Lot 1857
Crystal City, Tex. to Lima, Peru, two "Internee of War" lettersheets forthe same internee to the same addressee, first with 30¢ C24 tied by Jan 7, 1944 New York machine cancel with magenta censor handstamp; other with 15¢ C28 tied by Nov 19, 1945 Crystal City machine cancel, inside with "Detained Alien Mail…" handstamp; both written in Japanese and showing blue staining from the censor's use of dye to check for secret messages; Very Fine and scarce. 600 Japanese-Peruvians were rounded up in Lima and sent to centers in the U.S. Crystal City was a Dept. of Justice internment camp.
Estimate 200 - 300
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| Realized $450 |
