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Covers should be listed in chronological order. Use the postmark date or best guess.
Each entry provides a link to the image of the front of the cover. There is also
the option to have a link to the image of the back of the cover if there is anything
of significance there. Finally, there is the primary date for the cover and the
classification types for all postmarks based on the Locy System.
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1910-11-02 |
| Sailors mail |
Picture postcard from Funchal Madiera
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1911-12-02 |
| Sailors mail |
Charleston, S.C. - Across the Lake, Magnolia Garden.
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1913-02-09 |
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Sailors mail |
Postcard. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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1913-04-12 |
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Postcard. "The Surrender Tree, Santiago, Cuba / Where General Torrell of the Spanish Army sur- / rendered to General Wheeler in August, 1898"
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1900-03-28 |
| Sailors mail |
With enclosed letter below. 1900 Cover/ Letter from Midshipman (later Admiral) Edward Kalbfus to his grandaughter in Harrisburg Pa, worn envelope franked with 1899 2c Red pair (214) tied by Mil Sta No 2 Mar 28 duplex, includes the enclosure - a multi-page letter completely in his hand datelined "USS Petrel/ Off Cavite Manila Bay, P.I./ March 25, 1900", Fine overall; an interesting letter describing his arrival on the Petrel declaring it "...the nicest little ship.." and describing his assignment, pride in the US Navy, the sight of Spanish wrecks in Manila Bay, weather, etc. The third USS Petrel (PG-2) was a 4th rate gunboat in the US Navy during the Spanish-American War. In April 1898, Petrel became part of George Dewey's fleet in the campaign against Manila. Admiral Edward Kalbfus (1877-1954) was a four-star admiral in the US Navy and was commander of the Battle Force of the US Fleet from 1938-39, also serving as President of the Naval War College from 1934-36 and 1939-42. He was also one of the three retired line officers to sit on the Pearl Harbor Court of Inquiry. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.
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1900-03-28 |
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Enclosed letter below. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.
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1900-03-28 |
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Enclosed letter below. From the Gary B. Weiss collection.
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