Samoa, 1942-45 Marine and Naval Covers. A wonderful collection of approximately 100 covers arranged on album and stock pages; including Marine Corps Unit #465 cover with "U.S. Navy, Jun 8, 1942" postmark with "US P P O, Straw Area" bar cancel ("Straw" was secret code for Samoan Defence Area, use in postal cancel violated security), an array of defence battalion usages mostly from 1942-43, section of "Seventh Defence Bat. Fleet Mar. Force, Remember Wake Island" cancels, Second Defence Brigade mail, section of patriotic covers, 1943 V-Mail message from Upolu, later material including 1944 A.P.O. last day postmark, etc., F.-V.F., an attractive collection for the specialist. Estimate  $500 - 750. $0 (Image)