Lot 114
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United States 1936-37 Army-Navy Issue (785-794), fabulous unmounted collection of about 195 covers, all out-of-the-ordinary usages, includes lots of auxiliary markings, dues, returned mail, advertising, paquebots, Alaska emergency flights, exotic foreign destinations (Java, Tonga [Tin Can Mail], Bangkok, etc.) U.S. Marines in Leeward Islands, Shanghai, Peiping, "bisects", and much much more (the most interesting item may be an unused 1919 dance card from a U.S. Military Academy with a hand painted view of the academy on the cover); sure to be an award-winning collection once mounted and written up.
Estimate 4,000 - 6,000
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