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Lot #4078
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia Naval and Maritime Mail
1919-21 selection of 10 covers and cards, from "U.S.S. Helena" and "U.S.S. Sacramento" (both are the only recorded examples from the Siberian Intervention), "U.S.S. Brooklyn", three covers, including a registered cover (with letter), "U.S.S. Albany" and "U.S.S. New Orleans", all described on exhibit pages, mixed condition, fine showing of U.S. Naval presence in Siberia
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$4,500.00

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Lot #4079
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia Naval and Maritime Mail
1920 "U.S.S. South Dakota", two covers to USA, one YMCA "Sailor's Mail", the other with 2c franking, fine. (In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson ordered the U.S. Army's 27th and 31st infantry regiments to Siberia to help the White Army against the Red Army. In the summer of 1919, the "U.S.S. South Dakota" was ordered from Europe to the Pacific to serve as flagship of the Asiatic fleet and during the winter of 1920, the ship was stationed off Vladivostok, along with the "U.S.S. Albany" to aid in the withdrawal of American troops from Siberia)
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$450.00

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Lot #4080
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia Naval and Maritime Mail
1920 "U.S.S. South Dakota", registered, legal size cover sent by a Naval Surgeon from the ship to Grand Rapids, franked with 10c orange, showing "U.S.S. South Dakota Feb 4 1920 Registered" departure pmk and arrival (Feb 23) on back, minor cover tears, probably the only recorded Registered mail from U.S. Naval Forces, Vladivostok, Siberia. Also included cover from "U.S.S. Saturn", canceled U.S. Postal Agency Siberia, with "U.S.S. Saturn" handstamp, officer's censor signature alongside
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$900.00

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Lot #4081
ALLIED INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA - SIBERIA United States forces in Siberia Naval and Maritime Mail
1922 (14 Aug) American Consular Service Vladivostok, Siberia, registered cover to Seattle, franked with 2c and 5c (2) definitives, tied by violet "U.S. N.R. Sta. Russian Isl. Vladivostok, Siberia" departure pmk, repeated twice on back, with arrival (29 Aug), cover roughly opened at right, scattered tone specks, fine and the Only Recorded example of this postmark on cover. (U. S. Naval Radio Station, Russian Island was located on Russian Island, Siberia (Vladivostok). The station established communication with Peking, Cavite, Guam and with ships within range of the station and as far as Paul and Cordova, Alaska. Cable was laid from the station to Vladivostok, a distance of about fifteen miles, for both telephone and telegraph service at the headquarters of the American Expeditionary Forces and at the Russian Island Red Cross Hospital. As Government traffic. The station remained in U.S. control, furnishing communication to and from the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia and with vessels of the Fleet in Chinese and Japanese waters)
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$1,400.00

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