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Auction: 25014 - British Solomon Islands - The Simon Greenwood Collection
Lot: 261

British Solomon Islands
World War II
United States Military Operation
The Occupation of Guadalcanal
1943 (Mar.) - 44 (Oct.) envelopes (18) including from Navy Construction Battalions (9), Motor Torpedo Base at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal (2), Mobile Hospital No. 8/108 (4), Fleet Post Office 145, Navy 8250 (2), CB Maintainace Unit 572 and 13th Air Force APO 719 (4), cancellations include slogans with "tokyo bound", "k.o. tojo", "back us with bonds", "taps for tojo", "merry xmas/happy new yr.", "watch the seabeas", "hitlers a heel tojos a bum" and "hunting for tojo", concentric circles and machine d.s.; also some V-Mail items (5) including three unprocessed forms. All neatly mounted and written up

provenance:
Stan Jersey, December 2002

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Estimate
£300 to £400