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Post by geneaker on Nov 7, 2016 6:45:56 GMT
Here's an interesting find from my visit to the World Stamp Show in New York City. It was in a box of more or less unsorted covers priced at $3. As you can see it was postmarked on Monday, Dec. 8, 1941 but returned to sender as service had been suspended with the outbreak of war. The contents consisted of a letter written on saturday, Dec. 6, presumably for Monday's outgoing mail, containing news of mundane family happenings. Added sometime after Sunday's events were Christmas greetings and expressions of concern for the addressees' safety. When I have time, I would like to research the fate of the intended recipients ... I think its safe to assume that as American civilians they were interned by the Japanese.  |
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Ron
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What I collect: Collecting US, Canada, Poland, Liechtenstein and a boat load of topical themes.
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Post by Ron on Nov 7, 2016 14:05:13 GMT
Fascinating back story to this cover - one of the more interesting I've heard/seen. That cover BEGS for some research.
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Post by geneaker on Nov 8, 2016 1:05:22 GMT
Ron: I haven't had time to do much regarding this, but I did check the name against a couple of admittedly incomplete lists of American civilians who died in Japanese captivity and did not find a match.
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Mick
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What I collect: Mostly covers and postmarks. Also miscellaneous paper ephemera.
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Post by Mick on Nov 8, 2016 1:51:14 GMT
Here is a history of the Pacific Commercial Company Building, now known as Juan Luna E-Services Building, in Manila. Possibly Mr. Fricke worked there. It's a start, anyway.
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bladeng
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Post by bladeng on Nov 8, 2016 2:40:23 GMT
Google returned this for the Pacific Commercial Company in Manila 1928  |
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Post by geneaker on Nov 8, 2016 3:35:37 GMT
Bladeng: Thanks much!
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