Lot 959
Guam 1944 Misuse of "Guam" place name in postmark, four 6¢ airmail entires, two each of two different types of "U.S. Navy" duplex cancellers: first type Aug 3rd and 5th, used by the 53rd Naval Construction Batallion; 2nd type Aug 6th and 10th, used by U.S. Naval Argus #17 and by Headquarters Batallion, Island Command, respectively; all with Naval Censor handstamps, F-VF and rare group.
Estimate 500 - 750
Security regulations prohibited the use of place names on outgoing mail from active war zones. Some commanders used their discretion to allow the insertion of the word "Guam" into the canceller for one day only to commemorate the recapture of Guam. The term "one day" was apparently not taken literally.
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| Realized $325 |
