Lot 1236
1941, 1949 Midway Island, two covers from Midway comprising 1941 (Aug. 1) envelope bearing U.S. 10¢ airmail (C7) tied by "Midway Det. 3rd Def. Bat. Fleet Mar. Force" duplex (Murphy 3.3.6) to Honolulu, reduced at left; 1949 (Jul. 18) envelope bearing U.S. 6¢ airmail (C39) tied by "U.S. Navy 1504 Br." duplex (Murphy 3.2.14) to Merced, Cal.; Very Fine.
Estimate 200 - 300
Pan Am Airways set up a base on the island in 1935 that was taken over by the military on November 1, 1940, when the 3rd Marine Defense Battalion established its post office branch. The first cover was posted on November 1, 1941, the day on which the Naval Air Station was commissioned.
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