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Lot #5024
United States Army in Poland Military Mail
1919 selection of 13 covers or cards showcasing the American presence in post-WWI Poland, showing various free-frank markings, Postal Express Service No.975, with A.E.F. censor handstamps, card sent via APO 702, with 3c franking, American Red Cross M.P.E.S. No.702 corner cacheted cover with 2c franking, with official letterhead, sent from Warsaw to Granger, Texas, bilingual "American Relief Administration Mission for Poland" covers, one addressed to Hawaii; American Army and Navy in Danzig, one with "U.S. Navy Port Office Danzig, Germany" handstamp (possibly the only recorded example), fine and rare group of military mail from Poland (following World War I, the United States extended substantial aid to war-torn European countries through financial assistance, food, clothing, and technical support. This relief effort, initiated in Belgium in 1914, was later expanded to other nations, including Poland, which faced the challenges of the Bolshevik invasion and widespread infectious disease epidemics)
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$5,250.00
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