addressed to "David W Lamm/ Foreign Mailing Room/ Dept of State/ Washington DC", the address is crossed out in pencil and two "Return to Sender (over)" handstamps applied, the "David" also crossed out and ms "Donald?" inserted, the "over" refers to a multi-line handstamp on back side stating "Department of State cannot forward because pouch service to post of addressee suspended. However, if sender desires, Department will forward this letter on exchange vessel which is being sent soon from U.S. and on which addressee is expected to return to U.S. In this event sender should sign in space below and return letter and envelope to Department under cover of outer envelope addressed to "Secretary of State, Washington, D.C."/ I wish this letter forwarded on the exchange vessel" and the original sender added his signature, also on back is a Washington DC Feb 19 1942 machine cancel and a "Division of Foreign/ Service Administration/ Feb 18 1942/ Department of State" handstamp, Very FinernDonald W Lamm (1914-96) was a Vice-Consul stationed in Tokyo from 1939-42 and later served as Vice Consul in Pernambuco, 1942-47; US Consul in Lourenco Marques, 1949-52; US Consul General in Lourenco Marques, as of 1952; Accra, as of 1954 and US Charge d'Affaires to Ghana 1957-58. (Image)

CV. 100

Opening US$ 575.00
Sold...US$ 575.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:15:35 EST
Sold For 575

Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2757
Symbol: img s

image 1943 "MS Grispsholm" Related Covers, three covers; Aug 1943 censored to a civilian American internee at the Davao Internment Camp in The Philippines with a typed ""The Gripsholm" at lower left and ms "St Tomas"; Oct 1943 addressed to "Brayton Meyer/ repatriate on MS Grisholm/ c/o The American Embassy/ Rio De Janeiro/ Brazil" with censor tape and handstamp, C27, C30 franking; Nov 1943 censored (multiple tapes and handstamp) to USA with printed "Motorship Gripsholm" cc and Brazilian franking, usual postal wear/ opening flaws but Fine overallrnThe M.S. Gripsholm was a Swedish cruise ship chartered by the U.S. government to transport civilians and POWs caught behind enemy lines during World War II. Between 1942 and 1946, the "Mercy Ship" participated in a dozen exchanges between the U.S. and its wartime enemies; Germany, Italy and Japan. There were just two exchanges of civilians with Japan in June 1942 and September 1943. (Image)

CV. 100

Opening US$ 350.00
Sold...US$ 350.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:15:56 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2758
Symbol: img s

image 1943 Cover to POW Brig Gen Clifford Bluemel, legal-sized envelope with typed "FREE" plus "Prisoner of War" and Cambridge A Mass Aug 18 1943 machine cancel, addressed to "Brigadier General; Clifford Bluemel/ Prisoner of War of the Japanese/ Taiwan/ Care International Red Cross/ Tokyo, Japan/ Via, New York, N.Y.", Japanese censor mark, censor tape at left, ms "Recd Feb 22, 44", wife's ms return address on backflap, bit roughly opened at right and partially along top and bottom, some tape residue at left, still a Fine usernBrig Gen Clifford Bluemel (1885-1973) commanded the 31st Division during the Battle of Bataan before being captured by Japanese forces. He survived the Bataan Death March, was held as a prisoner of war from Apr 1942 to Aug 1945. He received the Distinguished Service Cross in 1946 before retiring. (Image)

CV. 75

Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:16:16 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2759
Symbol: img s
Cat No: K2

image 1944 Cover to Engineer at Oak Ridge Tenn "K25" Plant, beat-up envelope addressed to PFC RJ Vogel at Ohio State Univ (Columbus, Ohio) but address crossed out, correction made to the Ohio State address, then forwarded to "PO Box 92/ Sta 5/ NYC, NY", Caterpillar Tractor printed cc, franked with Peoria, Ill May 1 44 meter, also the ms notations "S.O. 19" and "Par: 2" below the meter (refers to transfer orders), backstamped Columbus, Ohio May 3 1944, enclosure is a 2-page "morale newsletter" with news of Caterpillar employees stationed at various locations in the country, Fine and rare; also includes a copy of a letter assigning Pfc Vogel to the facility in NY City; quite rare with just a handful of covers known to this PO Box in NY City used for the Manhattan Project (Image)

