Ref: DR19817
- £75.00
British Solomon Islands. (United States Military Post Office in British Solomon Islands WW2). 1943. American Red Cross envelope headed 'Inf. 103 F.A. Battalion A.P.O. 43, c/o Postmaster/ San Francisco, Calif.' addressed to Kansas bearing United States 'Transporter' SG A901, 6c carmine tied by 'U.S. Army Postal Service/ A.P.O. 43' date stamp 'Sept 5 1943' with circular 'Passed by Examiner/ Base Army/ 1422' censor cachet in carmine and signed by the Captain.
Very attractive item of mail from New Georgia, British Solomon Islands.
U.S. Army Post Office 43 was based on Russell Island from July 1943 and moved to New Georgia in August.
Ex "Stan Jersey".
