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  | Lot #5068 UNITED STATES POSSESSIONS Philippines Naval and Maritime Mail 1898 (27 Apr) cover with "U.S.S. Olympia" handstamp to "Commanding Officer U.S.S. Naval Station Portsmouth New Hampshire", franked with Hong Kong "10 Cents" on 30c gray green (Scott 69), tied by departure cds, with Vancouver transit and Portsmouth arrival pmks on back. This cover was posted on "U.S.S. Olympia" (Commodore Dewey's flagship) on the afternoon of the day Dewey sailed from Hong Kong for the Philippines. Four days later, May 1, 1898 the Battle of Manila Bay, the U.S. Navy defeated the Spanish Pacific Fleet, resulting in fall of the Philippines and contributing to the final U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War. The resounding American victory made Commodore George Dewey a national hero  | $3,500.00 Bidding Closed |
