Lot 1868
Topaz, Utah to Camp Kooskia, Idaho, cover from the Topaz relocation center, manuscript "Internee of War Mail, Free" and postmarked Aug 22, 1944 Topaz machine cancel, faint I.N.S. "Detained Enemy Alien Mail." censor handstamp; includes the original enclosure, an engraved wedding invitation and the return envelope for a reply (obviously a formality only, as the recipient could not possibly have attended); Very Fine and most unusual. Camp Kooskia was a sub-camp of Fort Missoula.
Estimate 300 - 400
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