599,2ยข Carmine on 1931 USS Houston Naval Cover posted in China, F-VF, addressed to Bridgeport, Conn., with cds "U.S.S. Houston./NOV/4/1931" and "SHANGHAI/CHINA" in between the killer bars. At the outbreak of the "Incidents" (before the second Sino-Japanese War), the USS Houston was sent to Shanghai in 1931 to protect U.S. interests. Cover with Historical and Philatelic interest