CV. 150

Opening US$ 140.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:16:43 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2760
Symbol: img s

image 1944 Los Alamos, New Mexico Soldier Cover, envelope addressed to "S/Sgt Peter Watkins/ Box 1663/ Santa Fe/ New Mexico" franked with 905, tied by Cambria Va Dec 12 1944 machine cancel, censor tape at right partially over the stamp, censor handstamp bottom right corner, Very Fine; PO Box 1663 was used by the personnel and their families at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, one of the sites used for the Manhattan Project (Image)

CV. 50

Opening US$ 50.00
Sold...US$ 50.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:16:58 EST
Sold For 50

Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2761
Symbol: img s

image 1944 Postal Card to American POW in Japan, UX27 cancelled San Francisco Feb 21 1944 but with an ms "Civilian Internee/ Postage Free" notation at top, addressed to "Raymond J Oakes/ American Internee/ Formerly at Shanghai China/ c/o Japanese Red Cross/ Tokyo Japan", US and Japanese censor marks, short hand-written message from his father on back side, typical postal wear, Very Fine (Image)

CV. 100

Opening US$ 95.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:17:13 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2762
Symbol: img s

image 1944 Postal Card to Japanese Citizen at Detention Center in New Mexico, UX27 with New York NY 1944 machine cancel and addressed to "Rev Shodo Kawamura/ Barrack 57/ Santa Fe Detention Sta/ Santa Fe New Mexico", back side with framed "Detained Alien Enemy Mail" US censor handstamp, printed message from Scott Stamp & Coin regarding an order, light corner bends upper right but o/w Very Fine (Image)

CV. 60

Opening US$ 55.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:17:21 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2763
Symbol: img s

image 1944-45 Los Alamos, New Mexico Soldier Covers, two covers from a soldier stationed at Los Alamos with Santa Fe NM machine cancels and addressed to the soldier's fianc+¬/ wife in the Bronx NY; 1) "PO Box 1663/ Santa Fe, NM" return address on envelope with "USO" logo on backflap, sender was Pfc at the time - Box 1663 was used for the 5000 "residents" at the Los Alamos National Laboratory; 2) "Spec. Eng. Det./ PO Box 166 180/ Santa Fe NM" return address (the "166" is crossed out probably since the sender was used to using the "Box 1663" address), sender now a S/Sgt, envelope marked "Free", - box 180 was opened around the start of 1945 for the members of the special engineering detachment at Los Alamos; neither cover carries any censor markings or tape and there are some minor faults from opening, postal wear, etc., Fine pair (Image)

CV. 75

Opening US$ 75.00
Sold...US$ 75.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:17:40 EST
Sold For 75

Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2764
Symbol: img s

image 1945 "EFM TELEGRAM to USA" with France 473 tied by USARMY POSTAL SERVICE/ APO 51/ Feb 5 1945 cancel on folded form from an Army Sgt to his wife in Oregon, censor handstamp top right, tiny nick at top of form, Fine and scarce; APO 51 was at Malmedy in early February 1945 (Image)

CV.

Opening US$ 0.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:18:22 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2765
Symbol: img s

Military Election Ballots, approximately 75 covers, the majority from WWII but a couple later, wide variety of different envelope styles, auxiliary markings, APOs, censor markings, etc, ideal for further research, generally F-VF, many marked with retail prices in the $10-15 range

CV. 75

Opening US$ 70.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:18:56 EST
Sold For 0

Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2766
Symbol: img s
Cat No: Collection

World War II Rationing Collection, bulging binder with approximately 145 items total, much more than the usual ration booklets we see all the time, this collection includes leather ration book holders, OPA checks written in ration points (both mint and used), gasoline and alcohol coupons, officer's club coupons, a wealth of research just waiting to be done, mixed condition to be expected, many items marked $10-40 retail, an exceptional opportunity for the collector or dealer to acquire an advanced collection intact

CV. 150

Opening US$ 210.00
Sold...US$ 210.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:24:29 EST
Sold For 210
Sale No: 3036
Lot No: 2767
Symbol: img s
Cat No: Collection

World War II Soldier's Mail Collection, approximately 125 covers in a binder, majority WWII but a few WWI, primarily American but a few foreign included as well, mostly US Army "Blue Envelopes," variety of different rates, APO cancels, and censor markings, generally F-VF, ideal for the specialist

CV. 75

Opening US$ 90.00
Sold...US$ 90.00


Closed..Dec-09-2020, 18:19:28 EST
Sold For 90
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